Alessandro Pautasso aka Kaneda (born 1982) is a graphic designer and illustrator whose specialty lies in digital art and mixed media. He began drawing when he was a child, as when Alessandro discovered an illustration book about the Beatles by Alan Aldridge that he realized that he wanted to become a designer/illustrator. Attracted by the visual arts, he started working in the field of commercial art and simultaneously focused on the so-called digital art. His work has been featured on many magazines, cd cover and books.