After several graphic prizes and competitions for digital images and animations won in the 90s, he designed new editorial sections. He compiled their content for many Italian newspapers until he became a registered 3D graphics journalist. As a consultant and coordinator, he has designed and directed advanced graphic design courses for various public and private entities. He is currently a lecturer for the AANT, NABA, UniLink, and Faculty of Engineering at Tor Vergata. As Managing Director, he has been running Imago Edizioni srl for over 30 years. An Autodesk 3DS Max Certified Lecturer, he is one of 500 Epic Authorized Teachers worldwide for the Unreal Engine 5.x real-time, gaming, and immersive production ecosystem.
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Dall’Osso Manuel
After a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Economics and Marketing at the University of Bologna, in 2016, he entered the start-up ecosystem where he was in charge of communication and the launch of several projects related to the digital world and e-commerce. In 2020, he obtained an academic degree in Graphic Design and Advertising at the AANT in Rome. He worked in Rome as art director for Saatchi&Saatchi of the Publicis group in the advertising, printing and digital fields. Then he moved in 2022 to MONOGRID, a creative production company based in Florence and Milan, where he works as a designer in the creation of unconventional communication products and as a creator of digital experiences, installations and events for some brands such as Gucci, Heineken and BMW.
Federica D’Urso
She is a researcher and lecturer in media economics and specialises in the study of film and television markets. She has collaborated with the leading Italian research institutes on the economy of the media and with the study centres of the most significant public and private subjects in the audiovisual sector: mic -DGCA, Cohesion and Development Agency, ANICA, APA, AGIS, Centoautori, Doc/It. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Campania Film Commission Region. Since 2017, she has been a lecturer of Audiovisual Economics at the Sapienza University of Rome, where she is pursuing her PhD. In 2023, her book “Audiovisual Economics” (ed. Dino Audino) was published.
Giancarlo D’Orsi
He specialised in visual communication design at the European Institute of Design in Rome in 1993. He has collaborated with various graphic studios, companies, publishing houses, and non-profit organisations. He has done graphic design, drawing magazines, books, posters, house organs, reports, and catalogues for public institutions and private companies. He has developed visual identity projects in the cultural sphere by signing the trademarks and communication of organisations and associations, as well as designing exhibition graphics and way-finding systems. Since 2008, he has been a professor of graphic design in the field of editorial design.
Paolo D’Arrigo
He has a multidisciplinary background ranging from sociology to design. Maker “ante litteram”, for over 25 years, the profile of product designer has supported the activities of creative direction, design of exhibition spaces, conception and organisation of events. Active in associations since 2008, he has been a member of ADI, where he chaired the Lazio delegation from 2015 to 2017. From 2001 to 2004, he led the association In Forma Azione. He has taught Product Design at AANT, IED, and Sapienza University of Rome. He has won numerous awards and prizes in Italy and abroad, including the German Design Award, A’Design Award, European Product Design Award, IDA Design Award, and several selections in the ADI Design Index.
Tommaso Colace
Starting from scientific studies, his training went towards storytelling and digital art. He embarked on a course in Computer Generated Animation at the IED in Rome, during which he studied each profession involved in creating an audio-visual animation product. He graduated designing, writing, coordinating and making an entire CG animated short film with some colleagues. He specialised as a 3D Character Artist at the Rainbow Academy and through studies and personal projects. He has collaborated as a 3D character artist with the Austrian studio Arx Anima. Currently, he works as a 3D character artist and environment artist at Al One, a studio in Rome that deals with film production, 3D animation and video game production.
Diana Ciullo
Art Director and Creative Director of the visual and digital innovation area of Pro Format Comunicazione, she has worked for 40 years for communication agencies, with specific experience in institutional communication, marketing, and strategic design. She has coordinated the creativity and implementation of communication projects, events, congresses, and artistic exhibitions for government bodies such as the Ministry of Health, the Higher Institute of Health, and the Lazio Region, scientific societies and non-profit organisations, as well as the study of web publishing tools, advertising campaigns, and below the line for the most important pharmaceutical multinationals. As a speaker, she has held seminars and workshops at companies such as the Senate of the Republic, the University of Bologna, and the AANT.
Cristiana Cerretti
She has illustrated over eighty children’s books, working with the leading Italian publishing houses. She has collaborated with several companies to create logos, wine and product labels, posters for cinema and theatre, “Minimondi”, “Festival Internazionale di Teatro di Marano”, set designs for television, 2D music videos, and video games. She has won several awards, including Legambiente, the European Breast Cancer Arts and Humanities Award, and Arts and Humanities in Vienna. An important career recognition came in 2021 during the “Beni comuni, sostenibilità, irriverenza” initiative. She is a founding partner of “B17 Illustrations”, the first Italian illustration shop. She is the author and illustrator of two books: “Unpuntino” and “Il viaggio di Cocòcco”.
Domenico Ceravolo
After training in computer science, he obtained a specialisation in Graphic Design at the AANT, where he currently teaches. Initially focused on packaging and publishing, he gained in-depth experience and expertise in web programming and the advanced use of CMSs. He has collaborated with Giovanni Sagnotti for over ten years, providing web consultancy and developing smartphone applications, websites, and portals. Together, they have led innovative projects in the pharmaceutical and publishing sectors and dedicated themselves to training. Their expertise ranges from web design to e-commerce, supporting clients in various sectors, including institutional organisations and large companies.
Luca Cavallari
A freelance filmmaker and photojournalist since the mid-90s, he began specialising in reporting on wildlife such as bears, wolves, and lynxes for major Italian and foreign weekly magazines. In 2002, he received accreditation from the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Information and Publishing Department as a FotoCineTeleReporter. He has photographed actors and film directors for years and has become an accredited freelance photographer in the television studios of RAI, Mediaset, and LA7. As a speleologist, he creates reports and documentaries of explorations and scientific research in central Italy’s natural and artificial cavities on behalf of universities and the superintendence of Lazio and Umbria. Since 2015, he has been the author and DoP of music video clips and short films. Additionally, since then, these activities have been complemented by teaching activities.