Nicola Auciello

Founder of NA3 Architettura, he works across public and residential architecture, interior design, and exhibition design. A recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, the studio’s projects have been featured in Italian and international books and magazines, as well as exhibited in conferences and exhibitions held in prestigious museums. He is also the founder of INTERNI ITALIANI, a research laboratory focused on Italian interior architecture. His professional activity has been documented through articles in specialized journals and a monographic book dedicated to his work.

Francesca Astolfi

She was trained in classical studies and graduated with a degree in Visual Communication in the Graphic Design Course from AANT. She established herself as a freelance Art Director, collaborating with many of the most established advertising agencies, such as Spark44, Saatchi, Tbwa, Low Pirella, Humans, Super Egg, Marimo, and many others. She is the Art Director for Fendi and the Digital Creative Director at Hdrà and Mith. She was the Artistic Director of television programmes for La 7 (Non è l ‘arena – Giletti) and Canale 5 (Amici di Maria De Filippi, with Luca Tommasini)—Art Director for the AANT and lecturer since 2016.

Giovanna Arcieri

Her artistic background formed a solid foundation for her career in design. She currently works as a UI/UX designer at Accenture Song, where she is committed to finding creative solutions to complex problems. She furthered her skills in usability through accessibility training, becoming an expert in the field and conducting in-house business courses. Her most significant professional experiences include collaborating with important public and private entities to create ministerial portals, e-commerce and tourism platforms. Since 2024, she has also been teaching at the AANT.

Gianna Angelini

After graduating in Communication in 2002, she obtained a PhD in Cultural Sciences in Germany. Strategic agency planner for over ten years, TP Vice President from 2011 to 2014, a journalist since 2019, and president of Cr.A.Sh since 2013; she has taught since 2005 the disciplines of Semiotics of multimedia text, Theories of perception and Aesthetics of the visual arts. She has two monographs and articles published in Italian and foreign journals. Since 2019, she has been working in journalism; since 2015, she has been involved in educational planning and communication design. Since 2017, she has held the position of International Program Manager in the academic field.

Marco Andreoli

He graduated with a degree in letters and as a research doctor in entertainment sciences from the National Academy of Dramatic Art “Silvio D’Amico.” In 1999, he founded the company “Circo Bordeaux.” He has written over twenty plays, many of which have been published or translated. Creator and director of five editions of the festival of theatrical alterities “Ubu Settete,” he has written theatrical reviews and essays for various journals in the sector. In addition, he was the creator and author of the “Limerick” program that aired on Rai-RadioUno, and for many years, he worked in the field of video game design. He recently published the “Lezioni di scrittura teatrale” manual, co-written with Francesco Silvestri. He teaches playwriting at La Sapienza University and the Omero School of Writing.

Alessandro Alfieri

Professor of Theory and Method of Mass Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, he has taught and continues to teach in several Italian academies and institutes. A journalist and publicist, he mainly deals with aesthetics and theory of the imagination, mass culture, and popular music. Among his publications are “Video Web Armi. Dall’immaginario della violenza alla violenza del potere” (Rogas 2021), “Lady Gaga. The seduction of the monster. Arte, estetica e fashion nell’immaginario videomusicale pop” (Arcana 2018), “Galassia Netflix. L’estetica, i personaggi e i temi della nuova serialità” (Villaggio Maori 2019), “Rocksofia. Filosofia dell’hard rock nel passaggio di millennio” (Il Melangolo 2019), “Necessità e fallimento della forma. Saggio su Adorno e l’arte contemporanea” (Mimesis 2015).

Rossana Quarta

Her training, starting from a base of classical studies, is oriented towards visual communication, starting with studies in Graphic Design at the European Institute of Design (IED) in Rome and the International Institute of Communication and Image (ICEI MULTIMEDIA Olivetti group) – where for a period she was teaching assistant to Prof. Franco Zeri, coordinator of the department of Graphics and Computer Graphics -, and completed with seminars on communication for children and with master’s degrees for the in-depth study of digital technologies for television. Her professional experiences gradually specialised in book publishing and event communication. Among her professional experiences are founding partner and creative director of the publishing house I Colori del Mondo and the publishing services and events organisation Leggermente (Naples). Since 2003, these activities have been complemented by teaching activities.