After completing scientific and musical studies, she graduated from the Istituto Superiore di Fotografia e Comunicazione Integrata in Rome in 2012. Together with nine other members, she founded “Another Studio,” a photography and graphics studio for which she mainly deals with still-life photography. In 2016, she served as a photo retoucher for the Rio 2016 Olympic campaign. Intrigued by agency life, she enrolled in the First Level Academic Course in Graphic Design at the AANT, graduating with 110 cum laude. She later worked on Mastercard campaigns and some Real Time programs. She is currently the Art Director at Hhype Agency and collaborates as a freelance photographer and photo retoucher for different companies. Since 2021, these activities have been complemented by teaching roles.
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Marco Pallocca
A reflective and versatile personality, combined with a continuous drive for research and a keen eye for innovation, defines his creative approach, characterized by an essential aesthetic. In 2007, he was selected for the XXI Compasso d’Oro Young selection. In the same year, he began his collaboration with Studio Talocci Design, where he has since been involved in numerous projects for companies such as Teuco, Effegibi, Foppapedretti, Provex, Falper, Scarabeo Ceramiche, Metalmobil, DMP Electronics, and Stilhaus. Since 2017, this collaboration has intensified, leading him to co-sign projects together with Giovanna Talocci.
Riccardo Onorato
Passionate about design, interaction, and communication, he graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from the Seconda Università degli Studi of Naples. He then continued his studies in Rome with a Master’s in Design, Visual and Multimedia Communication from La Sapienza University. He first approached visual communication by working as a Graphic Designer for a fashion company. From there, he developed a passion for designing innovative solutions for digital media, which led him to work as a Multimedia Graphic Designer in the Corporate Communication team of a Mobile Commerce company. He is currently an Interaction Designer at Accenture, creating and managing user experiences by developing interactive products that enable people-centric strategies.
Dario Moriconi
After high school, he became interested in the world of editorial graphics, and in 2014, he graduated as Art Director from the AANT. After various experiences as a Junior Creative Director, Digital Art Director, and Graphic Designer, he increasingly specialised in Digital Retouching, 3D Modelling, and User Interface. Today, he teaches Interaction and Interface Design 1 at the AANT. He is the CEO and co-founder of THANATOS Digital Agency, an independent creative agency that mainly deals with creating digital products. He has designed for small and large brands, organisations, institutions, and various agencies and professional firms, including ACEA, CIA Agricoltori Italiani, Confcommercio Roma, Molinari, and RAI. Over the years, he has collected numerous awards, publications, and prizes, the most notable of which are from Behance, CSS Design Awards, and Typeroom.
Claudio Morici
A clinical psychologist by training, he conducted art therapy workshops for people with psychosis. He began his copywriting career as a consultant for UniCredit Banca, Save the Children, and Doctors Without Borders. He has created campaigns and signed dozens of cartoons, winning significant awards such as the Flash Forward and the Annecy Festival. At 30, he began writing the first of five novels. In recent times, his main activity has been theatre and video making. He has written and performed several comedy theatre monologues and reached the final at Italia’s Got Talent in 2020. His satirical videos are broadcasted several times on La7 (Propaganda Live), Repubblica.it, and Internazionale.it. For three years, he has been editing a video book on RaiPlay where he tells the lives of writers and is the leading voice of the podcast “Willy, una storia di ragazzi”.
Lavinia Ann Minciacchi
She graduated in architecture with a PhD in Architecture Theories and Design from Sapienza and combines freelancing with academic teaching. She carries out research in the field of modern and contemporary architecture. She was a visiting researcher at the IST – Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa and a visiting student at the FAUL – Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa. She has participated as a speaker at national and international conferences, and her essays and articles are published in books and scientific journals. Since 2016, she has collaborated with architect Alessandro Brunelli, PhD, in interior design (domestic and commercial), existing and new construction, and public space recovery. Their work is published in magazines and blogs such as Divisare, Abitare, Elle Decor, Yellowtrace, and Baunetz.
Sara Mercuri
An expert lawyer in intellectual and industrial property (IP) law, she graduated in law from LUISS Guido Carli with a thesis conducted at the Anti-Piracy Lab of Microsoft Ireland in Dublin. She has completed several postgraduate courses, all focused on IP. In 2014, she qualified to practice law at the Court of Appeals of Rome. She holds a PhD in Market and Consumer Law from Roma Tre University. For years, she worked in leading IP law firms, dealing almost exclusively with film law. Since 2019, she has owned a firm specializing in IP and IT law. Today, she is one of the experts in intellectual and industrial property at the Chieti-Pescara Chamber of Commerce.
Martina Meo
She holds a Master’s Degree in Cinematographic Art from RUFA and a First Level Master’s in Humanistic Coaching and NLP. She has collaborated as a lecturer in Directing and as a coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Interaction Design at the Quasar Institute for Advanced Design. She specialises in designing and directing TV commercials and has created video promotional campaigns for numerous brands. She has experience as an executive producer, a dubbing assistant at Sound Art23, a video editor, and a director’s assistant in films for the cinema. She is the Artistic Director at “Cinemando di Martina Meo,” where she teaches film acting and serves as a jury member for the “Una storia per il cinema” contest.
Simone Mari
His training started with artistic studies and then turned to art direction and the visual arts, beginning with studies in graphic design at the AANT. His training path branched out into intersecting areas such as gaming, marketing, and the digitalisation of communication. He has collaborated with international brands such as Ford, Sky, Sony, and Bulgari. After working in several communication agencies, he founded his company, which specialises in entertainment, particularly cinema and video games. At the AANT, he is the coordinator of the three-year course in game design and a lecturer in art direction. Sharing and curiosity are always present in his courses, as they are tools with immense potential, especially in the academic context.
Ginestra Marcucci
She graduated with a degree in Economics and Organisation of Cinema and Television from the University of Rome La Sapienza. She completed her studies with a master’s in Audio-visual Management from the Sole24Ore Business School. She immediately began her career in the coordination of film production. After that, she devoted herself more to advertising and corporate videos. She specialised as a Producer, dealing with the economic management and realisation of multimedia and audio-visual projects for numerous local and international brands and institutions. At the same time, she worked in post-production as a VFX Producer. In 2022, she began her teaching experience at the AANT, in addition to her other professional activities.