Giacomo Festi

Giacomo Festi, PhD in Semiotics at the University of Bologna under the supervision of Paolo Fabbri, is currently split between didactic activity (non-tenured teacher in Semiotics at the Politecnico of Milan and at Naba (MI) and Visual Culture at the Free University of Bozen), consultant professional work (mainly desk qualitative research) and semiotic research. His research interests include contemporary mediascape, food communication, audiovisual analysis and the semiotic of cultural practices.
Among his recent publications: “Media reality and reality e effects. A methodological semiotic inquiry”, Versus, 2017, an article analyzing the work of Stefan Sagmeister (E/C, 2019) and another one moving towards a typology of infographics (Signata 2019).
Giacomo Festi
Courses with Giacomo Festi
CourseAcademic staffProgramSemester
The Larch. Alpine Signature Tree. Ecosystem. Natural Resource. Klaus Hackl, Ada Keller, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2025/26 WS
Emergency Andreas Trenker, Giacomo Festi, Gianluca Camillini BA Major Design 2025/26 WS
This Is Not a Photograph! Thomas Mayfried, Gianluca Seta, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2024/25 WS
Porcelain for Use. Exploring the Material and Its Processing. Klaus Hackl, Ada Keller, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2024/25 WS
As Found. Design Inspiration from Regional Folk Craft Museums. Klaus Hackl, Ignacio Merino SanchezFayos, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2023/24 SS
A is for Apple - From Fruit to Cultural Landscape Klaus Hackl, Camilo Ayala Garcia, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2023/24 WS
The Ordinary Thomas Mayfried, Gianluca Seta, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2023/24 WS
Light at Doors and Gates Klaus Hackl, Ignacio Merino SanchezFayos, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2022/23 SS
The White Marble Project. Klaus Hackl, Camilo Ayala Garcia, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2022/23 WS
Design Meets Handicap. Klaus Hackl, Riccardo Berrone, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2021/22 SS
ATELIERprojekte Kuno Prey, Francesco Sommacal, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2021/22 WS
ATELIERprojekte SS21 Kuno Prey, Francesco Sommacal, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2021/22 SS
ATELIERprojekte WS20/21 Kuno Prey, Francesco Sommacal, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2021/22 WS
Come on Kids! Play with Climate Giorgio Camuffo, Andrea Facchetti, Giacomo Festi BA Major Design 2020/21 SS
Projects by Giacomo Festi
Lorenzo Vezzani
What happens when a bench for a bus stop grows out of its territory?
Leika Su Kutzke
Did you ever cook outside?
Yinon Toledano
How can daylight be dynamically modulated within interior spaces?
Sonja Sieder
What if cooking during a trek became easier?
Letizia Bazzanella
What can a child learn from a larch tree?
Giulia Gattoni, Maria Vittoria Imparato
What if the bark isn't discarded?
Caterina Murari
How do we learn to inhabit a place?
Olivia Palma
What Remains of Erto?
Fedir Samofalov
How much longer can you sleep peacefully?
Alice Zorzi
Sentire o Ascoltare?
Ettore Della Marina
What do we really know about the Italian Healthcare system?
Yannick Lange
Intuitive Chess Through Ergonomic Design
Lisa Sauer
What do you use for painting?
Ece Karadeniz
Have you ever thought that eating food with sauce would be more fun?
Elena Maria Sezzano
Did you ever eat Bagna Cauda?
Beatrice Venturato
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