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
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
Edoardo Donzelli
Do you also throw your shoes when you get home?
Marianna Franceschi
ready to cook in complete comfort?
Aida Rou Giraldez Duran
How far could you take it?
Katharina Gorbach
Didn't you want to give your favorite plant a special and personal space?
Maria Vittoria Imparato
How would you make a simple but different bird house?
Isabella Emi Nakamizu Wiesen
What happens when you redesign objects of our past?
Denise Pichler
Do you like it sweet or spicy?
Teresa Ronchin
Do you like wood and metal together?
Maddalena Sartori
Is there still an empty space in our homes?
Sonja Sieder
Is it a coffe table, a bedside table or a stool?
Lucia Stallone
How can I save space?
Caterina Tonini
Why complicate such a simple action?
Lorenzo Vezzani
Can an object belonging to the history of our territory become a new product?
Teti Vismara
Is it still possible to create a bond with an object?
Alba Lucia Aviles Semjevski
What if we reinvented the past?
Goekce Goek
Is it possible to make it easier children's fruit consumption?
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