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Tenured associate professors | Design practices, criticism and research

Gianluca Camillini

Gianluca.Camillini@unibz.it

+39 0471 015249

Faculty of Design and Art
Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
39100
Bozen-Bolzano

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Short bio

Gianluca Camillini is an Italian designer, editor, educator and scholar in the field of communication design.
After his MA and BA degree at ISIA Urbino (grade cum laude), he worked for several years for international agencies and clients (e.g. Armando Testa, La Biennale, FCA group).
Concurrently, he obtained a PhD in Typography and Communication Design from the University of Reading, UK.
He joined the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in 2013 and, in 2024, was appointed associate professor of visual communication at the Faculty of Design and Art, unibz.
From 2018 he has been the Director of Progetto grafico, international graphic design journal.
Camillini combines teaching with practice, encompassing both design criticism and research.

Courses

Visual Communication

97162A · ICAR/13 · Bachelor in Design and Art - Major in Design · IT

Visual Communication

97161A · ICAR/13 · Bachelor in Design and Art - Major in Design · IT

Main Research Areas

Design history, design research, design methodology, trans-media design, trans-media practices for communicating the territory and its cultural heritage, typography, graphic design and storytelling, art direction and branding, editorial and book design, typographical experimentations and publishing practices.

Selected publications

Camillini, G., Sestini, C. and Gigliotti, R. 2020. ‘Making Things Talk: Hoard, Collection, Archive’. In Img Journal. Issue 3. 428-441. Isbn 9788899586119, ISSN 2724-2463, https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2724-2463/v2-n3-2020. Pp. 428-441.

Camillini, G. and Pierini, J. 2020. ‘Doing, Having Done, Doing Less, Doing Nothing: Otium and Negotium in Graphic Design and Art’. In Proceedings of the 2nd International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Image and Imagination. Cham: Springer. 413-418.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2020. Profano/Profane. Progetto grafico. Issue 36. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2019. Sacro/Sacred. Progetto grafico. Issue 35. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301

Moretti, M. and Camillini G. 2019. ‘Communicating the Heritage, a Transmedia-Driven Approach’. In: Luigini A. (eds). Proceedings of the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage. EARTH 2018

Camillini, G. and Pierini, J. 2017. ‘Lorem Ipsum Dolor. The Text/Image Relationship in the Process of Producing Analogue and Digital Graphics‘. In Proceedings 2017, 1, 898, MDPI.

Camillini, G. 2019. “This is Rightland!”. In Carta, D. and Reboli, S. (eds.). 2019. UDHR. Bergamo: Lubrina. 97888776666871

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. 2018. ‘Editoriale/Editorial’. In Divertimento/Fun. Progetto grafico. Issue 34. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301.

Camillini, G. 2018. ’Believe, Obey, Work. Artistic Relations Between Fortunato Depero and Fascism’. In Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2018. Lavoro/Work. Progetto grafico. Issue 33. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 35-48.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2018. Lavoro/Work. Progetto grafico. Issue 34. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2018. Divertimento/Fun. Progetto grafico. Issue 34. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301.

Camillini G., 2017. ‘Communicating Knowledge and Knowledge of Communication’. In Proceedings. 2017; 1, no. 9. 1113. Isbn 9783038426813.

Camillini, G. 2020. Fortunato Depero and Depero futurista 1913–1927. Typography & Graphic Communication Department of the University of Reading, Uk. https://doi.10.48683/1926.00096457

Camillini, G. 2017. ‘Making of the Bolted Book’. In Bedarida, R., Ewing, H. and S. Heller. (eds.). Depero Futurista Reader’s Guide. New York and London: Designers & Books and Thames & Hudson. pp. 22-27. Isbn 9780500021521.

Bedarida, R., Camillini, G and R. Fernandez. 2017. ‘Selected Annotated Pages from the Bolted Book’. In Bedarida, R., Ewing, H. and S. Heller. (eds.). 2017. Depero Futurista Reader’s Guide. New York and London: Designers & Books and Thames & Hudson. pp. 28

Camillini, G. and Pierini, J. 2016. ‘The imagined client’. In Fornari, D., Vinti, C. and Falcinelli, R. Progetto Grafico. Committenza/Clients and Patrons. N. 29. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301, Isbn 9771824130006. Pp. 28-37.

Camillini, G. 2015. ‘Beyond the book: Motives, Economics and Skills in contemporary publishing research’. Progetto grafico. Publishing/Pubblicare. N. 28. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 104-111.

Camillini, G. 2015. ‘The Bolted Book’. In TipoItalia. Vol. I. No. 3. Pp. 26-36.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. 2023. “Una pratica editoriale come dispositivo di riattivazione dell’archivio”. In IMG23: Proceedings of 4th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Images and Imagination. Publica press. Isbn 9788899586324

Camillini, G. (ed.). 2023. S.O.S. Sorting Out Solutions. Bolzano: Faculty of Design and Art. Isbn: 9788894713961

Camillini, G. 2023. “In case of emergency... Design!”. In S.O.S. Sorting Out Solutions. Bolzano: Faculty of Design and Art. Isbn: 9788894713961

Camillini, G. and Pierini, J. 2023. “L’equivoco fotografico”. In Cicalò E., Menchetelli V., Valentino M., (eds.). Linguaggi grafici. FOTOGRAFIA. Publica. Isbn 9788899586317

Camillini, G. 2024. ‘Fedele Azari as Aviator, Gallerist and Publisher: His Take-off, Rise, Decline and Fall’. In International Yearbook Of Futurism Studies, Issn 2192-0281

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2022. Perdere/Lose. Progetto grafico. Issue 387. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. Issn 1824-1301

Camillini, G. 2023. ‘Imitate, Cite, Contextualise. Approaches and the use of history in the teaching of graphic design’ In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Image and Imagination. Springer.

Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Da cosa nascon cose: cose che parlano, come parlano e cosa dicono’. In Luigini, A. and Moretti, M. (eds). Visual storytelling. 14 punti di vista. Trento: ListLab. Isbn: 9788832080841

Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Quasi la stessa grafica: caratteristiche grafiche e tecniche narrative nel design della comunicazione visive’. In Luigini, A. and Moretti, M. (eds). Visual storytelling. 14 punti di vista. Trento: ListLab. Isbn: 9788832080841

Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Decorazione tra estetica e funzione – andata e ritorno.’ In Camillini, G.; Prey, K.; Sofi, G. (eds). 2022. Workshop L_111. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino editore. Isbn: 9788849874877

Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Un bel bullo’. In Pozzoli, V. and Rusconi, P. (eds.). Parola, immagine e cultura editoriale. Milano: Università degli Studi di Milano e Mantova: Corraini editore. Isbn: 9791254930182

Camillini, G. 2022. “Meanings beyond the sign”. In Diplorama! Beyond Surfaces. Bolzano: Faculty of Design and Art: Rubbettino editore. Isbn: 978-88-942888-6-5

Camillini, G. 2022. “B e V”. In Ferrara, C., Moretti, L. and Palladino, C. (eds). AWDA 3-4. Aiap women in design award. Milano: AIAP Edizioni. Isbn: 978-8899718084

Camillini, G. 2022. Comunicare quasi la stessa cosa / Communicating almost the same thing. Mantova: Corraini Edizioni. Isbn: 9788875709693.

Camillini, G. (ed.). 2022. Diplorama! Beyond Surfaces. Bolzano: Faculty of Design and Art. Isbn: 978-88-942888-6-5

Camillini, G.; Prey, K. with Nitz, I. (eds). 2022. Certi Ospiti Creativi / Kreative Gäste. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino editore. Isbn: 9788849874877

Camillini, G., Pierini, J. 2022. ‘Il materiale d'archivio tra conservazione e divulgazione’. In AIS/Design Journal Storia e Ricerche. Vol. 10, No. 17. Pp. 135-145. Issn 2724-2463

Camillini, G., Barison, M. and Gigliotti, R. 2022. ‘Images in dialogue: how they talk and what they say’. In Img journal. No. 7. Pp. 56-73. Issn 2281-7603

Camillini, G. 2022.‘On the road: in loco, in progress’. In Massaccesi, A. 2022. On spot investigation. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino Editore. Isbn: 9788849872590

Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Perdere il filo del discorso (storico)’. In Perdere/Lose. Progetto grafico. Issue 38. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 24-33.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. 2022. ‘Game over. Perdere per ripartire’. In Perdere/Lose. Progetto grafico. Issue 38. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 20-23.

Camillini, G. 2023. “È sempre la (in)solita storia?”. In #Artedu2022 Convegno Nazionale Sulla Didattica Delle Arti Figurative e Performative at Free University of Bozen (Brixen). [Conference proceedings].

Camillini, G. 2021. Fortunato Depero and Depero futurista 1913–1927. [With a foreword by Steven Heller and a complete Depero’s bibliography by Martine Grange]. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino. Isbn: 9788849868364.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. (eds). 2021. Salvare/Saving. Progetto grafico. Issue 37. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. [Both authors contributed in equal measure to the issue]. Issn 1824-1301

Camillini, G. 2021. ‘Wunderatlas: talking things’. In Salvare/Save. Progetto grafico. Issue 37. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 53-70.

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. 2021. ‘Save as…/Salva come…’. In Salvare/Saving’ Progetto grafico. Issue 37. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 17-20.

Camillini, G. 2020. ‘Between necessity and ideology. Depero’s political involvement and his artwork for the Italian Fascist Party’. In Cortat, M. and Fornari D. (eds). Archigraphiæ. Rationalist Lettering and Architecture in Fascist Rome. Renens-Lausanne:

Pierini, J. and Camillini, G. 2020. ‘Profano a chi?’. In Profano/Profane. Progetto grafico. Issue 36. Milan: Aiap Edizioni. ISSN 1824-1301. Pp. 25-28.

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