大师班 Masterclass / 1

2019年5月7-10日
地点: D2 二层教室1

Nicolò Ceccarelli
Alfredo Calosci
意大利 萨萨里大学
Università di Sassari Italy

The increasing availability of data and information has recently highlighted a new grand task for design: data visualization.

Despite its long and well established historical development, the idea of making accessible abstract information by combining seemingly disconnected data through fascinating graphic constructions, has long remained a minor activity in the eld of visual communication.

In an increasingly complex and specialized world, in which data circulates at growing speed, the space, time and attention span we are left with to interpret this information – taking decisions of often great importance – have in a few years been drastically reduced.

Data visualization has therefore rapidly made space for itself as one of the emerging branches of communication design, growing in relevance and developing an increasingly sophisticated theoretical basis. Starting from an overview on the discipline’s evolution and on relevant case studies on some emerging trends, the workshop aims to present the current prevailing positions in the eld. Starting from two seemingly opposed sides: the one primarily focused on methods to develop graphic solutions– exhaustive and sophisticated but at times excessively cerebral – and therefore distant from the public understanding; and the one that considers the narrative dimensions more effective in order to transmit to the public, often through its emotional involvement, the general meaning of information, although at the cost of losing its details.

In both cases, as often happens for design and communication, the most effective solutions are often smart re-adaptations of ancient techniques and solutions. The workshop aims at presenting an updated picture of the state of the art, highlighting its prevailing approaches and engaging the participants in a direct design experience.

The design workshop will involve the direct involvement of the participants, whose contribution will be at the same time to provide data and developing them by exploring the many possibilities of data visualization, working in small groups to design 'informative objects' that present the temporal organization of a typical week.

Nicolò Ceccarelli
associate professor. department of architecture, design and planning UNISS Over the years he has oriented his research work towards the interactions between design and digital technology, exploring research fields such as 3D modeling, design visualization, heritage valorization and making information accessible through design.

He is the driving force behind the international design conference and platform 2CO Communicating Complexity. In his research laboratory ‘animazione design’ he carries on an investigation on the neo-local design dimension. Recent projects include the Sardinia 2015 Expo Pavilion, an on-line platform for UNISS's scienti c museum, a multi-screen installation at Milan's Triennale.
He has recently completed a new dissemination project on the 'Statuti Sassaresi' a codex from the beginning of the 14th century.

Alfredo Calosci
PhD. from Department of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sassari.

Is currently Lecturer of “infographic and data visualization” for the graduate program in Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Universidad Complutense Madrid and in “Physical computing” for the Master of Interaction Design at the “Escuela Superior de Diseño”.

He works in Madrid as a freelance visual and interaction Designer and collaborates in the research activities of the AnimazioneDesign Lab at the University of Sassari.