He was born in Montescaglioso (MT), where he has lived and worked as a graphic designer since 1986. He graduated from the scenography course at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where he worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. He collaborated with Mario Cresci in Matera. From 1999 to 2006, he was an AIAP advisor. He teaches at the ISIA in Urbino. Since 2017, he has been a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

A Communication & Marketing Manager, for twenty years he has been moving within (and beyond) the broad scope of communications: print newspapers, radio, blogs, communities and social media, online advertising, content marketing, strategy, training, and public speaking. Always without a precise map, but with a firm compass: doing to understand, not understanding to do.

Graphic and motion designer and co-founder of GG-OFFICE with a strong focus on typography. After studying at IED in Milan and collaborating with various companies, including ZERO and Cromazoo, he decided to return to Sicily. In 2019 and 2022, some of his animation works were selected for the Demo Festival, an event organized by Studio Dumbar, which brings together designers from around the world in Amsterdam.

He is an Interaction Designer and Frontend Developer. In 2014, he co-founded the Studio Super Santos collective, joined the Lava Design team in Amsterdam (NL) in 2015, and has been a freelancer without a fixed base since 2016. His personal research focuses on exploring the internet as an artistic medium, through code experiments and social media performances.

Giulia Colletti is a digital content curator and ancillary activities consultant at the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art. From 2018 to 2021, she was a member of the curatorial board of the 19th Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs d'Europe et de la Méditerranée. In 2019, she was a Visiting Lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art. She has lectured at numerous institutions and universities, including Kingston University in London; Columbia University (CAMS) in New York; La Sapienza University in Rome; IUAV in Venice; and NABA in Milan. At ABADIR, she teaches History of Modern and Contemporary Art in the undergraduate degree program and Curating and Mediterranean Studies in the first-level Master's program Mater Matuta. Her writing has appeared in CURA, Flash Art, and OnCurating, among others.

Giacomo Boffo is a Bologna-based designer specializing in digital, editorial, and branding design for the culture, art, and design sectors. He has collaborated with studios such as Folch e Apartamento (Barcelona) and Blanco (Reggio Emilia). He teaches at IED (Milan), the Quasar Institute (Rome), and the ABADIR Academy (Catania), where he also serves as Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Visual Communication and Art Direction, as well as a Brand Design instructor.

Mauro Maugeri is a creator of commercials and documentaries. He oversees all aspects of production, particularly writing, directing, and photography. Since 2005, he has been an active member of the Scarti Cultural Association, which has been involved in the production and distribution of short films for years. He won a special mention in the "I LOVE GAI" section of the 73rd Venice Film Festival. Over the years, he has collaborated with RAI, Mediaset, Fondazione Vodafone Italia, and Eni-Snam.

Melani De Luca is a designer, researcher, and artist. Her work is a critical reflection on contemporary cultural phenomena and their impact on society. In 2017, she published her first book, Post-Butt, The Power of the Image, with Onomatopee, Eindhoven. She is currently a PhD candidate in Design Sciences at IUAV, with research on the work processes in visual identity projects and their potential extension through artificial intelligence.

Francesco Scagliarini is a partner at Studio FM Milano, a studio specializing in graphic design and the creation of visual identities, exhibitions, signage, exhibitions, installations, and digital experiences in diverse fields such as culture, architecture, art, design, institutions, and industry. Scagliarini is a designer specializing in editorial design, visual communication, and wayfinding design. He teaches at the Polytechnic University of Milan and the ABADIR Academy of Catania.

Vincenzo Castellana works on architecture, design, and communications projects. Director of the Master's program in Strategic Design and Creative Direction at Abadir, he is an adjunct professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan and previously taught the Master's program in Design Management at IULM. He received a Compasso d'Oro / Honorable Mention in the Business Research category. In 2008, he founded ADI Sicilia with Vanni Pasca, with whom he began nearly twenty years of work promoting the productive and educational values ​​of design.

Massimo Siragusa is a photographer and Editorial Director of Phaos Edizioni. His photographs are held in the permanent collections of the Vatican Museums, the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, the Mart in Rovereto, and the Museum of Rome in Trastevere. He has collaborated with numerous public institutions and private foundations on editorial and exhibition projects, and his corporate work has captured the identity of many of Italy's most prestigious companies. He is the author of twelve books and the winner of four World Press Photo Awards and three Sony Awards. He lives between Rome and Catania.

Education: Architect. Occupation: Editor and editorial graphic designer at LetteraVentidue. Interests: architectural history, design, science fiction, and cooking. He graduated from Syracuse University, where he collaborated with the NOWA studio on design competitions, project research, and event coordination with “Erremix.” Since 2016, he has organized architecture, art, and design tours with “NoHoleNoBears.”

Paolo Casicci is a journalist, content curator, and design professor. After working for fifteen years for the newspaper La Repubblica, in 2019 he founded the communication studios The Design Cut and DigiTale We Share Design, through which he creates editorial content for some of the most important Italian and international design brands. With the web magazine Cieloterradesign, founded in 2015, he narrates and disseminates design culture. He writes for specialized magazines and teaches at Rome's leading universities and design academies. A member of the ADI Lazio board of directors, he believes in communication not as mere dissemination, but as a form of accomplished design to build new meaning.

Elisea is a Sicilian designer with a background in graphics and UX/UI design.
Former Abadiriana, over the years she has developed a strong passion for technology and innovation, which today leads her to lead the design department of I MY, the only company specialized in Web3 in Sicily.
In April 2024 he founded The Ragusaner Together with Virginia Boncoraglio and Sara Cigna, a fictional magazine that showcases the province of Ragusa through art. The project aims to showcase local and international artists, with the goal of creating connections and activating the region.

Elisabetta Laviano is a graphic and editorial designer with degrees from ISIA in Urbino and the ABADIR Academy in Catania. Her practice focuses on visual communication and editorial design, where research and experimentation intertwine in an ongoing dialogue between analog and digital languages.