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Books by Elena Caratti
Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplinare studi e traiettorie, 2024
This chapter is a contribution to the volume " Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplina... more This chapter is a contribution to the volume " Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplinare studi e traiettorie" edited by Valeria Bucchetti
Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challenges for public and social systems, 2024
Book Chapter from the volume open access "Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challe... more Book Chapter from the volume open access "Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challenges for public and social systems" edited by Elena Caratti, Laura Galluzzo
Rimediazioni gender-sensitive. Contributi e progetti per la formazione di un immaginario consapevole, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2015
The didactics of Communication Design, Rimini, Maggioli Editore, 2008
The book constitutes a theoretical contribution analysis within the basic teaching of communicat... more The book constitutes a theoretical contribution analysis
within the basic teaching of communication design, the objective is to explore and make represented a complex reality, which
is layered over time according to approaches and experiences
very different.
In addition to regulating the design of a framework communication and analysis of trends
latest in research methodologies for teaching and learning, there is attempt to construct an interpretation, a summary recurring elements in the teaching of basic communication design. The framework is represented by the Laboratory of Visual Communication within the first year of the local scenery and
International Private Schools and Universities of Design. In summary, this work aims to make express a range of proposals for methodological basic training of communication design,
systematize a number of different perspectives ordered and framed within some basic guidelines.
Papers by Elena Caratti
Progetto, narrazione e metafora
Un incontro di parole e immagini
Foundation Courses for Communication Design
Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design,... more Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design, is now senior researcher at the Facoltà del Design of Politecnico di Milano. Her academic experience includes appointments as Professor of Visual Design at the Facoltà del ...
La portata innovativa della svolta iconica. Un commento sulle immagini oltre la testualità
Design della comunicazione per le culture di genere. Strumenti comunicativi nei luoghi della formazione
La portata innovativa della svolta iconica. Un commento sulle immagini oltre la testualità
Edizioni Unicopli, 2017
Pathways of Design Research
The translation paradigm for design culture
Textile Design Theory in the Making, 2021
Women in the Media: Communication Design, Research and Experimentations
Currently, the debate regarding women’s representation in the most diffused media (e.g., advertis... more Currently, the debate regarding women’s representation in the most diffused media (e.g., advertising, journalism, television, internet) is front and centre. It is common opinion that in our everyday life we encounter images that depict female figures as degrading and stereotypical models. The problem is not only connected to the idea of an imaginary male spectator that has to be pleased, it is also an issue that concerns the cultural and social dimension of Communication Design. As designers, we have to intervene in the design project with a critical realism within the social context, we have to work from a multidisciplinary perspective to develop new tools, new formats, and new artefacts that are able to change the ways of seeing, consuming and distributing images. This could be a starting point to generate positive actions, lifelong learning and active encouragement in our society. In this paper we present the ongoing research and experimentation activities of the research group“dcxcg” (communication design for gender cultures) that operates, from the perspective of design, with the goal of offering a critical view of the forms of representation of gender (i.e., female, male), but also to support the proposal of new models of communication in the context of education
Foundation Courses for Communication Design
Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design,... more Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design, is now senior researcher at the Facoltà del Design of Politecnico di Milano. Her academic experience includes appointments as Professor of Visual Design at the Facoltà del ...
Design della comunicazione per le culture di genere. Strumenti comunicativi nei luoghi della formazione
Communication Design for Refugee Women: An Applied Research Project for Sammartini Polyfunctional... more Communication Design for Refugee Women: An Applied Research Project for Sammartini Polyfunctional Centre in Milan SMT VOLUME 15 Communication Design: Material Artefact, Immaterial Influence Designers are increasingly called on to put ‘human experience’ at the centre of their act: in the design process the user needs, (explicit or latent) become more relevant than the configuration of artefacts. This design perspective, strictly connected to emotional and existential values, has as a result the production of tools and artefacts that are able to influence or transform real life (the material) and human relationships (the immaterial). The issue of women refugees’ reception, their practical needs and the problem of multilingualism constitutes the core of our project for the Sammartini Polyfunctional Centre of Milan. The final output of the research project (communicative artefacts designed to support the refugees throughout their period of stay at the centre) is the result of a combinat...
Introduction: Design and Translation
Proceedings of DRS, Jun 25, 2016
Per un design della traduzione
Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplinare studi e traiettorie, 2024
This chapter is a contribution to the volume " Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplina... more This chapter is a contribution to the volume " Design della comunicazione. Un ritratto disciplinare studi e traiettorie" edited by Valeria Bucchetti
Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challenges for public and social systems, 2024
Book Chapter from the volume open access "Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challe... more Book Chapter from the volume open access "Designing ethically in a complex world. Multiple challenges for public and social systems" edited by Elena Caratti, Laura Galluzzo
Rimediazioni gender-sensitive. Contributi e progetti per la formazione di un immaginario consapevole, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2015
The didactics of Communication Design, Rimini, Maggioli Editore, 2008
The book constitutes a theoretical contribution analysis within the basic teaching of communicat... more The book constitutes a theoretical contribution analysis
within the basic teaching of communication design, the objective is to explore and make represented a complex reality, which
is layered over time according to approaches and experiences
very different.
In addition to regulating the design of a framework communication and analysis of trends
latest in research methodologies for teaching and learning, there is attempt to construct an interpretation, a summary recurring elements in the teaching of basic communication design. The framework is represented by the Laboratory of Visual Communication within the first year of the local scenery and
International Private Schools and Universities of Design. In summary, this work aims to make express a range of proposals for methodological basic training of communication design,
systematize a number of different perspectives ordered and framed within some basic guidelines.
Progetto, narrazione e metafora
Un incontro di parole e immagini
Foundation Courses for Communication Design
Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design,... more Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design, is now senior researcher at the Facoltà del Design of Politecnico di Milano. Her academic experience includes appointments as Professor of Visual Design at the Facoltà del ...
La portata innovativa della svolta iconica. Un commento sulle immagini oltre la testualità
Design della comunicazione per le culture di genere. Strumenti comunicativi nei luoghi della formazione
La portata innovativa della svolta iconica. Un commento sulle immagini oltre la testualità
Edizioni Unicopli, 2017
Pathways of Design Research
The translation paradigm for design culture
Textile Design Theory in the Making, 2021
Women in the Media: Communication Design, Research and Experimentations
Currently, the debate regarding women’s representation in the most diffused media (e.g., advertis... more Currently, the debate regarding women’s representation in the most diffused media (e.g., advertising, journalism, television, internet) is front and centre. It is common opinion that in our everyday life we encounter images that depict female figures as degrading and stereotypical models. The problem is not only connected to the idea of an imaginary male spectator that has to be pleased, it is also an issue that concerns the cultural and social dimension of Communication Design. As designers, we have to intervene in the design project with a critical realism within the social context, we have to work from a multidisciplinary perspective to develop new tools, new formats, and new artefacts that are able to change the ways of seeing, consuming and distributing images. This could be a starting point to generate positive actions, lifelong learning and active encouragement in our society. In this paper we present the ongoing research and experimentation activities of the research group“dcxcg” (communication design for gender cultures) that operates, from the perspective of design, with the goal of offering a critical view of the forms of representation of gender (i.e., female, male), but also to support the proposal of new models of communication in the context of education
Foundation Courses for Communication Design
Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design,... more Visual Designer, after a degree from DAMS (University of Bologna) and a PhD in Industrial Design, is now senior researcher at the Facoltà del Design of Politecnico di Milano. Her academic experience includes appointments as Professor of Visual Design at the Facoltà del ...
Design della comunicazione per le culture di genere. Strumenti comunicativi nei luoghi della formazione
Communication Design for Refugee Women: An Applied Research Project for Sammartini Polyfunctional... more Communication Design for Refugee Women: An Applied Research Project for Sammartini Polyfunctional Centre in Milan SMT VOLUME 15 Communication Design: Material Artefact, Immaterial Influence Designers are increasingly called on to put ‘human experience’ at the centre of their act: in the design process the user needs, (explicit or latent) become more relevant than the configuration of artefacts. This design perspective, strictly connected to emotional and existential values, has as a result the production of tools and artefacts that are able to influence or transform real life (the material) and human relationships (the immaterial). The issue of women refugees’ reception, their practical needs and the problem of multilingualism constitutes the core of our project for the Sammartini Polyfunctional Centre of Milan. The final output of the research project (communicative artefacts designed to support the refugees throughout their period of stay at the centre) is the result of a combinat...
Introduction: Design and Translation
Proceedings of DRS, Jun 25, 2016
Per un design della traduzione
Our everyday life is influenced by an overproduction of images and by an iconogenic surplus that ... more Our everyday life is influenced by an overproduction of images and by an iconogenic surplus that is connected to the proliferation of media. These contribute to both the quality and quantity of communication, but simultaneously amplify the knowledge gap between an audience that is able to critically process messages and another that is affected uncritically by prejudices and stereotypes. The need for a critical “media education” (Bellino 2010) is required to address this gap by encouraging the development of students' critical thinking and social awareness. In this paper we will discuss the results of a didactic experiment in which visual communication design students explored the potential of metaphor to critique the role of media in perpetuating cultural stereotypes. Where stereotype simplifies reality, metaphor extends beyond the simplification of reality toward the discovery of new communicative opportunities; here the link between ethics and esthetics is reinforced. To supp...
The design of social independent magazines. Multiple translations for a new design sensitivity
Swiss Design Network Symposium 2021, Design as Common Good / Framing Design through Pluralism and Social Values, 2021
Magazine design has seen, in recent years, a series of innovations not only related to their form... more Magazine design has seen, in recent years, a series of innovations not only related to their formats, visual and typographic languages, or to the phenomenon of their hybridization with the digital. Another relevant element of transformation is represented by a renewed attention to content concerning social issues. In this paper, we assume that social change can be supported by a series of independent magazines intended as catalyst tools for transferring and sharing themes, concepts or values within a constantly changing social context. This brings us back to the origin of the English term "magazine" (or French "magasine"), which derives from the Arabic "makhzan", in Italian "magazzino", a room used for the conservation and storage of different types of goods. From this perspective, a magazine is intended here not only as a physical medium but also as a "container multiple texts" dealing with social issues. More specifically, we conceive independent social magazines in terms of complex communicative artefacts, defined by a plurality of codes and in which converge a series of translation processes, intended for readers who are heterogeneous in culture, age and geographical origin. Given these premises, the paper aims to explore the relationship between independent magazine design and the process of editorial translation through a series of experimentations in the social editorial field. In other words, the interest is directed to the design of independent magazines about social issues, but also to the "translation processes" that characterize them (mental, intersemiotic, intralinguistic and interlinguistic, intertextual, metatextual, intermedia and cultural translation). These transfers are intended as transformative activities, aimed at reformulating, interpreting, reducing and disseminating analogue and digital social content in order to identify opportunities for "changing the current order of things". From a pragmatic point of view, alongside an initial exploratory and analytical research phase (translation as a deconstruction of independent magazines), the experimentations concerned a series of design activities (cultural translation of social issues, intertextual and intermedia translations), whose aim was to produce a critical point of view on the contemporary social context and promote new visions and opportunities for change. The results of these experimentations are represented by a series of independent social magazines, the nature of which, according to Jenkins (2006: 95), is to be "cultural attractors" (artefacts that unite different communities by offering them a common ground), and "cultural activators" (artefacts that invite the readers to social content interpretation, exploration, re-elaboration and extended sharing).
A new representation of women in the media building cultures of equality