PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Post-doctoral research fellow
Since 2008
Design Department
Politecnico di Milano
Post-doctoral research fellow [assegnista di ricerca] in charge for the development of research programs in the area of communication design/packaging design; supervisor prof. V. L. Bucchetti.
02/2012 – 01/2014
Research program: “Strumenti per l’analisi e la progettazione di profili nell’area del packaging design [Tools for the analysis and design of communication profiles in the area of packaging design]”.
07/2008 – 12/2011
Research program: “Accessibilità comunicativo-informativa del packaging: analisi e progettazione dell’accesso ai contenuti informativi e prescrittivi degli imballaggi [Communicative accessibility of packages: analysis and design of access to informative and prescriptive contents through packaging]”.
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Contract researcher and design consultant
Since 2000
Design Department
Politecnico di Milano
Participation to funded research programs and design projects, in the area of communication design/packaging design; principal supervisor prof. V. L. Bucchetti.
Main research partners: Italian Ministry of Economic Development; Municipality of Milan-Department of Social Policies and Health Culture; Italian Packaging Institute; Comieco (Italian Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging); CiAL (Italian Consortium for Aluminium Recycling); Pro Carton Italy (European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers); Ipack-Ima Fair; AIC Lombardia Onlus (Italian Celiac Association, Lombardy Delegation); Reno De Medici; Iper Montebello; Barilla-Mulino Bianco; Nestlé Group-Antica Gelateria del Corso; Gran Milano-Tre Marie; Illy Caffè; Mutti.
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Teaching activities
Since 2003
School of Design
Politecnico di Milano
Contract professor, Communication Design Degree.
Laboratorio di Sintesi finale [Final Synthesis Design Studio], third year of the Bachelor Degree in Communication Design; a.y. 2013/2014, 2012/2013, 2011/2012, 2010/2011, 2009/2010.
Laboratorio di Elementi visivi del progetto [Design Studio of Project Visual Elements], first year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Design; a.y. 2013/2014, 2012/2013, 2011/2012, 2010/2011, 2009/2010.
Laboratorio di Comunicazione visiva [Design Studio of Visual Communication], first year of the Bachelor Degree in Communication Design; a.y. 2004/2005, 2003/2004.
Since 2004
School of Design
Politecnico di Milano
Advisor / co-advisor of bachelor’s and master’s degree thesis, in the area of Communication Design.
2001-2013
Teaching assistant/co-lecturer for theoretical courses and design stu- dios, in the area of Communication Design/Packaging Design. Coordinator/co-coordinator of dissemination activities (exhibitions; participation to national/international cooperation projects) for the com- munication of teaching results.
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Other research and teaching activities
Since 2003
Invited speaker at national and international scientific seminars, conferences and training courses; visiting professor within national and international teaching activities; coordinator of scientific seminars and exhibitions; member of juries of awards and competitions.
Main institutions: FIT-Fashion Institute of Technology, New York (USA); Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University, St. Petersburg (Russia); Escola do Design UNISINOS (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Porto Alegre (Brazil); SENAI-Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (Brazilian Service for Industrial Training and Innovation); Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences, Kouvola (Finland); Human Centred Design Institute (HCDI)-Brunel University (UK); Alta Scuola Politecnica (Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino); Italian Packaging Institute; ACIMGA (Association of Italian manufacturers of machinery for industries in the fields of printing, paper, transforma- tion and allied products).
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Other professional experiences
Since 1998
Communication designer and consultant. Development of identity systems and communication tools (including logos, websites, brochures and leaflets, etc.); web design (information architecture, graphic design of web interfaces); text editing; translations.
Main clients: GM Servizi [software house / web agency]; TV Sorrisi e Canzoni [TV magazine]; RAI Educa- tional [TV broadcasting]; Fondazi- one Rui [organisation for education of university students]; Municipal- ity of Cucciago (Como); Doppio Sogno Progetti Teatrali [theatrical company]; AdP Amici della Prosa Milano [theatrical group]; Dondé & Partner Italy [professional faux- artists organisation].
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Erik Ciravegna 