Visual Communication
Data Ecologies for Decoding Complexity
Rome
ENG
Second Level Academic Diploma in Visual Communication Design - Specialization in Visual Communication
Language
English
Start date
October 2026
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
2 Years
Credits
120 CFA / ECTS
Course Coordination
Matteo Modena, Francesco Lapo Ceccherelli
How does visual communication help interpret information and understand the increasingly complex world in which we live?
We live in an age of extraordinary transformations, marked by an overabundance of information, rapid changes, and urgent global challenges associated with environmental and social sustainability. As a result, visual communication becomes an essential tool for decoding and making accessible the complexity of the present by providing new and necessary keys to be able to interpret it.
Master of Arts in Visual Communication. Data Ecologies for Decoding Complexity positions itself in this scenario by training conscious designers capable of using visual design as a tool to interpret reality and translate it into stories that facilitate a collective understanding of the world. This is in line with DesignXCommons vision, i.e., design applied to the integration of common resources and planetary regeneration.
Through the acquisition of analytical skills, design competencies, and mastery of digital tools, students will learn to develop visual communication projects and apply them to complex fields. They will be able to translate data and information into engaging and accessible narratives.
The curriculum includes theoretical explorations regarding the dynamics of visual perception, the evolution of media and languages, and communication ethics. All these are essential for fostering a critical perspective and awareness of how design decisions impact the understanding of reality.
These competencies are integrated into a design approach that combines design thinking, digital tools, and emerging technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Generative AI and Machine Learning). All this is applied to increasingly relevant fields such as data visualisation and information design through collaborations with prominent institutions and cultural organisations in Rome.
Upon completion of the course in Visual Communication graduates will have the ability to build projects of digital communication, brand design, data visualisation, sustainability communication, visual journalism and storytelling. They will also be able to explore new languages and use visual design as a tool to understand and narrate the changing world.
They may pursue careers as independent professionals or within design teams across diverse sectors: communication agencies, design studios, innovative startups, corporations, traditional and digital newsrooms, publishing houses, non-profit organisations, and cultural institutions. They will also be eligible to continue their studies in doctoral programs at both Italian and international universities.
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Faculty
Course Coordinator
Matteo Modena
Graphic Designer and Art Director
Course Coordinator
Francesco Lapo Ceccherelli
Chief Creative Officer
Lorenzo Terragna
Founder and Creative Director of The Teachers
Maria Alicata
Art Historian and Curator
Francesco Mancuso
Marketing Manager
Jacopo Benci
Artist and Researcher
Serafino Murri
Media Critic
Daria Scolamacchia
Photo Editor and Curator
Tommaso D'Angelosante
Motion Graphic Designer
Leo Colalillo
Graphic and Type Designer
Melissa Blasi
Copywriter, Digital Strategist, and Screenwriter
Anastasia Martino
Anthropologist, Independent Researcher
What people say
IED Students' POV
“It takes a second to express a concept through images, while, explaining it through words, a text, takes much longer. Visual identity is one of the World's most powerful things.”
Visual Communication IED Students
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