The NABA Communication Awards - The Identities Square, now in its fourth edition, have been split into two separate events this year, in Milan and Rome. As we anticipate the Exhibition and the public talks scheduled in Rome, set to take place on Wednesday, January 31 at the Opificio Romaeuropa, located at Via dei Magazzini Generali 20/A, we share the winning projects awarded during the Ceremony held in Milan on 23 January 2024, hosted by Patrizia Moschella (NABA Communication and Graphic Design Area Leader) and Fabio Pelagalli (NABA Course Leader of the area Master of Arts in the Milan campus). The NABA Communication Awards provide an exceptional platform to celebrate the projects of students from the Communication and Graphic Design Area (link) of the Academy, which includes Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction and in Comics and Visual Storytelling, Master of Arts in Visual Design and Integrated Marketing Communication and in User Experience Design, and Academic Master in Sustainable Innovation Communication and in Creative Advertising.
These the awards, by category, conferred to the students by Luisa Gerosa and Caterina Misiti (Municipio 5 Comune di Milano), Francesca Spiller (Reading Room), Nadia Charif (Dentsu Creative) and Sergio Spaccavento (President of the Juries).
NABA Communication Awards: Undergraduate Projects awarded
- Category Advertising - Mention Print: “Organi fantastici, e come trovarli?” by Emma Conedera, Carlotta Iannuzzi, Auolis Ji, Joyce Jiang
- Category Video: “Prova a farne a meno” by Beatrice Tamburro
- Category Brand Communication Design - Mention Brand Identity: “The Handtrail” by Pietro Cappellini, Mattia Carabella, Rebecca Casati
- Category Digital Art - Mention Animazione 3D: “Dazed Path” by Marco Graziaplena.
- Category Editorial Design - Mention Print: “Flux 2849” by Alberto Negrelli
- Category Photography e categoria Visual Design - Mention Experimental Visual: “Eclissi” by Daniela Quaglino
- Category UX/UI - Mention App: “Snodi” by Rebecca Rossi, Andrea Scaccabarozzi, Stefania Spadoni
- Category Visual Design - Mention Illustration: “InSegno” by Ylenia Perrone
- Category New Comers: “Spazio di riflessione” by Loveth Redaelli.
NABA Communication Awards: Postgraduate Projects awarded
- Category Advertising - Mention OOH: “Womom It’s a Women Choice” by Beatrice Gallazzi, Giulia Giovenzana, Lorenzo Magnani
- Category Advertising - Mention Integrated Campaign: “Le due facce dell’amore” by Nicola Carrillo, Michela Ciandrini, Martina Cinefra, Giulia Magnani ex aequo “Candy Crush Hot Saga” by Giulia Morazzo, Ilaria Rando, Valentina Rolleri, Edoardo Usai, Irene Zamboni
- Category Video e categoria Digital Art - Mention Animazione 3D: “Non sono la mia ombra” by Antonio Caprio, Riccardo Cicconi
- Category Editorial Design - Mention Print: “Assai” by Gaia Mascellino.
- Category Photography: “White Blocks” by Ida Maria Fichera, Antonio Giordano, Monica Gottardi, Elisa Lumia, Fei Wang
- Category UX/UI - Mention App: “Eva” by Miriana Battocchio, Sara Buongiorno, Sara Gambino, Michele Lomonaco, Pietro Occhetta.
NABA Communication Awards: Special Awards
- GRAND PRIX (awards for the best projects chosen from all categories): “Eclissi” by Daniela Quaglino
- NABA FOR GOOD (award dedicated to projects with social values for educational and planet-improving purposes): "Womom It's a Women Choice" by Beatrice Gallazzi, Giulia Giovenzana, Lorenzo Magnani
- KILLING BRIEF (award for the most consistent creativity with the brief shared by partner Oppo): "Oppo 20th Anniversary" by Eleonora Masi
NABA Communication Awards in Rome: the Exhibition and the three talks
The NABA Communication Awards continue in Rome from 5 PM to 10 PM on Wednesday, January 31, at Opificio Romaeuropa, Via dei Magazzini Generali 20/A. The event includes an Exhibition and three dedicated talks, the evening will be conducted by Daniele Marrone (NABA lecturer). The Exhibition, open to the public from 5 PM to 10 PM, will showcase the finalist projects from students in Milan and Rome, and the three talks, beginning at 6 PM, will delve into some of the most significant projects of the past Academic Year featuring the participation of faculty members involved, institutional representatives, and students as moderators. The event's partners and related projects in Rome include REF – Romaeuropa festival, featuring "New Graphic Landscape," Orto Botanico di Roma Polo Museale Sapienza, with "Seeds of Arts" and the exhibition "Iter in natura urbis," and Videocittà with "Reinventing Ostiense” in the presence of Amedeo Ciaccheri, President of Rome Municipality VIII. This will be followed by the presentation of the awards by Patrizia Moschella (Communication and Graphic Design Area Leader), Serena Ciriello (Course Advisor Leader of the Two-Year Area Specialists for the Rome campus), and Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi (Course Advisor Leader of the Three-Year Area in Graphic Design and Art Direction).
Admission to the NABA Communication Awards in Rome is free, subject to seat availability, with mandatory reservation.
NABA Communication Awards in Rome
January 31, 2024
From 5 PM: Exhibition of finalist projects
From 6 PM: Talks on the most significant projects of the past Academic Year
At Opificio Romaeuropa, Via dei Magazzini Generali 20/A, Rome
Free admission, subject to seat availability: reservation is mandatory LINK
At 8 PM: Awards Ceremony for short listed students and winners in Rome by Patrizia Moschella NABA Communication and Graphic Design Area Leader