Master Course

Master Diploma IED

Graphic Design
Focus on New Media IED Firenze
 “Design should find a clear and
consistent visual language, and
be simple enough to keep
recreating itself in ever-new
variations. As a form of cultural
expression, it should be rooted
in the context for which it is
produced.”

MENTORS

Anne and Eugene

Timerman
Co-founders of TMR.design
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14th edition

Graphic Design
Focus on New Media

T H E R E Title*

Mentors
Master Diploma IED
in Graphic Design - Focus on New Media

Anne and Eugene Timerman

I S N O Coordinator Isabella Ahmadzadeh

Duration 11 months

T I M E Language English

Attendance Mandatory, full-time

L I K E T H E
Starting date January

Location Florence
P R E S E N T

*To get the qualification, students must successfully attend

not less than 80% of all training activities and discuss their
Thesis Project in front of the examination board.
Master Course Manifesto

Can graphic design

make a difference?

Graphic Design is everywhere! It shapes and influences the

imagery of people. It is an exciting professional field where the
passion for visual culture meets strategy and problem solving.

IED Master course in Graphic Design - Focus on New Media offers

a higher level of professional preparation, based on the design
method, the mastery of technical and technological skills and the
continuous updating about the latest market demands. Moreover,
the learning by doing philosophy and the projects developed during
the year with partner companies consolidate a complete
professional approach and enable Master students to work and
relate with real clients.

The Master course empowers Visual Designers, with an overall

vision on the different ways of communicating that the
technological scenario has created. It shapes new professional
figures who will learn about amazing tools and data that can be
part of their design process, facing the many challenges of daily
work from new unexpected points of view, designing both for
traditional media and digital platforms.

This is why graphic design can make a difference.

We can no longer perceive Graphic Design as a discipline that just

aims at doing aesthetically nice visuals. A Graphic Designer
graduated from this Master course is particularly involved in social
issues and communication ethics, manages the creative process at
its best and is ready to satisfy the needs of the brands he/she works
for with a personal expressive touch.
Overview
IED Master courses are designed by considering both
the market’s evolutions and the required skills, in order
to train professionals who are ready to undertake
relevant career paths.

What does it mean to be a Graphic Designer in the Digital Era?

With the developing of digital technologies, graphic design has

become deliciously intricate and exciting. GIFs, motion graphics,
video mapping and even the sound design are now commonplace

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within interactive environments. New communication tools make
the new media market more challenging and engaging.

Therefore, a Graphic Designer needs to be particularly dynamic,

being not only an expert in visual languages, but also a director of
communication strategies which are based on the idea of
expressing concepts in both real locations or virtual
environments. He/she must be able to work within different fields,
thanks to his versatility, and must be always updated on the latest
digital tools, in order to anticipate the time and to offer innovative
solutions to the market. This is an exciting time to be a Graphic
Designer in the New Media field, and the Master course trains a

Who is it for
new generation of creatives ready to face this challenge.

The Master course is aimed at graduates in Graphic Design,Industrial

Design, Fine Arts, Architecture and candidates with professional
experiences in graphic design, in creative project management, CGA
and multimedia scenography.
What’s next
Attending a Master course at IED means to understand
the dynamics of companies and agencies, to get new

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contacts and to enter a unique international network
rich in professional opportunities.

IED Master courses offer several occasions for

personal and professional growth that everyone
is meant to catch according to the own specific
inclinations. Career Service works together with
the faculty to support participants in the
achievement and maximization of their results.

The Graphic Designer specialised in new media

communication is a figure capable of interacting
with multiple clients in different fields thanks to a
developed versatility. He/she is an expert in visual
languages, can become responsible for the
development of online and off-line
communication strategies and produces
branding and corporate identity projects working
on brochure, catalogues, advertisement
campaigns, packaging, environmental graphics
and multimedia. This professional figure may
hold different positions, e.g. Brand Identity
Designer, Layout Artist and Creative/Art Director
in advertising and communication companies,
web agencies, publishing houses or as freelance.
Methodology

Project Human Rights by J. Flores

and Structure
The course allows to build and share practical
experiences and projects thanks to a strong
laboratory approach to classes.

The Master course interprets graphic design with a wider

perspective incorporating creative design, art direction,
communication dynamics and creativity-developing techniques.
Emphasis is given to strategic communication, to facilitate project
integrity within the guidelines given by the client.

The study path adopts an effective dynamic method that includes

theoretical lessons, practice exercises - both individual and group
work - design laboratories and technical classes. Topics aim at an
indepth analysis of all the possible applications of graphic languages,
from the traditional ones to the most recent ones, including their
contents and market potential.

The Master course has a complete and articulate programme thanks

to a balanced didactic structure, organized in three main areas:
• The Cultural area, that includes historical, methodological and
communication modules and allows students to acquire
notions and an effective methodology suitable for different
kinds of projects.
• The Project area that enables participants to deal with the
development of a project in different design contexts, ranging
from creative thinking to branding strategies, from software
frameworks to printing phases.
• The Media Design area that focuses on the new technologies in
design, allowing students to experiment with the ever evolving
techniques of the contemporary digital scene.

They are also equipped with the Adobe Suite.

Programme
CULTURAL AREA
History of Design and Communication
This lecture-based course explores the
fascinating evolution of visual communication
from the invention of printing to the present
time. The presentations showcase design history
milestones and the work of leading Designers,
while stressing the relationship between visual
communication, historical, social and cultural
conditions, and technological developments.
Marketing and Public Speaking
This course represents an in-depth about both
marketing fundamentals and communication
techniques: the different market segments and
their critical success factors, consumer
behaviour and needs, product values, consumer
satisfaction, as well as a method to structure
theoretical arguments for a presentation.
Account Management
& Professional Development
The course presents seminars dealing with
topics such as customer relationship
management, time management, and the
legislative framework affecting communication.
Students also acquire presentation skills.
Visual Communication
This course aims at exploring and experiencing
the issues related to visual communication
conceived as a universal language in
contemporary culture. Images are the new
words of a collective language connecting all the
disciplines expressed by the variegated human
community.
Creative Advertising
Introduction to business communication topics:
communicating, informing, promoting.
The creative team and the creative process.
How the copy strategy turns into a creative idea.
Managing creative presentations. Production
hints.
Illustration
The use of illustration to visually communicate
information through drawings, paintings,
and photography.
Sociology and Ethics in Communication
The course deals with the relationship between
the media and society, analyzing the impact
of the most recent technological innovations
on culture and how these have led to
a re-discussion of issues such as copyright
and image ownership.
PROJECT AREA
Color & Print Typography & Font Creation
Printing Technologies: Pre-Press The course The course aims at fully understanding how
explores how to work with colors, technical typefaces are built, work and interact, through
challenges and creative opportunities of the analysis of a single glyph and the creation of
contemporary design production and how to a complete set of characters. The final result will
prepare production proofs, in both high-end be a complete typeface ready to use made with
offset and digital printing. It also teaches how to specific tools. Composition of text-only content,
deal with proofreading and production costs. designing pages with balance between the
several elements.
Graphic Design Advanced
The course aims at a full learning of the Adobe Publishing Design
Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Constructing text stories and images
The students will learn how to master the in the context of complex publications,
softwares and a new point of view on the both printed and digital, such as magazines,
elements of Design. corporate brochures but also personal
portfolios. Each production phase
Creative Process is analysed, from the starting point to
Looking at problems or situations from the final result.
a fresh perspective that suggests different
solutions, involving the discovery of new ideas
and concepts.
Branding
How to create a consistent branding for a
company through the development of its visual
identity, packaging and merchandising
elements. The course explores which are now
the main communication issues and how a good
use of typography, colour code and branded
products can solve them. From the analysis of
corporations’ strategies to the choice of naming,
logo and visual elements, the course points out
the importance of branding as one of the main
tool to awake customer’s interest.
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MEDIA DESIGN AREA INTEGRATIVE COURSES AND ACTIVITIES

UX/UI and Responsive Web Design Professional Talks

How to get data and how to use them to make The whole pathway is enhanced by talks and
design decisions that meet the always changing meetings featuring successful professionals,
and highly demanding user expectation in an renowned brand and lecturers. These
always-connected world and multi screen experiences are aimed at presenting case
journeys. histories and involving the students in broad
discussions on topics related to design, fashion,
Video Design food, hospitality, art.
The basic foundations of Motion Graphics.
It introduces to the principles of film narratives,
the grammar of shots and basic video editing.
It integrates visual narration in an interactive
project that will fulfill the final project.

New media and digital technologies

A unique and deep dive into the latest evolution
of media design and new technologies.

Final project
The purpose is to direct the study path towards
the field or area that students are most
interested in and allow them to start their
professional career. It can be developed
individually or within a small group and is
generally connected to a company, recreating
the relationship between client and freelance
studio. A team of professors and tutors follows
the students in the creation of their work in
order to maintain high quality standards. The
Final Project is necessary to enrich Students’
portfolio that includes also many of the projects
developed during the whole study pathway.
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Faculty

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IED faculty consists entirely of professionals able
to teach theory and practice, through case histories
and project works in collaboration with companies
that allow participants to meet directly the job market.

Mentors
Anne and Eugene Timerman
TMR.design
Anne and Eugene Timerman are co-founders of TMR.design, a New
York-based creative studio specializing in branding and
communications, often extended to include architectural
environments and design objects. Established in 2007, TM/R has
since developed a unique methodology based on systematic form
exploration — to extend brand visual codes from essential brand
elements into a visual language — now the studio’s key approach to
multiple projects for fashion brands and high-tech companies,
including a new store concept for Issey Miyake in New York,
creative lab graphics and typeface for NVIDIA, brand visual codes
and spatial concepts for Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Chloé, Louis
Vuitton, Dior, and Balmain.

Coordinator
Isabella Ahmadzadeh
Art Director and Author
She has worked for various agencies and studios in Milan and
Florence, developing projects for the main companies and
institutions in the territory. She has worked as graphic designer for
Gucci, specializing in photographic art direction. Currently, she is
Art Director at Zetafonts. Her works in Type design have been
selected by AWDA Design Award in 2017, her illustrations for
Zetafonts have been featured by Print Magazine for the Typography
& Lettering Awards in 2016. Recently, her editorial design has won
Zetafonts a Type Directors Club award.
Faculty Members
Laura Boninsegni
She has a long experience as Account in
international and Italian advertising agencies
(Ayer, BBDO, Grey, Eretici) reaching the role of
Client Director. She has been also Marketing
Manager in Yomo and is currently
Communication and Marketing Consultant
with her organization Prodage.
Alessandro Capellaro
Architect, in 1998 he started to work in Barcelona
with Pep Llinas and in 2000 he ended his PhD. In
2003 he opened the Q-bic studio in Florence and
in 2010 became Associated Member of B-arch. He
is Professor of Graphic Design and Visual
Communication, at the Faculty of Architecture at
Istituto Lorenzo de Medici and Auburn University
of Alabama. Since 2009, he has been teaching
Visual Communications and Presentation
Techniques at IED Firenze.
Giulia Ursenna Dorati
Founder of Ergonauth, creative agency
specialized in branding and advertising. She has
developed her skills as type designer and art
director for several national and international
brand. Since 2019 she is actively involved in the
organization of the Florence chapter of Type
Thursday, an international event focused on
typography, calligraphy and lettering.
IED reserves the right to make any change in relation
to the didactic needs or those of the school itself.
Paolo Fiorini
Graduated in Economics with a thesis on
international marketing, he is a Marketing
Consultant and in 2006 founded Kaleidos
Comunicazione, a communication, event
planning and marketing consulting society.
He has been teaching marketing and
communication since 1997.
Enrica Ficai Veltroni
She began to advertise in Milan in 1981, working
for J. Walter Thompson, Leo Burnett, BBDO and
J.W.T. as Associate Creative Director. She worked at
national and international campaigns for Kodak,
Heineken, Kellogg’s, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Quaker,
Alfa Romeo, Carlo Erba, Parmigiano Reggiano,
UniLever, Henkel, De Beers, etc Strategic
Copywriter, she combines creative talent with a
strong experience in TV and radio production.
Miriam Frescura
She is an Italian designer with over 15 years of
experience. Today she is Senior Designer in Auge
Design, an award-winning Italian agency focused
on Packaging and Branding. Before she’s worked
in other important studios such as Rovai Weber
in Florence, and communication agencies such
as GrayUnited in Milan, competing with both
commercial, cultural and artistic realities. Over
the years she has worked for Italian and
international brands such as Barilla, Giovanni
Rana, Bahlsen, Diners Club, Sky, Palazzo Strozzi,
Richard Ginori, Pitti immagine and has won
national and international awards: Art Director’s
Club Italiano (2020 Gold, 2018 Silver) and to the
Pentawards (2020 Gold). From 2020 she teaches
Packaging Design.
David Hartono
David Hartono is a creative artist that combines
visual arts and technology, especially for
interactive installations and projection mapping.
He is co-founder of the Digital Studio
MONOGRID, which creates unique experiences
bridging beauty and technology.
Marco Innocenti
Designer, Illustrator and Art Director,
experienced in copywriting and text drafting.
Expert in magazine design, editorial design
and type design. Expert in tourism and cultural
promotion. Photographer. Co-owner of Kidstudio.
Giovanni Iozzi
Since 1988 he has been working as System
Administrator for communication systems
in companies focused on graphics, multimedia
and interior design. Amongst his several
activities, he also deals with strategic and
operative marketing.
Ingrid Lamminpää
She received her Degree in Architecture in 2005
and continued her academic career in
multimedia Communication and Design,
completing her Master degree a couple of years
later. Her interests are Ethics in Communication,
Visual Design, Digital Storytelling and New Media
Communication. She is a blogger and works for
the social research company Sociolab. She is the
screenwriter and executive producer of the video
blog leidissesi.net and the documentary Just Say
Yes, a journey through the civil rights. The
documentary won the jury and the audience
award at the Biografilm Festival 2014.
Simone Massoni
Visual Artist, he lives and works in Florence.
After starting his career as a children’s book
illustrator, he moved his interests towards
visual design and arts. His latest visual
explorations can be seen in books, magazines,
advertising commercials and shows, mainly
in US and Europe.
Laura Ottina
After a long career as a graphic designer
specialized in the publishing field, for the past
ten years she has mainly focused on research,
teaching and writing about the history of visual
communication. She is one of the founders
of WHY festival, which since 2016 organizes
visual design events, exhibitions and workshops
in Florence.
Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini
Founder and Creative Director at Studio Kmzero
and Type Designer for Zfonts. Designer and
Creative Director for motion, print and
advertising, he has a background in illustration,
comic art and gaming development together with
a strong experience in design for multimedia and
the web. With his partners at Studio Kmzero he
has written and directed short animation videos,
developed experimental software and websites,
and produced print projects, as well as providing
a full range of design and consultancy services
to clients.
Andrea Tartarelli
Graphic designer who comes from an artistic
background and who has specialised in type
design. After working in wayfinding design, stably
cooperates with Zetafonts studio creating
typefaces for public events and private firms.
Special guests from previous editions:

Anil Aykan Barnbrook

Graphic Designer

Illo Studio
Creative Studio

Pann Lim
Creative Director

Ghada Wali
Graphic Designer, IED Alumni

Riccardo Luna
Innovation Editor for the
newspaper La Repubblica

Paolo Parisi
Creator of “good things”

Tiziano Guardini
Eco Designer, winner of the
Green Carpet Award, 2017
IED Italia Career
Service
The IED Italia Career Service, with a team of 14
people distributed on the territory, takes care of
every single student passing through our classrooms.
It does so through a process of accompaniment,
training and promotion that rewards the student,
the company and the school itself.
Career talk with Monster
Career service presentation
Working all the year for student placement
Throughout a personalized path, consisting of individual meetings,
each student is tutored by a Career Service staff member, who
helps him/her to prepare for and enter the job market.
The meetings aim to highlight the acquired skills and personal
attitudes of each student, helping to create the awareness necessary
to approach the job market and to build a competitive curriculum
vitae and portfolio.
During the year, training sessions called Career Talks are organized
with recruitment professionals such as Monster and Linkedin, who
teach the students how to land a job interview and give insights
about the present and future scenarios of the creative professions.
The programme culminates with the Virtual Career Fair, a virtual
event during which the students have the opportunity to introduce
themselves to the many companies involved and to participate in the
selection interviews. Job placement is linked to the possession of the
demanded requirements in force on the Italian territory.
Career talk with Virtual Career Fair
Career interview one to one Job Future Days
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Companies

The network of partner companies grows every month and

includes small and medium enterprises, large multinationals,
top brands, studios of different sizes, and innovative start-ups:

Project: Dynamicsynth Gear, Alessandro Rupilli

3M, Accenture, ADD, Alphaomega, Ambito 5, Armando Testa,
Artemest, Attila, Auge, Azimut Benetti Group, BCube, Bigfish,
Big Spaces, Boffi-De Padova, Borbonese, Boston Consulting Group,
BMW, Bottega Veneta, BTicino, Calvin Klein, Calzedonia, Canon,
Cayenne, CBA Design, Ceres, Chapeaux, Cheil, Class Editori,
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Condé Nast, Cortilia Spa,
Damiani, Davide Campari, Deep Blue, Deloitte, Diesel, Digital
Angels, Doing, Doucal’s Italy 1973, Dpr Eventi, Dude, Eataly Spa,
Egg Eventi, Elica, Ermenegildo Zegna, Etro, Fandango, F&P Group,
Ferrari S.p.A., Filmmaster Events, Frankie Morello, Freedamedia,
Futurebrand, Gas Jeans, Gessi, Giorgio Armani, Gi Group, Gruppo
Alessandro Rosso, Gruppo Fonema, Hachette Rusconi, H-Art,
Hearst Magazines Italia Spa, Heineken Italia, H-Film, Honda, H-57,
HugoBoss, Ilva Saronno, Inditex, Interbrand, Itaca Comunicazione,
Italdesign Giugiaro Spa, Ikea, Jimmy Choo, Kering Group, Key Adv,
Lamborghini, Landor, La Sterpaia, La Triennale, Lavazza Group,
Leagas Delaney, Leo Burnett, Les Copains, LIU·JO Spa, Live Nation,
L’Oréal, LVMH, McLaren, M&C Saatchi, Magnolia, Maison Margiela,
Max Mara Fashion Group, Maximilian Linz, McCann Eriksson,
Mediaset, Milestone, Missoni, Moncler, Mondadori, Morellato,
Moschino, Ms&L Italia, Nestlé, Nike, Ogilvy, Paul Smith, Piaggio,
Piano B,Pinko, Piquadro, Poltrona Frau, Pomellato, Promotion Tag,
Publicis Modem, RBA, Rcs, Redbull, Replay, Rmg Connect, Robilant
Associati, Saatchi & Saatchi, Samsung, Sketchin Studio, Studio
Patricia Urquiola, TBWA, Teikna Design, The Others, Tita, Tod’s
Group, Toyota, Ubisoft, Undercolors of Benetton, United-Grey,
Univisual, Versace, Vivo Concerti, VF Corporation (Vans, The North
Face, Timberland, Napapijiri, and more), We Are Social, Wella,
Young & Rubicam.
IED Alumni

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IED Alumni is a global, open and inclusive community, featuring
more than 100,000 former IED students, representing over 100
nationalities who graduated in Italy, Spain and Brazil in the fields
of Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, Communication and Management,
Art and Restoration.

Networking and creation of opportunities for the entire

community are the main objectives of a programme centered on
activities, events, exclusive content and advantages, showcasing
the work and companies created by alumni, to support the entire
network. The programme is definitely a benchmark for companies,
alumni and students thanks to the dedicated iedalumni.com area.

Within the platform, alumni can get in touch with companies, find
partners for their projects, become teachers or brand
ambassadors, find inspiration from success stories, and realize
unique projects thanks to the strength of the IED community.

Brands, agencies and companies, in return, have the opportunity to

present job offers, collaborations and internships to IED talents all
over the world.

#iedalumni
An International
Network

IED is an international educational network with strong local roots

and seats in Italy, Spain and Brazil. It relies on the collaboration of
more than 100 academic partnerships in Europe, Asia, the United
States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America.

IED is also accredited by ERASMUS+ network, contributing to the

achievement of objectives to implement its internationalization,
and affiliated to prestigious international institutions, such as CAE
(Culture Action Europe), CUMULUS (International Association of
Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media), ELIA (The
European League of the Institute of Arts), ENCATC (European
Network on Cultural Management and Policy) and WDO (World
Design Organization).

Additionally, IED keeps strong relations with international

academic associations including NAFSA (Association of
International Educators) and EAIE (European Association for
International Education), and a large group of institutions from
different parts of the world that complements and broadens the
possibility of taking part in international mobility experiences.
Thanks to numerous bilateral agreements with prestigious
international universities, IED students have the opportunity to
participate in the Exchange Study Program and the Erasmus+
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program to spend a semester abroad at one of the partner

institutions or another IED seat.
IED Postgraduate

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Educational Offer

The IED Italia Postgraduate Educational Offer, today, consists of

over 30 titles including Master courses and Second Level Academic
Diplomas (Master of Arts).

The Master courses are strongly rooted in the Italian design

cornerstones as curiosity, enterprise and growth. Such a mindset
guarantees a combination of skills, technique and creativity to give
more and more effective answers to those who want to excel in the
fields of creativity and management. Designed in collaboration
with companies, Master courses prepare for the job market and
allow to build your own professional identity.

The Masters of Arts aim to train visionary, innovative and

transdisciplinary designers, creative leaders of the future who will
face complex problems and provide positive changes on a social,
cultural, environmental and economical level, anticipating the
needs of the community with unexplored project outcomes.
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Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli in Como is part of the IED

network since 2010 and represents an excellence in the field
of Higher Artistic Education at national and international level.
Recognized by MUR, Accademia promotes the enhancement
of the Made in Italy culture with a particular focus on innovation
in Fashion, in the Visual Arts and in the Conservation of
Cultural Heritage.

The Postgraduate educational offer includes two Master courses,

one in English and one in Italian, and a Master of Arts in English.

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Practical Information
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to know the Institute’s academic offer in detail,
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and upload the following documents: in the classroom.
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• a letter of motivation in the language economic facilitations consisting in scholarships
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Once you complete the upload of all the
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the qualifications and marks obtained,
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