Giacomo Dal Prà
Giacomo Dal Prà

A Matter of Letter
A Matter of Letter explores letterpress development in Italy and around the world, with a project that starts from the origins of typographic printing and ends with the creation of a digital and wooden typeface. Bachelor graduation project in New Technologies for Art, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice. Project supervised by Stefano Marotta and Roberto Russo.
A Matter of Letter esplora lo sviluppo della stampa a caratteri mobili in Italia e nel mondo, con un progetto che parte dalle origini della stampa tipografica e si conclude con la creazione di un carattere tipografico, poi realizzato in legno. Progetto di laurea triennale in Nuove tecnologie per l'arte, Progettazione grafica e Comunicazione Visiva, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, con relatori Stefano Marotta e Roberto Russo.

Giacomo Dal Prà (b. 1995) is an independent graphic designer based in Italy and currently working as teaching assistant at IUAV Venezia and Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. His work focuses on editorial design, visual communication and typography. He's also very much into photography and movies: his master degree project Cinema Manifesto investigates the evolution of 60s and 70s movie posters. Graduated at ISIA Urbino, MA in Communication and Design for Publishing.

Experience

2016—ongoing
Freelance graphic designer, photographer and visual artist

Aug—Sep 2019
Graphic designer at Metodo studio, Treviso

2018—2019
Social media manager and communication team member, ISIA Urbino

Jun—Sep 2017
Graphic designer for Alter-Ego magazine, in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova

Jun—Sep 2015
Graphic designer and photographer for Epifanie dal Fronte, supported by Comune di Vicenza

Tutoring & Teaching

2022—ongoing
Teaching assistant and lecturer at Visual Communication lab. Product and Visual Design bachelor, Università IUAV di Venezia

2021—ongoing
Teaching assistant and lecturer at Graphic Design and Image Making lab. Communication and New Fashion Media bachelor, Università IUAV di Venezia

2021—ongoing
Teaching assistant and lecturer at Graphic Design and Visual Communication class. New Technologies for Art bachelor, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia

Mar 2019
Tutor at Fuori Aula, editorial design workshop. Caravaggio High School in collaboration with ISIA Urbino

Education

2017—2020
MA degree in Communication and Design for Publishing, ISIA Urbino

2014—2016
BA  degree in Graphic Design and Visual Communication, New Technologies for Art, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia

2010—2013
Classical studies diploma, high school A. Pigafetta Vicenza

Workshops

May 2017
Occhio, Mano, Testa, Libro e Artista. Workshop by Stefano Arienti, ISIA Urbino

Dec 2017
The self–construction of a Book. Workshop by Paolo Cascone, ISIA Urbino

May 2015
Bianca/Volta, silk-screen printing. Workshop by Gianpaolo Fallani, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia

Featured on
Nov 2021
La Triennale di Milano
Jul 2021
Frizzifrizzi
Jul 2021
ADI Design Index 2020
Jun 2021
Collide24
Mar 2020
Abduzeedo
Jul 2018
AIGA Eye on Design
Jul 2018
Frizzifrizzi

Info & Credits
©2023
Giacomo Dal Prà All Rights Reserved. VAT: 04446900245. Website designed with LayTheme. Intro: Space Type Generator. Typeface in use: Seagal (designed by Giovanni Murolo). Portfolio available upon request

Exhibitions

Feb 2023, Milan
Santeria Visual Exhibition. One Shot Second edition. Reload and shot again

Feb 2023, Milan
IUAV Design Open Lab. Visual Communication 3. Visual design bachelor

2021—2022
Azioni Pubbliche. Esperienze Editoriali Indipendenti. Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia

Dec 2021, Ravenna
Fahrenheit 39 XXS. New in Stock. Cinema Manifesto

Nov 2021, Milan
Triennale Milano. Il mestiere di grafico – oggi. New Wave Type Design

Oct 2021, Milan
ADI Design Index. 8torie – S50. Analog Collective Memory

 

May 2021, Venice
La Biennale di Venezia. 17th Architecture Exhibition. Refugee Heritage

Oct 2020, Turin
Graphic Days – Transitions. Singolare Plurale. Refugee Heritage

Jul 2019, Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN)
Santarcangelo Festival. 8torie – S50. Analog Collective Memory

Jun 2019, Urbino (PU)
ISIA Urbino Parade. New Wave Type Design

Jan 2019, Cava de' Tirreni (SA)
Rumore Bianco. The Book that Exploded

Nov 2018, Milan
Oggetto Libro. The Book that Exploded

Jun 2018, Urbino (PU)
Aut!—Italia 1966/1977

Jun 2018, Urbino (PU)
ISIA Urbino Parade. The Book that Exploded

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