Designing digital experiences
Designing digital experiences
and communication
for research institutions.
👋 Hi! I'm Stefano, based in Milan, Italy. I'm currently Head of communication at the Italian National Research Council's Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Cultural Heritage (CNR-DSU) and a UX designer at CNR-ISMed's Mediterranean Digital Humanities Lab.
Photo © Diego Marino, 2023
Selected Work
PUBDSU
CNR-DSU — 2026
Redesigned section making the department's entire research output browsable, filterable, and downloadable.
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DSU Annual Conference
CNR-DSU — 2025
Dedicated minisite with its own visual identity: programme, speaker profiles, abstract archive, and all contributions in one accessible space.
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WeMed
CNR-ISMed · Istat — 2024 — Present
Interface architecture, user flows, and design system for a Mediterranean Digital Humanities research platform, in collaboration with CNR-ISMed and Istat.
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CNR-DSU Website
CNR-DSU — 2023 — Present
Digital communication strategy, web presence, analytics, and institutional media for CNR's Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Cultural Heritage.
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Horizon 2020 — CLIC
CNR-IRISS — GA 776758 · 2017 — 2021
Project website and communication deliverables for a €4.9M European research consortium on circular models for cultural heritage reuse, coordinated by CNR.
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CNR-IRISS Website
CNR-IRISS — 2014 — 2024
Ten years of digital communication, content strategy, and web management for one of CNR's social science institutes in Naples.
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2023 — Present
Head of Communication (CTER)
National Research Council — Dept. of Social Sciences and Humanities, Cultural Heritage (CNR-DSU) · Milan
Digital strategy, web management, social media, stakeholder communications, and analytics for CNR-DSU. Communication Officer for the department within the CNR national network.
2024 — Present
UX Designer (CTER)
Mediterranean Digital Humanities Lab, CNR-ISMed · Milan
UI/UX design for the WeMed research platform. Interface architecture, user flows, accessibility compliance, and design system documentation.
2010 — 2024
UX Design & Communication (CTER)
National Research Council — CNR-ISGI and CNR-IRISS · Naples and Milan
Fourteen years of digital strategy, UX design, and institutional communications across multiple CNR research institutes in Naples and Milan.
1999 — 2010
Web Design & Communication
Independent & Small Studios · Naples Area
Self-taught web design and communication, starting from an unlikely classroom: building sites for online gaming communities to organise teams and coordinate matches. That practical foundation extended to web and communication work for small businesses and associations across the Naples area.
2025 — Present
Alice's Dad
Family · Milan
The most radical usability test: a user with no prior context and completely unfiltered feedback. Parenthood turned out to be a continuous lesson in first principles — plain language, patient iteration, and the quiet reminder that good communication is always, ultimately, an act of care.
2025 — Present
MA in Semiotics
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Research focus on digital semiotics, visual communication, and the theory of meaning in institutional and media contexts.
2023
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Google · Coursera
Seven-course program covering the full UX design process: user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
2022 — 2025
BA in Innovative Communication in Multimedia and Digital environments
IUL University - Florence
Graduated cum laude in media theory, digital communication, and institutional communications.
2011 — 2012
Graphic Design and Advertising Course
New Media Art and Design School - Naples
Practical training in visual communication, typography, and advertising design — brand campaigns, brochure and poster production, and typographic composition.
Street.
Observation.
Chance.
When I'm not designing stuff, I walk and photograph. Street photography is where I train my eye for framing, timing, and the unexpected.
Recognised by Magnum photographers Martin Parr and Steve McCurry. Exhibited at the HistoryMiami Museum during Art Basel Miami, featured in Corriere della Sera Style Magazine. Co-author of 10 Street Photography (Psicografici Editore, 2023).
