In a professional landscape marked by a pace of change that undermines any stable definition of competence, this research examines the role of the communication designer in the age of Generative AI, exploring the conditions for a genuinely human‑centered collaboration between people and intelligent systems. After reconstructing the trajectory that has led communication design from print culture to post‑digital ecosystems, the research analyses GenAI both as a new design material and as an organisational infrastructure that reshapes the timing, tasks, and value criteria of creative work. The empirical investigation, based on an online questionnaire addressed to Italian studios, agencies, and freelance designers, maps current usage practices, perceived risks, and emerging opportunities, revealing a polarization between practitioners who can integrate AI as a strategic lever and those who experience its impact more passively. Building on these findings, the thesis proposes a human‑centered approach to reskilling and upskilling, to support a critical and ethical repositioning of the communication designer’s profession, avoiding both uncritical enthusiasm and defensive resistance.
In un contesto professionale caratterizzato da una velocità che rende fragile ogni definizione stabile di competenza, la ricerca analizza il ruolo del designer della comunicazione nell’era della Generative AI, esplorando le condizioni favorevoli per una collaborazione human‑centered tra persone e sistemi intelligenti. Dopo aver ricostruito il percorso che ha spostato il design della comunicazione dalla cultura della stampa ai sistemi post‑digitali, la ricerca analizza la GenAI come nuovo materiale progettuale e come infrastruttura organizzativa in grado di ridisegnare i tempi, i compiti e i criteri di valore del lavoro creativo. L’indagine empirica, condotta tramite questionario online e rivolta a studi, agenzie e freelancer italiani consente di esplorare in prima persona le pratiche d’uso, le percezioni di rischio e le opportunità, evidenziando una polarizzazione tra profili in grado di integrare l’IA come leva strategica e profili che ne subiscono l’impatto in modo passivo. Sulla base di questi risultati, la tesi propone una direzione progettuale di reskilling e upskilling human‑centered, con l’obiettivo di sostenere un riposizionamento critico ed etico della professione del designer, evitando tanto l’entusiasmo acritico quanto la resistenza difensiva.
Competenze post-digitali : il design della comunicazione nell'era della Generative AI: reskilling e upskilling human-centered
Marchiori, Giovanni
2024/2025
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In a professional landscape marked by a pace of change that undermines any stable definition of competence, this research examines the role of the communication designer in the age of Generative AI, exploring the conditions for a genuinely human‑centered collaboration between people and intelligent systems. After reconstructing the trajectory that has led communication design from print culture to post‑digital ecosystems, the research analyses GenAI both as a new design material and as an organisational infrastructure that reshapes the timing, tasks, and value criteria of creative work. The empirical investigation, based on an online questionnaire addressed to Italian studios, agencies, and freelance designers, maps current usage practices, perceived risks, and emerging opportunities, revealing a polarization between practitioners who can integrate AI as a strategic lever and those who experience its impact more passively. Building on these findings, the thesis proposes a human‑centered approach to reskilling and upskilling, to support a critical and ethical repositioning of the communication designer’s profession, avoiding both uncritical enthusiasm and defensive resistance.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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