Believe It or Not. Speculating on (Un)Real Conspiracy Theories

This year, the event/exhibition presenting the projects developed in the Final Synthesis Communication Design Studio C1, BSc in Communication Design, School of Design (a.y. 2024–2025, prof. Francesco E. Guida, Pietro Buffa di Castelalto, Alessandro Masserdotti and Giacomo Scandolara), will be held on June 14th, 2024, at Dotdotdot.

Believe It or Not presents 11 communication design projects, 11 communicative machines, and 11 speculative scenarios.

11 projects that explore possible scenarios based on conspiracy theories, used as a starting point to reflect on imaginaries, media and power structures.

11 communication systems that question our present to discuss the boundaries between reality, fiction and manipulation, trying to redefine the role of the communication designer.