On Friday, February 16 at 5 PM, the Archivio Flamigni (in Piazza Bartolomeo Romano 6, Rome) will host the NABA presentation of "Garbata. Topo/tipo/grafia di Garbatella" under the patronage of Rome, Municipality VIII. The project presented to the public consists of a typographic map of the Garbatella area and was conceived by students of the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Art Direction at the Rome NABA campus, as part of the Typography course, under the artistic direction of the NABA lecturer Silvana Amato.
From a survey on the typographic characters that distinguish Garbatella, NABA students have indeed created the Garbata font, an alphabet based on an epigraphic character present in the neighbourhood, and the Garbata Ornaments font, a system of bi-dimensional graphic modules that, when assembled together, allow for the representation of the many architectures in the district.
"Garbata. Topo/tipo/grafia di Garbatella": the presentation event
The presentation of "Garbata. Topo/tipo/grafia di Garbatella" will take place within the 25th edition of "Buon compleanno Garbatella", an initiative promoted by Rome Municipality VIII and scheduled for February 16, 17, and 18, 2024, with events and exhibitions in the Garbatella area. Representatives from Rome, Municipality VIII, Silvia Simoncelli (NABA Head of Education - Rome), Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi (BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction Course Advisor Leader - Rome), Silvana Amato (NABA lecturer) and some of the students who participated in the project will attend the presentation. On the following days, February 17 and 18, in addition to the Archivio Flamigni, copies of "Garbata. Topo/tipo/grafia di Garbatella" will be available at CosArte Spazio Creativo (in Via Nicolò Odero 13, Rome) and ARea M (in Via Candeo 18, Rome) until stocks last.
The students involved in the project
These are the students involved in the project: Giulia Ascanio, Alessia Barbera, Chiara Battaglia, Riccardo Beccaris, Chiara Bellanti, Federica Cabiddu, Gianluigi Calicchio, Ludovica Castelli, Rachele Checchi, Mattia Francesco Comitangelo, Francesca Costabile, Antonia Cupo, Maria Grazia De Gregorio, Giorgia De Santis, Mattia De Vito, Isabella Di Rocco, Kamelia Dobreva, Arturo Franceschini, Giorgia Crespi, Francesco Evangelista, Giulia Falcioni, Francesco Fuoco, Claudia Giorgio, Jacopo Latrofa, Simone Lonardo, Alessandro Maggiarra, Simone Maria, Valerio Marchetti, Riccardo Matera, Silvia Milano, Claudia Morgagni, Giulia Moro, Viola Noberini, Ilaria Oppizio, Diletta Pelino, Silvia Poliziani, Alessandra Previti, Michela Racano, Marianna Rigon, Roberta Rocchi, Giulia Maria Rossi, Sara Rossitto, Giulia Saccone, Flavia Salvatori, Prianka Sangida, Arianna Severoni, Gaia Solinas, Gabriele Spiridigliozzi, Samantha Sturma, Francesca Tabarracci, Alessandro Trotti, and Stefano Zappa.
The project was realized with Vittoria Di Nunzio's collaboration and the support of NABA students Francesca Costantini and Amanda Magini.
NABA Presentation of "Garbata. Topo/tipo/grafia di Garbatella"
Friday, February 16, at 5 PM
At the Flamigni Archive
Piazza Bartolomeo Romano 6, Rome
Free entrance