Francesco Bernini

Is a designer based in Italy, graduated in Graphic Design and Visual Communication at ISIA Urbino. His practice focuses on the application of experimental typography across editorial production, physical media, visual and web design. A lifelong interest in music has developed into a keen eye for contemporary experimentations that lingers the realms of sound and visual culture. He's also rarely seen without a hat, for some reason.

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Francesco Bernini is a designer based in Italy, graduated in Graphic Design and Visual Communication at ISIA Urbino. His practice focuses on the application of experimental typography across editorial production, physical media, visual and web design. A lifelong interest in music has developed into a keen eye for contemporary experimentations that lingers the realms of sound and visual culture. He's also rarely seen without a hat, for some reason.
Stufato di Legumi

Ingredienti (per 2 persone):

  • Olio EVO: 40 ml
  • Cipolla: 1 grossa
  • Spezie: 1 cucchiaino di cumino, ½ di zenzero, 2 di curcuma, 1 puntina di cannella
  • Aglio: 1 spicchio
  • Pasta di peperoncino: ½ cucchiaino
  • Fagioli rossi: 200 g
  • Ceci: 200 g
  • Prugne della California: 5 o 6
  • Acqua: ½ bicchiere
  • Condimenti: sale, pepe, scorza di limone q.b.

Procedimento:

  1. Cipolla a fette in casseruola con olio e spezie. Aggiungere sale subito.
  2. Aglio tritato + pasta di peperoncino. Tostare ~1 min.
  3. Aggiungere ceci, fagioli, acqua di cottura, prugne a pezzetti e acqua.
  4. Cuocere ~10 min a fuoco medio fino a crema densa.
  5. Impiattare con prugne intere e scorza di limone.
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2025
One Stroke
ISIA Urbino
Bachelor degree thesis project.
Supervised by Lorenzo Bravi, Andreas Gysin.
143 pages, 12x16 cm
Typeset in: TWK Lausanne, Edition by Elias Hanzer
One Stroke explores the evolution of monolinear and vector fonts, tracing their transformation from industrial tools to objects of visual experimentation. It examines the transition from technical instrument to expressive resource, focusing on the design methodologies applied in modern typeface renditions and how these experiences converge in the creation of an online type tool capable of extracting a single-line vector from any typeface. The book is accompanied by a plexiglass piece milled with a composition generated through the tool, serving as a three-dimensional specimen produced with a technique akin to those analyzed in the book.
One Stroke 1 One Stroke 2 One Stroke 3 One Stroke 4 One Stroke 5 One Stroke 6 One Stroke 7 One Stroke 8
2024
DEP SĒ
ISIA Urbino
Design Methodology Course
Supervised by Beppe Chia.
with Miriam Sannino, Giorgia Frigerio. Caterina Stellini
Proposal for the first edition of DĒP SĒ Festival, a fictional project that envisions the creation of a multidisciplinary cultural event. The project includes the development of the festival’s concept, curatorial direction, visual identity, website, social media presence, and merchandise design. The conceptual foundation of the festival draws inspiration from Mediterranea’s ongoing efforts to shed light on the humanitarian tragedies taking place across the Mediterranean Sea. It focuses on raising awareness about the countless victims of migratory journeys—individuals forced to cross the sea in search of safety, fleeing from war, poverty, and environmental catastrophes.
Dep Se 1 Dep Se 2 Dep Se 3 Dep Se 4 Dep Se 5
2023
Processed Shore
ISIA Urbino
Editorial Design Course
Supervised by Valerio Di Lucente.
148 pages, 21x15 cm
Typeset in: TWK Lausanne, ABC Laica
Processed Shore is a fictional editorial project that presents a playful and experimental fusion between Generative Design by Hartmut Bohnacker and Stephen Shore by Michael Fried. The publication explores the intersection between algorithmic creation and photographic theory, translating textual and visual material into a new hybrid form. The images featured in the book are generated through a custom Processing sketch, which draws inspiration from the visual structures found in Bohnacker’s work while integrating descriptive phrases extracted from Fried’s critical text. This dialogue between code and language creates a continuous exchange between analytical and perceptual modes of reading. Across its pages, the complete essay unfolds in a linear sequence, interwoven with the generative imagery, producing a rhythm that blurs the boundary between image and text.
Processed Shore 1 Processed Shore 2 Processed Shore 3 Processed Shore 4 Processed Shore 5 Processed Shore 6 Processed Shore 7 Processed Shore 8
2024
Un Giorno
ISIA Urbino
Editorial Design Course
Supervised by Valerio Di Lucente
100 pages, 28x40 cm
Typeset in: Times New Roman, Arial
UN GIORNO is a fictional newspaper that narrates the same date over the span of thirty years, tracing its repetition through time and observing how history, politics, and global attention evolve across decades. The project focuses on the front covers of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, selecting and highlighting the nations that are mentioned in the main headlines of each edition. By isolating and emphasizing these geographical references, UN GIORNO visually reconstructs the shifting map of international interest as reflected in Italian media.
Un Giorno 1 Un Giorno 2 Un Giorno 3 Un Giorno 4
2024
Physical Words
ISIA Urbino
Spatial Design Course
Orto Botanico dell’Università di Urbino Carlo Bo
Supervised by ParasiteParasite.
Visual identity and space sonorization designed for Physical Words, final exhibition of the course held by ParasiteParasite at ISIA Urbino. The exhibition consisted of five performances presenting hypothetical curatorial projects conceived for five different hostile environments. Each solid represents the structure designed for one of the projects. The performances, hosted in Urbino’s botanic garden, were accompanied by a site-specific soundscape composition diffused through a hidden speaker system placed in selected points across the garden. The sonic layer was designed to subtly guide visitors toward each performance location.
Physical Words 2 Physical Words 3 Physical Words 4 Physical Words 5
2024
Panel designs for BF Synths
BF Synths
Eurorack module panel design
Lead designer
6 modules
The 555 Oscillator marked the beginning of BF Synth (@bfsynth), debuting as the cornerstone of the initial four-module launch at Superbooth 2024. Since then, I have served as the lead designer, scaling the brand’s visual language from a single concept into a comprehensive ecosystem of 6 modules as of 2026.
BF Synths 1 BF Synths 2 BF Synths 3 BF Synths 4 BF Synths 5