Talks - Graphic Days 2026

Talks

The relationship between disciplines, technologies, and models mediated by visual language becomes the key to interpreting the concept of disorder through the comparison of different experiences, paths, and approaches. The talk lineup offers an international perspective on these themes.

Design talks require a €30 ticket (which includes daily admission to the festival).
PROMO TALK: €50 if you purchase tickets for two different design talks by entering the promo code PROMO-TALK-2026 at checkout.
PROMO TIPS & TRICKS: €40 if you purchase a ticket for Design Talk 01 together with a ticket for the Tips & Tricks by Johanna Jaskowska and Ksawery Komputery.

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Events

Award ceremony for the winners of the sixth edition of Neologia, the open call dedicated to the experimentation of visual languages and aimed at young creatives aged 18 to 30. The competition features five categories: Editorial Design, Poster Design, Motion Graphics, AI and, new for this edition, Illustration. The 2026 awards and special mentions will ...

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16:30 — 19:00

Design Talk 01 | New Visual Worlds

Contemporary design increasingly develops at the intersection of disciplines, technologies, and experiences. Through approaches ranging from digital experimentation to the observation of contemporary cultural landscapes, these talks explore new ways of creating images, narratives, and visual imaginaries. Johanna Jaskowska For the Love of the Game A personal journey through creativity, transformation, and reinvention. Moving between ...

Guests:Johanna Jaskowska,Quim Marín,Ksawery Komputery,YONK

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16:30 — 19:00

Design Talk 02 | Graphic Narratives

Posters, illustration, and graphic design are tools through which ideas, stories, and identities take shape. Bringing together three practitioners with different backgrounds yet a shared commitment to visual language, these talks offer insights into the relationship between research, creative process, and graphic culture. Erik Kessels The importance of no To be creative and becoming ...

Guests:Erich Brechbühl,Patryk Hardziej,Erik Kessels,Felix Pfäffli by Studio Feixen,Verònica Fuerte

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16:30 — 19:00

Design Talk 03 | Motion Language

From branding to illustration, from visual experimentation to digital culture, motion design redefines the way images, ideas, and stories come to life. A conversation among authors exploring different languages and approaches to showcase the many possibilities of contemporary animation. At the end of the panel, a roundtable discussion moderated by Darco Mal Pra and Alexandra ...

Guests:Emanuele Colombo,Illo,Niceshit,Nerdo,Treviso Comic Book Festival

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Posterheroes Talk

Every year, Posterheroes invites the international creative community to tackle the defining issues of our time. With Still Human, the challenge was to explore the boundary between human beings and artificial intelligence—between delegation and responsibility, automation and choice, efficiency and creativity. Not to judge technology, but to make its effects, possibilities, and visions visible. The ...

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