Giorgia Lopane, born in Bari on 21 February 1995, lives in Rome.
She began her journey in the visual arts, graduating from a technical institute specialising in advertising graphics. She began university with the three-year Graphic Design programme at RUFA, graduating with the thesis “Chiave di Malto”, a brand identity project for a craft brewery. She continued her studies by specialising in Visual and Innovation Design. During her specialisation programme, she began working with Birra del Borgo as a 360-degree Visual Designer. In February 2019 she completed her specialist studies with the thesis “Sumus”, a greenhouse sharing project structured around an IOT system designed to facilitate communication between the user and the greenhouse. Through the project development process, she realised that her path lay in UX and UI. In January 2020 she began a new professional adventure in the Experience Consulting sector at PwC, working in UX and UI Design. Working on horizontal consulting projects focused on User Centered and Sevice design.
Sumus
Sumus focuses on the relationship between urban spaces and social life in Smart Cities, and aims to create a service that supports people in producing food to bring to their own tables. The project provides a greenhouse service using hydroponic technology, with the greenhouses connected to one another in order to encourage the concept of community gardening. The greenhouses are equipped with sensors that detect plant growth and their needs, encouraging users to participate actively by providing goals to achieve and rewards to earn.
The greenhouse can thus become a point of contact between users, generating engagement and a sense of social belonging.
