Luca Longa
Visual Communication Designer & Researcher — Como (IT) / Basel (CH)
▸ Profile
Visual communication designer working at the intersection of data visualisation, critical research, and investigative practice. Work spans information design, instructional design, and the translation of complex research into clear, public-facing materials — across digital and print media, with a structured, self-directed approach.
Currently completing an MA in Digital Communication Environments at FHNW HGK Basel. Thesis project: Other Eyes Shine in the Night Sky — a practice-based investigation into Starlink mega-constellations using radio signal reception, real-time data visualisation, and public installation.
▸ Experience
Production of over 150 educational videos for and learning projects. Co-authored and lectured in the MOOC Enhancing Education through Open Opportunities. Designed and monitored Virtual Reality laboratories; co-authored the publication Due anni di laboratori VR ↗ Link.
Led the end-to-end production pipeline — from storyboarding and scripting through filming, editing, and post-production — for over 150 educational video modules. Managed simultaneous production schedules across 12 MOOCs, coordinating with faculty subject-matter experts and the instructional design team. Designed and conducted VR laboratory sessions using 360° immersive content. Co-authored the institutional publication documenting two years of VR lab methodology and outcomes.
Six-month internship in the Task Force Innovation Teaching and Learning.
▸ Education
Thesis: Other Eyes Shine in the Night Sky. Supervisors: Dr. Paloma López Grüninger · Jinsu Ahn · Lena Frei. Defence: 21 August 2026.
Practice-based investigation into SpaceX Starlink mega-constellations using self-built radio reception hardware (Raspberry Pi + SDR), real-time data visualisation (D3.js, P5.js), and public installation. The project critically examines the politics of orbital infrastructure through the lens of feminist satellite practice and counter-archival methodologies. Output: interactive installation, data sonification, and open-source toolkit.
Thesis: D.MOSTRA — Reconstructing Design Exhibitions through Interactive Storytelling. Grade: 99/110.
A web-based interactive archive that reconstructs historic Italian design exhibitions — primarily from the Triennale di Milano — through navigable timelines, digitised artefacts, and contextual storytelling. Built with HTML/CSS/JS and archival data from institutional collections. The project explored how interactive media can make cultural heritage accessible beyond the physical exhibition space.
Grade: 92/100.
▸ Talks & Conferences
Oral presentation, 25 min, EN. 11 September 2025.
▸ Scientific Organisation
Organised by Bérénice Serra & Allan Deneuville. Partners: SNSF · Hasler Stiftung. 22–24 January 2025.
Partners: Ville de Paris · Gaîté Lyrique · OpenFacto · Geode · ECLLA. 5 December 2025.
▸ Publications
MOOC. Licence CC BY 4.0. Available on POK Polimi, Coursera, Edvance and Zenodo.
▸ Complementary Training
Forms of Policing / Il mondo in sintesi / Generative AI / Responsible Vision for a Responsible Design
❀ Currently
Practice-based thesis on satellite constellations, radio signals, and data visualisation as counter-archive. Defence: 21 August 2026.
◇ Skills & Tools
▸ Other
Six years of voluntary service with young people aged 11–22 in various leadership roles.