Hello! I’m Antonella Nonnis, but people call me Ant, a User Experience Design Lecturer and Y2 Lead for the BA UXD students in the Design School at LCC. I hold a PhD in Media and Arts Technology from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of Queen Mary University of London. I'm fascinated by how we understand the world around us, our perceptions, the ways we communicate, especially body language and embodied interactions, and the complexity of our emotions, (inter)actions and cognitive processes.
I have a multidisciplinary background with degrees in Media Arts and Technology, Multimedia Arts, Design for Interactive Media, and Fine Arts. For several years, since 2001, I organised events and played as a DJ (using vinyl) around Italy and Europe under the pseudonym Flux'n. I was part of the BBD, the Megatron Sound Systems, and the Rexistenz Records (RXSTNZ) crew. I loved playing breakcore, jungle, drum'n bass, techno, breakbeat, some hip hop and anything apocalyptically melodic and broken but not too drilly.
I am passionate about children, ethical and inclusive design, play, neurodiversity, human-human interactions, human-computer interactions, and art and hacktivism. I have been working with disabled and neurodivergent children for many years, both in Italy and the UK.
I love (interactive) art, electronic music, coffee, making things, sunny days (I’m desperate for those in grey London!), rocking, swinging, chocolate, the beach, deep-pressure massage, and the smell of Mediterranean Sea coastal plants, lavender, Play-Doh, watercolours, and newly cut grass.
My favourite art movements are Dada, Fluxus...and Hacktivism. I also like taking pictures, running, and artistic gymnastics.
Press:Arduino: A diy pop-up interactive book made with recycled materials.
Weird Planet: Weird Planet - a segment of the show Daily Planet on air on Discovery Channel Canada.
CreativeApplications: Electronic pop up piano.
Atmel: This pop-up electronic DIY book is powered by Arduino.
Hackaday: Popup book includes a playable piano keyboard.