Shapeshifters is meant to be an interactive research platform and an open forum which should stimulate creative thinking and debate on the future of graphic design and of visual culture in general. An annual series of lectures is devoted to a different theme for every new season. The most diverse aspects of visual design are taken into consideration, going from graphic design, typography, illustration, to music and new media – attracting a broad public of professionals and design enthusiasts, from all kinds of disciplines.