MDGPE’s Annual Exhibition: a critical laboratory on display at the Museum Gallery An archive only exists when it is accessed, interpreted, and updated. It is under this premise that the Master’s Degree in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE) opens, on October 2nd, the exhibition “Arquivo Material / Material Archive”, on view at the FBAUP… Continue reading Material Archive
Category: Highlights
Student Distinctions at IJUP 2026:
Following an incredibly vibrant 19th edition of the Young Researchers Meeting of U.Porto (IJUP), which took place from May 6th to 8th, we are absolutely thrilled to share some outstanding news: two out of the three distinguished students in the arts are from the MDGPE program! 😉 These distinctions reflect not only the academic rigor… Continue reading Student Distinctions at IJUP 2026:
Student Distinctions at IJUP 2025
The Master in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE) is proud to announce that two of our students, Rita Melo and Bruno Barros, have been honored with distinguished awards at the 2025 edition of the Young Research Meeting of the University of Porto (IJUP). Their outstanding work, presented in the Arts category, captivated the audience… Continue reading Student Distinctions at IJUP 2025
IJUP 2025
Celebrating a Growing, Engaged Academic Community in the 18th edition of IJUP – Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto —the annual Young Researchers Meeting of the University of Porto. This year the event counted with the participation of dozens of students from FBAUP, from the MDIP, MIEI, MDI and especially from the MDGPE… Continue reading IJUP 2025
IJUP 2024
In the last three days, the University of Porto has organized and hosted the U.Porto Youth Research Meeting – IJUP, at the amazing facilities of the FEP university: The U.Porto Young Research Meeting – IJUP, is an annual event, which takes place at the beginning of the second semester, and where U.Porto students have the… Continue reading IJUP 2024
Young Lions 2023
4 FBAUP students — 3 currently enrolled students in the MDGPE — have made it to the final stage of the 2023 edition of the Young Lions Portugal: Margarida Silva (together with the LDC alumnus Mariana Carvalhais) and Jorge Moreira with Alexandre Sousa. Although they didn’t take “the podium,” they proved to be feisty competitors going… Continue reading Young Lions 2023
Adobe InCopy 2023 Splash Screen
We are incredibly proud of our (currently finishing) students in the MDGPE master’s program. After being their work — the Diamond Grotesk typeface specimen developed in the Type Design course — being “spotted” by the Adobe Behance “scouts”, they were invited to design the current InCopy Splash Screen. It has finally debuted and is out… Continue reading Adobe InCopy 2023 Splash Screen
CA Typography Annual Competition shortlist
Francisco Modesto (The Chico Studio), one of our alumni from the Multimedia Master (FEUP+FBAUP), and César Martiniano were shortlisted in the Typography Annual Competition for Communication Arts Magazine with the work “Archipelago Dada – Motion Video”, resulting from César’s final type design research project from the MDGPE. thechico.studioWe got shortlisted in the Typography Annual Competition… Continue reading CA Typography Annual Competition shortlist
IJUP 2022 Distinction
Ana Rita Antunes (2nd year student). Best Poster Distinction in the Arts, at the 2022 edition of the IJUP – Young Researchers at U.Porto, with the ongoing project “Print Mischief: Development of a system applied to the creation of album covers to be printed in letterpress” soon to be presented.
Gerard Unger Merit Award
Veronika Burian and José Scaglione have been supporting the research and development of new typefaces, especially the ones made by students, in the Gerard Unger Scholarship. A prize and mentorship program offered by the Type Together foundry. We are very pleased to announce the 6th edition of TypeTogether’s Gerard Unger Scholarship, open to any current… Continue reading Gerard Unger Merit Award