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
Category: Portfolio
Schron Poltawski
Schron Poltawski is typeface revival designed by Beatriz Fernandes, Joana Teixeira, and Margarida Silva, for the Type Design course in 2022, under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Amado. For the second and final group assignment, students in the Type Design course must research and design a revival of a text typeface. This typeface was also… Continue reading Schron Poltawski
Saint John
Leonor Aguiar “São João” (Saint John popular festivity) narrative sequence, developed for CPI in 2022, under Prof. Rui Vitorino Santos and Prof. Júlio Dolbeth. For the Contexts and Practices of Illustration (CPI) course’s first assignment, students are prompted to create a mood board, followed by a 5–7 image-based narrative sequence by reflecting on issues related… Continue reading Saint John
The traveler
Cíntia Funchal “O Viajante” (The traveler) fanzine, developed for CPI in 2022, under Prof. Rui Vitorino Santos. For the Contexts and Practices of Illustration (CPI) course’s second assignment, students are prompted to create a narrative by analyzing three previously selected images or objects. When describing, narrative relationships such as the personal emotional connection, symbolic or… Continue reading The traveler
Promotional Brochure
Promotional Brochure, designed by João Aveiro, for the Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography course during 2022, under Prof. António Modesto Students were asked to choose and analyze a work by a designer. This designer, in his work, should not comply with the invisibility rules of Beatrice Warde’s article, crystal goblet. After analyzing the… Continue reading Promotional Brochure
The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design
The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design: Development and evaluation of a parametric tool for creating typographic compositions. A master research and development project by Vânia Oliveira, developed in 2020. The evolution of communicative processes, as well as their supports and techniques, is a constant. Typography is no exception, as this process… Continue reading The Creative Potential of Animation and Repetition in Editorial Design
The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition
“A Dimensão Emocional na Composição do Cartaz Tipográfico” (The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition) from Irene Beatriz Meireis Peixoto, a Master Project research developed in 2020. This project deals with topics such as human emotions, design and typographic composition. The human mind, according to the work developed by Professor António Damásio (2011), diverges from… Continue reading The Emotional Dimension in Typographic Poster Composition
Figurat
Figurat: a contemporary high-contrast sans-serif typeface. Master Project by Abel Martins in 2020. This project aims to research and analyze existing strategies and methodologies in constructing a new typeface. Following Martin Andersch’s calligraphic design methodologies, as well as the typographic design strategies of José Scaglione and Laura Meseguer, as starting points, studies were prepared for… Continue reading Figurat
Industria Neue Typeface
Industria Neue digital typeface revival developed by Inês Venâncio, Raquel Clemente, Sara Guerra under the supervision of Professor Pedro Amado, within the Typeface Design course, in the academic year 2021-22. Industria Neue appears as an updated version of the “Industria” font designed by Hermann Zehnpfundt and launched by Emil Gursch’s Foundry in 1910. There are… Continue reading Industria Neue Typeface
Promotion Poster
Promotional poster for the MDGPE, printed on paper, bilingual (Portuguese and English), developed by Catarina Santos Costa Ferreira for the course Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography, under Professor António Modesto in November 2022. The objective was to solve a graphic and editorial design problem, emphasizing typographic composition expressively, appealing to its compelling yet… Continue reading Promotion Poster