Fritura: Tipo de letra e espécime

Fritura is a variable, linear geometric sans serif typeface developed in the Type Design curricular unit. Its design arose from an attempt to revive the Tia Lira typeface by Manuel Pereira da Silva (2004), as part of the brief, while…

Aperiodica: Tipo de letra e espécime

Aperiodica is a transitional serif typeface born from a proposal first presented in the first project of the Type Design curricular unit. Despite its traditional roots, the typeface was created with editorial design in mind — headlines of periodicals, print…

The heart according to Sérgio Brito

For the Project curricular unit, with the aim of creating a book on a self-proposed theme, I chose to explore and honor a symbol that is present in our lives but does not receive due recognition: the heart.

The Crystal Goblet, or Printing Should Be Invisible

The first EADT UC module explores the culture and classical knowledge of typographic and editorial design, where the essential rules that determine functionality or pragmatism in typographic and editorial design are studied and applied, while seeking invisibility (of the medium…

Reinventar a impressão analógica

This project uses letterpress printing with movable type as a way of exploring and adapting the technological means needed to carry out the technique, turning them into practical and accessible instruments in an academic context while ensuring print quality.

Circles of time / A archive of rings

For the Project curricular unit, students were asked to create a free object on a theme of their own choosing. The theme I proposed was an archive of rings, which have fascinated me since childhood.

Siglas poveiras: Etnografia poveira, escrita codificada e identidade individual.

This brief encouraged students to bring topics of personal interest into the scope of editorial design. So I decided to tell part of the history of my city, focusing on the Siglas Poveiras, a tradition that is falling into oblivion.