As the 2025 year draws to a close, we celebrate a landmark moment for the Master in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE), marked by the successful submission and presentation of 38 works—achieving an exceptional 105% conclusion rate. This milestone is not just a numerical success, but a promotes reflection of the dedication and critical… Continue reading A Review of the MDGPE 2024–25 Season
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Conference & Workshop with Diego Vainesman at FBAUP
What happens when designers stop drawing and the letters start talking? Chaos, wit, and a wall full of typographic stories. By the end of the afternoon in PS45, our studio wall looked like a living dictionary. Words turned into images—CLOCK that actually read like time; DISCORD split by the slightest spacing decision; FORBIDDEN reduced to… Continue reading Conference & Workshop with Diego Vainesman at FBAUP
2025 Welcome Note from the Master’s Program Director
On behalf of the Direction and the Scientific Committee of the Master’s in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects—our MDGPE—I want to welcome you to what is now your home as well: the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Porto. I’d like to start by thanking you for choosing this master’s program and congratulating… Continue reading 2025 Welcome Note from the Master’s Program Director
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
Master Pages exhibition opening
A blank page is where the craft of design begins. Every page, spread, volume and book in “Master Pages” [“Páginas Mestras” in the original Portuguese language] becomes a narrative that combines Typography, Illustration, Art Direction, Data Visualization, Visual Storytelling, and Cultural Heritage interpretations. These are the “master pages” where design narratives are brought to life,… Continue reading Master Pages exhibition opening
2024 Welcome Note
On behalf of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Master’s Degree in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE), I would like to welcome you — by first thanking and congratulating all of you — for your integration into the community of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP). Results of the… Continue reading 2024 Welcome Note
Eduardo Aires at Monocle International Conference
Eduardo Aires, Portuguese graphic designer, founder, and professor of the Master’s in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, is set to deliver a keynote speech at the prestigious Monocle International Conference. Aires, whose distinguished renowned Porto-based Studio Eduardo Aires created the city’s visual identity in 2014, will… Continue reading Eduardo Aires at Monocle International Conference
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
Second year information session (2024-25)
In the past Wednesday, the Scientific Committee (SC) board of the MDGPE master’s program organized and hosted the “regular” information session for students transitioning from the first year to the second year. In this session, ~30 students and 8 professors attended (either in-person or in a Zoom call). The professors (SC board included) presented their… Continue reading Second year information session (2024-25)