Last Monday, the 27th of November 2023, we had Prof. Sónia da Rocha at FBAUP, visiting from the ESAD.Har. She had been in Portugal for a few institutional visits and, of course, to attend the fantastic Typography Meeting at the University Lusófona in Lisbon the previous weekend. We had had the opportunity to catch up… Continue reading Mediavilla, by Sónia da Rocha
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2023 Welcome Note
On behalf of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Masters in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects (MDGPE) and the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP), I would like to welcome you — with a very special thank you and a very enthusiastic congratulation note — for your integration into this team.… Continue reading 2023 Welcome Note
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.
Presentations of the MDGPE students at IJUP 2022
During the past week, the University of Porto held the 2022 edition of the IJUP – Young Researchers at U.Porto. With the participation of a handful of students from FBAUP, this year’s edition counted on the participation of yet another two second-year MDGPE students: Ricardo Dantas and Ana Rita Antunes. Ricardo presented his ongoing dissertation… Continue reading Presentations of the MDGPE students at IJUP 2022
Calligraphy Workshop
On the last Wednesday 19 of January, we organized and hosted a calligraphy workshop, lectured by the visiting Design teacher and Ph.D. researcher Maíra Woloszyn. A one-day workshop where participants created their own tools and were introduced to the “foundational hand”. This workshop was geared to beginners and intermediate art and design students alike, with… Continue reading Calligraphy Workshop
REDE#03 Exhibition
Three poster projects from students of the Graphic Design and Infographics course are a part of the exhibition of REDE#3. The third edition of the Meeting of the Portuguese Design Schools, took place last Friday December 3rd, at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon (organized by the Designobs.pt).
Editorial design and book-binding workshop with Dário Cannatà
During the last week of October, the graphic designer Dário Cannnatà conducted an editorial design and book-binding workshop with the two first-year classes of the MDGPE. Dário has been a regular guest and instructor of the course and it is always with great joy and expectation that we host his workshop.