Menocomeço: Descobrir e Resignificar a Menopausa
Joana Teles
Menocomeço: Discovering and Re-signifying Menopause is a visual, introspective manual in twelve chapters that proposes a feminist reading of menopause, understanding it not as an ending but as a singular transition, unique to each woman. The visual concept associates femininity with the image of the flower — fragile and delicate, yet free and untamable — rendered in loose, fluid watercolors that follow the rhythm of this stage of life.
The book has two parts: a “manual” section, with infographic representations to help face this new stage, and a section of introspective and symbolic texts, excerpts from Reinterpreting Menopause: Cultural and Philosophical Issues (Komesaroff, Rothfield & Daly, 1997). The structure follows a logic of feeling, understanding and re-signifying — not seeking to change the symbols associated with menopause, but to give them new meaning.
Imprint / Technical Rider:
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 180 × 260 × 17 mm; approximate depth; 156 pages
Materials: Digital printing 4/4 (CMYK) on Munken Link 120 g and Pop 7 Rola (Grey) 120 g.
Production and finishing: Printed at Molográfica; French binding by Mr. Carvalho.
Resources and credits: Typefaces: Familjen Grotesk by Familjen STHLM AB (Google Fonts); Wagram Slab Non-Commercial by Contemporary Type.
Software: InDesign + Photoshop + watercolor illustrations.
Manual section curated and written by Joana Teles, with texts from Reinterpreting Menopause: Cultural and Philosophical Issues (Komesaroff, Rothfield & Daly, 1997).
Curricular Unit:
Project (1st year)
Supervising Professor:
Cristina Ferreira
Keywords: Menopause, Editorial, Manual, Illustration
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