A Imagem e Não-Imagem da Censura Queer
Arquivo, Identidade, Linguagem e Resistência no Design Gráfico Queer
Luís Lopes
From feelings of devaluation and marginalization come responses and reactions that make up what we might call queer resistance. It emerges, among other forms, through the re-signification and reclaiming of languages and meanings, many of which are expressed through images, opening up nuance: what images can be and what they can become.
The project “The Image and Non-Image of Queer Censorship” builds a visual narrative around manifestations of censorship and iconoclasm that inform us about the perception and acceptance of queer identities in society. It also follows a research-through-editorial-design approach, reflecting how this censorship bears on what could be a queerer perspective on graphic design, while valuing the image as a tool for narrating and rebuilding identity.
Imprint / Technical Rider:
Year: 2026
Dimensions: Dossier Zero 210 × 90 mm · First 148 × 210 mm · Second 148 × 258 mm · Third 200 × 258 mm (whole object 200 × 258 × 33 mm); 32 + 112 + 112 + 120 pages
Materials: Text block on Munken White 130 g; covers on Canson 200 g. Stickers, appendices and sketches in home inkjet printing on colored papers.
Production and finishing: Digital printing; perfect bound. Printing and finishing: Fotomecânica Molográfica, S.A., September 2026.
Resources and credits: Typefaces: DGM Saffron and DGM Gleff (Giulia Boggio); Degheest Latitude (Ange Degheest, Eugénie Bidaut, Oriane Charvieux, Mandy Elbé, Luna Delabre, Camille Depalle, Justine Herbel, May Jolivet and Benjamin Gomez); Authentic Sans Condensed (Christina Janus and Desmond Wong); Nudles (Anne-Dauphine Borione and Max Lillo); DINdong (Clara Sambot). Images by the author or found, credited in the image index.
Curricular Unit:
Dissertation/Project/Internship (2nd year) — Project
Supervisor: Mário Moura
Keywords: Image Censorship, Queer Graphic Design, Queer Iconoclasm, LGBTQIA+ Visibility
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