The aim of this project was to create a chromatic typographic system focused on climate change. In a first phase, the typeface was designed digitally, followed by the making of physical type matrices to be used in a workshop.
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Artificial intelligence as a creative tool for type designers
Digital fonts were first introduced worldwide during the later decades of the 20th century when typography transitioned from metallic letters to digital ones. From that point on, the idea of a foundry changed.
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…
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.
Ardina
Created as a revival of the Tialira typeface by the celebrated Portuguese typographer Manuel Pereira da Silva, Ardina was developed collectively by Bruna Chichavel, Luís Lopes, Maria Luísa Pinto and Roberta Miranda.
ORBITA
ORBITA was created as a revival of the Tia Lira typeface, designed by Manuel Pereira da Silva in 2003, which has only capital letters, in different weights and variations.
Tio Manel
Tio Manel is a modern, low-contrast sans serif typeface, strongly inspired by Tia Lira — designed in 2004 by Manuel Pereira da Silva (1930–2008), a Portuguese designer, typographer and researcher who made significant contributions to the national typographic landscape.
Nom[br]e
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This document explores how the terms we use today to describe the various components of a book developed. Understanding the origins of these terms and the parts that make up a book is essential for educational purposes, as it allows…
Friedlander Neue
The specimen, made for the Type Design curricular unit, is the culmination of our quotation of Elizabeth Friedlander’s work. It describes her patterns and Elizabeth Friedlander’s original typeface.