It’s just pizza!

A self-proposed project for the Graphic Design and Infographics course, which contextualized and mapped the unfolding of the conspiracy theory known as “Pizzagate”. The aim of this project was to create a visualization of how quickly disinformation arises and spreads,…

Siglas poveiras: Etnografia poveira, escrita codificada e identidade individual.

This brief encouraged students to bring topics of personal interest into the scope of editorial design. So I decided to tell part of the history of my city, focusing on the Siglas Poveiras, a tradition that is falling into oblivion.

Late Fascism

“Late Fascism” is a fictional, experimental and critical publication that addresses the theme of post-fascism. It draws on content originally published by @e_flux and sets out to be a space for international discussion on the subject.

The Crystal Goblet, or Printing Should Be Invisible

The first EADT UC module explores the culture and classical knowledge of typographic and editorial design, where the essential rules that determine functionality or pragmatism in typographic and editorial design are studied and applied, while seeking invisibility (of the medium…

V&A buttons

This 200-page book, conceived as a collaborative role-play between editors and designers, showcases the button collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The editors, acting as curators, provided the content and vision, while the designers brought this concept to visual…

Across the Universe

Over several meetings, the editorial team developed a synergy with the theme. With the deadline in mind, we divided the work into chapters, creating a mind map with visual references from different fields, including materials, photographs, color palettes, sculptures and…

2023 Welcome Note

2023-24 Students in the welcome session

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