Graphic design is submerged in ambiguity, having on the word “playfulness” one of the crucial elements that can explain this reality.
This is a proposal to materialize a theoretical idea, in order to prompt discussion amongst students, practitioners and the audience.
This installation was exhibited during the month of December at the Royal College of Art, London, 2007.

This film is part of a series of visual experiments to materialize critical writings on the contemporary practice of graphic design. It aims to enrich the ongoing discussion of graphic design as art (Coles, Alex (ed); Design and Art, MIT Press + Whitechapel Gallery), through the use of film.
The series of works are titled “Graphic Design Criticism”, Royal College of Art, 2007.

On the edge of life was the title given to a reflection about the problematic of premature babies. The audio-visual collaboration between the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Art, took place at the Bath Music Festival, Bath, UK.
The relations between kinetic and sound were explored, creating an involving environment; drawing with music. Collaboration with musicians Maria Klatka, Ieva Rutentale and Tomasz Pokrzywinski. 2007

Article published on ARC 10, UK.
This article questions if Art and Design are submerged in hybridity. Click under the image to read the article.

This poster is the result of a typographic exercise: the content of the exhibition was the starting point to manually draw the title of the event. Illustration by Silvia Battista. 2007

Illustration for the cover of Atticus magazine – the ‘idea’ issue.. 21 x 29.7 cm, 2006.

Book design for the exhibition “Head On” of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang at the Guggenheim Berlin. Co-designed with Matthias Ernstberger and Stephan Walter. Art Direction by Stefan Sagmeister.

Commission from Fubu Publishers to design the book celebrating the 100th anniversary of Portuguese sports club Sporting Clube de Portugal. The book was written by author Marina Tavares Dias and frames the club’s achievements from an historical perspective, with a highly illustrative component. Dimensions: 23.5 x 30.5 cm, 386 pp., hard-cover + sleeve and attached small publication.

Design of the film Espelho Mágico (Magic Mirror) by Manoel de Oliveira, premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Poster (various languages and different sizes), press book and film titles. Client: Filbox Productions.