JOANA MANUEL

Communication Designer

manuelmanuel.joana@gmail.com

Developing work in editorial, posters, branding, illustration, textile and fashion design, creating communication contents for cultural and commercial clients who value design in a contemporary and culturally reflective context.

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EDUCATION

2011-2012

  • Architecture, FAUP, Porto, Portugal

2012-2016

  • Communication Design, FBAUP, Porto, Portugal

EXPERIENCE

2016

  • Internship at oMuseu. Communication project and design of the exhibition “o Futuro a Acontecer”, Graduation exhibition of the Communication Design students at FBAUP (Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto).

2017-2018

  • Freelance Infographic Designer for the website project “Portal InfoCosméticos” by FFUP (Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto).

2018-2019

  • Designer at Cherrypapaya (Kids Clothing Brand) Print, fashion and textile designer. Development of collections. Communication and brand designer. Content management and design for the newsletters, website and social media.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

2016

  • Exhibition: “o Futuro a Acontecer”
  • Exhibition: “Prémio de Aquisição” (Acquisition Prize)
  • Award: Acquisition prize 2015-2016 Communication Design and Fine Arts, with the project “253 Matrecos ou Matraquilhos”
  • Honourable Mention of the Acquisition Prize 2015-2016, Communication Design and Fine Arts, with the graphic project for the exhibition “o Futuro a Acontecer”.

2018

  • International Fair: Playtime, Paris.

2019

  • International Fair: Playtime, Paris
  • Fashion Show: Kids Moda Portugal, Cherrypapaya
    Pitti Bimbo, Florence
  • Fashion Show: Kids Moda Portugal, Cherrypapaya
    Portugal Fashion, Porto, Portugal.

O FUTURO A ACONTECER

Design and concept for the final exhibition of Communication Design 2015-2016, at FBAUP with the curatorship of Luís Pinto Nunes.  This project won an Honourable Mention of the Acquisition Prizes 2015-2016 — Fine Arts and Communication Design, at FBAUP.

Year: 2016
Typeface: Akzidenz-Grotesk BQ Condensed

OPEN CALL

2 in 1 Poster and leaflet of the regulation for the "Open Call" for the senior students exhibition of Communication Design 2015-16, at FBAUP.

Year: 2016
Typeface: Avenir

TIPOGRAFIA DE WEINGART

Type and visual exercise, visual poetry. Using Chinese proverbs and other popular quotes.

MASSIVE DYNAMIC

Branding and visual concept for a fictional company brand, Massive Dynamic, from the tv series Fringe.

Year: 2015
Typeface: Avenir; Primetime

3 FICÇÕES

Cover design and pagination of Três Ficções (Three Fictions) which consists in a collection of three short stories from ‘Jorge Luis Borges’ Collected Fictions.

Typeface: ITC Avant Garde Gothic

GIFT FROM GOD

Art direction work exploring the humor in design, it can be in a critical way or just for fun, combining texts collected by different fonts and books, interviews and artworks that shows how design can make us laugh.

Year: 2016
Typeface: Ballon; Circular

VAN.DO.MA

This project is a tribute to a very old and popular second hand fair located in Porto, using the concept of collectionism of old vinils, the result is a singular, conceptual and visual project which is also a memory. Archive object.

Year: 2016
Design: Filipa Ferreira, Joana Manuel
Typeface: Futura

PYTA

PYTA is a photographic project for a traditional portuguese store of handmade shoes, the products were photographed with a contemporary view, giving them some "fashion" approach.