Ó Mãe, tenho Saudades // Design through Making

“Making is the universal infrastructure of creative production - be it technical or artistic scientific or cultural.” (Daniel Charny, 2011:7) This project is based on a previous assignment, Brief#6 – Influencers, and it has a really open brief. We were required to design, prototype and make any 3D object that fits these requirements. Materials, function, …

Visual Statistics

Visual Statistics as a brief reminds us of how versatile statistics can be in such different contexts and how they can help us to make sense of what is around us. As Alan Smith states in his TED Talk, “(…) statistics are about us. If you look at the etymology of the word statistics, it's …

Movers, Shakers, Innovators, Critical Thinkers and Influencers

This movers, shakers, innovators, critical thinkers and influencers brief asks us to identify who has shaped who we are, the decisions we made and the ones that are still yet to come. With this in mind, each one of us had to create a personal timeline where our own influencers are highlighted. The outcome of …

International Pedagogy

This project was the starting point of my master degree journey. It consists of the creation of a simple learning tool to present for the rest of the class. This must include an insider’s view to survive in my home country. What do I think the group needs to know about Portugal? CONCEPT My response …

Manifesto

This time, for Brief #5, we were asked to answer in a form of an Exhibition, Installation or Happening to questions like what is right in the design world right now? What do I stand for? What do I agree with? Or disagree??Therefore, facing this as a retrospective project, my goal was to create a …

360º Lights and Colours // London Design Festival

//First Cut_Brief#2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48sFGrnaZs&feature=youtu.be This project started on the 18th of September when we decided to meet a group for the first time and undertake the task that we were given: visit an event in London as a group. We quickly decided that we wanted to attend the London Design week on the 20th of September, …