Pedro Amado (SIG Moderator, i2ADS/FBAUP, PT) Pedro Amado holds a Ph.D. Type Design in Digital Information and Communication Platforms in from the University of Aveiro (2014), an MFA in Open Source Type Design in Multimedia Art (2007), and a degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (2002). […]

Fabrício Fava (i2ADS/FBAUP, PT) Fabrício Fava is a multidisciplinary designer and Researcher at i2ADS — Research Institute in Art, Design and Society, where he promotes research through design. As a moderator of the interest group in Ludic Interfaces and Speculative Design (iLudens), he has been exploring playful methodologies and expanding the idea of ludic design […]

Cristina Ferreira (i2ADS/FBAUP, PT) Cristina Ferreira, born in Porto (Portugal), holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design, a Master’s degree in Art and Multimedia, and a PhD in Art and Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design at FBAUP, specializing in Communication […]

Graciela Machado (i2ADS/FBAUP, PT) Graciela Machado, born in Porto, Portugal, graduated in Fine Arts Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) and earned a Master’s in Printmaking from the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She holds a Ph.D. in Drawing from the University of the Basque Country, focusing […]

Catarina Silva (ESD-IPCA / ID+, PT) Catarina Silva, Assistant Professor, School of Design, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Barcelos, Portugal. Ana Catarina Silva is a teacher, a researcher and holds a Ph.D. in Sciences and Technologies of Communication (University of Porto, Portugal), with a thesis that studied the design of the technical book […]

Vítor Quelhas (ESMAD-IPP / ID+, PT) Vítor Quelhas, Assistant Professor, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, School of Media Arts and Design, Porto, Portugal and ID+ Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture, Aveiro, Portugal and uniMAD, Porto, Portugal Vítor Quelhas holds a Ph.D. in Design (Typography and Type Design) from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, an […]

Rúben R. Dias (ESAD / ESAD—idea / ESD–ICPA / 0.itemzero) Rúben Reis Dias is an internationally acclaimed editorial designer, educator, and researcher based in Portugal. With a PhD in Design, he specializes in editorial design, typography, and the intersection of analog and digital print practices. He is a founding member of Itemzero, a design studio […]

Olinda Martins (UA – DeCA / ID+) Olinda Martins holds a Ph.D. in Design from the University of Aveiro and is an integrated researcher at ID+ Institute. Her research spans Typography, Editorial Design, Drawing and Archives, connecting the fundamental role of drawing in design practice and pedagogy. As a Guest Assistant Professor at both the […]