Francisco Laranjo Graphic Design

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Something Slash Something

The slash has recently turned into a hip graphic device through which graphic designers affirm their graphicness and book a ticket to the “inspirational” typo-graphic blogs that grant them instant glory. To read the article, click under the image.

Date -- June 2010
Categories -- Design Criticism, Writings

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The Fluorescent Society - Poster

Poster designed in parallel with the writing process of the article The Fluorescent Society. The poster was distributed and left in many streets of London, with emphasis on locations where fluorescent materials were used. Text on poster: Fluorescent pink, yellow, orange and green are everywhere. The goal is to dazzle, to see who can shout loudest and make you spend your money fastest. Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm, fluorescent spray on fluorescent paper.

Date -- June 2010
Categories -- Design Criticism

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Imaginaid Galerie/ Visual identity

Imaginaid Galerie is a contemporary art gallery based in Geneva, Switzerland. The gallery runs in parallel with Imaginaid Association, a mission-based organization. Logo, stationary, custom display typeface, invites and website.

Date -- May 2010
Categories -- Identity, Web

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BEAP — Poster no. 6

Poster no. 6 for the Summer concerts held at the Bishopsgate Institute of BEAP – Bishopsgate Emerging Artists Programme. Dimensions: 48 x 68 cm, digital print.

Date -- April 2010
Categories -- Poster

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Book Art, Book Design or The Art of the Book?

Article published on the Visual Culture blog Reactor. Portuguese version only.

Date -- March 2010
Categories -- Design Criticism, Writings

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Beyond Hybridity article re-published

A revised version of the article Beyond Hybridity has been published on the book A Nervous Nap – On expanding the field of design, edited by Sebastian Cichocki (Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw) and Bogna Świątkowska, including texts by Charles Eames, Tom Holert, Mark Wigley, amongst others. Published by Fundacja Bec Zmiana (Poland).

Date -- February 2010
Categories -- Design Criticism, Writings

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BEAP — Poster no. 5

Poster no. 5 for the Spring concerts held at the Bishopsgate Institute of the Bishopsgate Emerging Artists Programme. Illustration by Karen Lacroix. Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm, digital print.

Date -- January 2010
Categories -- Poster

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Conference: Design Criticism

Conference titled Graphic Design: from Speed to Criticism at ESAD (Porto, Portugal) for the MA in Design.
ESAD auditorium, Friday 18th December 2009, at 5pm.

Date -- December 2009
Categories -- Design Criticism, Misc

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LSQ/ Lunar Saxophone Quartet

Identity for the Lunar Saxophone Quartet, website and CD design for their latest release (Reworkings). Illustration for CD cover by Karen Lacroix.

Date -- November 2009
Categories -- Identity, Poster, Web

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Pictures for Georgetown (catalogue)

Catalogue for the exhibition “Pictures for Georgetown 1986–2009″ at the National Gallery of Art (Guyana) by artist Dennis de Caires. Flexicover, 176 x 250 mm, 64pp.

Date -- October 2009
Categories -- Book

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