Comments on: Sebastião Rodrigues: Graphic designer http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/ modern graphic design inspiration blog + vintage graphics resource Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Shawn Riney http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-10769 Shawn Riney Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:29:56 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-10769 I HAD this poster when I was growing up. It was framed and I should never EVER have let it go! *sigh* http://www.p4liveauctions.com/calendar/lot/auction/P4049/id/7 I HAD this poster when I was growing up. It was framed and I should never EVER have let it go! *sigh*

http://www.p4liveauctions.com/calendar/lot/auction/P4049/id/7

]]> By: ESAD - Escola Superior de Artes e Design http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-9267 ESAD - Escola Superior de Artes e Design Mon, 18 May 2009 17:21:46 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-9267 "Graphic design in Portugal has no major reference than Sebastião Rodrigues (1929-1997), a graphic artist (the name that before the professionals of graphic communication were called). After forty years of work as a graphic artist, Rodrigues was internationally distinguished in 1991 by ICOGRADA's "Excellence Award" in consideration of his remarkable work for Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - he created the corporate identity of this institution - still in use today. His legacy still lives and the book about his work (Sebastião Rodrigues - Designer, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon) its a "must" in every portuguese designer bookshelf. (...) The first generation of portuguese graphic artists started with the knowledge of traditional arts and crafts: backgrounds from painting, sculpture or architecture allowed this pioneers to develop an important amount of high-quality works. Authors like Victor Palla, Abel Manta, Thomaz de Mello, Fernando de Azevedo, Lima de Freitas and Octávio Clérigo were very influencial with their high-quality work and opened new roads for the future generations. For decades they became the front line of a brand new activity in this old country." from the article "Design Colonizers" writen by the portuguese designer Emanuel Barbosa: Identity Magazine, Issue 11, Summer 2007, Art Graphics, Moscow "Design Colonizers" - The Portuguese, pioneers of the Great geographical discoveries, sailors and colonialists, having had their historical roots as a poly-cultural nation, to this day continue to "digest" other cultures. Fruity and live projects from Firegirl, Fluordesign, MyBrand, ShiftDesign, João Machado, burokratik, Francisco Providencia and Vestigio represent design as large as life. “Graphic design in Portugal has no major reference than Sebastião Rodrigues (1929-1997), a graphic artist (the name that before the professionals of graphic communication were called). After forty years of work as a graphic artist, Rodrigues was internationally distinguished in 1991 by ICOGRADA’s “Excellence Award” in consideration of his remarkable work for Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - he created the corporate identity of this institution - still in use today. His legacy still lives and the book about his work (Sebastião Rodrigues - Designer, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon) its a “must” in every portuguese designer bookshelf.
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The first generation of portuguese graphic artists started with the knowledge of traditional arts and crafts: backgrounds from painting, sculpture or architecture allowed this pioneers to develop an important amount of high-quality works. Authors like Victor Palla, Abel Manta, Thomaz de Mello, Fernando de Azevedo, Lima de Freitas and Octávio Clérigo were very influencial with their high-quality work and opened new roads for the future generations. For decades they became the front line of a brand new activity in this old country.”

from the article “Design Colonizers” writen by the portuguese designer Emanuel Barbosa: Identity Magazine, Issue 11, Summer 2007, Art Graphics, Moscow

“Design Colonizers” - The Portuguese, pioneers of the Great geographical discoveries, sailors and colonialists, having had their historical roots as a poly-cultural nation, to this day continue to “digest” other cultures. Fruity and live projects from Firegirl, Fluordesign, MyBrand, ShiftDesign, João Machado, burokratik, Francisco Providencia and Vestigio represent design as large as life.

]]> By: Vera http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-7143 Vera Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:46:17 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-7143 Hello, there is plenty to be found about this generation of designers in Portugal in the magazine "Panorama", published by Secretariado Nacional da Informação (S.N.I. from the forties until the seventies. You will find Panorama covers on portuguese blogs, namely this one: http://blogdaruanove.blogs.sapo.pt/ Check my blog to find out about designer Manuel Rodrigues, a close collaborator of Sebastião Rodrigues. http://retrovisor.blogs.sapo.pt/ best regards, Vera Hello,
there is plenty to be found about this generation of designers in Portugal in the magazine “Panorama”, published by Secretariado Nacional da Informação (S.N.I. from the forties until the seventies. You will find Panorama covers on portuguese blogs, namely this one: http://blogdaruanove.blogs.sapo.pt/
Check my blog to find out about designer Manuel Rodrigues, a close collaborator of Sebastião Rodrigues.
http://retrovisor.blogs.sapo.pt/
best regards,
Vera

]]> By: Sandro http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-5586 Sandro Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:55:59 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-5586 Hi, i'm doing a work for graphic design about Sebastiao Rodrigues but i went to the library and they don't let me take the book home to scan it... So, if you can send me the pages that you have scanned it would be a great help since i can't find many works of him in the internet. Hi, i’m doing a work for graphic design about Sebastiao Rodrigues but i went to the library and they don’t let me take the book home to scan it… So, if you can send me the pages that you have scanned it would be a great help since i can’t find many works of him in the internet.

]]> By: lena http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-4994 lena Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:32:48 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-4994 Hey, am looking for the book also for so long, and i can´t find it!! Would you send it to me too?this would be really really fantastic! Lena Hey, am looking for the book also for so long, and i can´t find it!!
Would you send it to me too?this would be really really fantastic!
Lena

]]> By: Alex http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-4726 Alex Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:14:37 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-4726 Hello I have that book scanned... well, sort of. It's not all but maybe some 100 pages scans. Only pics of his work and not text. The only problem it's that the .rar files are very big. But, anyway... I could try to send it 2 u. Interested? :) Hello

I have that book scanned… well, sort of.
It’s not all but maybe some 100 pages scans. Only pics of his work and not text. The only problem it’s that the .rar files are very big. But, anyway… I could try to send it 2 u. Interested? :)

]]> By: Diogo http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-2211 Diogo Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:49:57 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-2211 Yes, I'm from Portugal. I wrote to Gulbenkian to ask if they are planning to scan the book and put it on the internet (they've done it with other publications). If not... maybe I can do it when I have some spare time. Yes, I’m from Portugal. I wrote to Gulbenkian to ask if they are planning to scan the book and put it on the internet (they’ve done it with other publications). If not… maybe I can do it when I have some spare time.

]]> By: Milena http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-2195 Milena Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:23:53 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-2195 Gorgeous. I love everything about them, most especially the colors. Gorgeous. I love everything about them, most especially the colors.

]]> By: Dave http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-2193 Dave Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:15:02 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-2193 Thanks so much Diogo! Are you located in Portugal? Thanks so much Diogo! Are you located in Portugal?

]]> By: Diogo http://grainedit.com/2008/08/26/sebastio-rodrigues-graphic-designer/#comment-2186 Diogo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:48:35 +0000 http://grainedit.com/?p=1016#comment-2186 Sebastião Rodrigues was the very first Portuguese Graphic designer. There is not much information about him on the internet, and the few that exists is in portuguese... The best best source of information is an Exposition catalog at de Gulbenkian foundation. I went to their site and it seems that they don't sell it anymore... anyway, I have it at home and as soon as I can, I will give you some more info. Sebastião Rodrigues was the very first Portuguese Graphic designer.

There is not much information about him on the internet, and the few that exists is in portuguese… The best best source of information is an Exposition catalog at de Gulbenkian foundation. I went to their site and it seems that they don’t sell it anymore… anyway, I have it at home and as soon as I can, I will give you some more info.

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