December 2009
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+ The westernmost country of continental Europe I
Personal illustration.
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+ The sun was sinking
Personal illustration. Series Daylight and the sun.
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+ The sun no longer stood in the middle of the sky
Personal illustration. Series Daylight and the sun.
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+ The sun had not yet risen
Personal illustration. Series Daylight and the sun.
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I can see clearly now
February 1959 at Sagres, the south-western-most point of Europe.
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Living for the city
I have been collecting this little city guides for a while. The one above is the 11th issue of Portuguese Land, an edition from Portuguese Shell S.A.R.L. The interior shows some wonderful photos of Lisbon in a minimalist design. I believe they were published around 1955.
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Can't fight the runnin' blues
Book cover of Encruzilhada (Crossroads), published in 1958 by Lisboa Books. Designer unknown. How beautiful design can be when we don’t make it complicated.
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Keep the car running
April 1955. My grandfather took this photo in Ferreira do Zêzere, at the Portuguese Electric Station of Castelo de Bode Dam. He loved to drive his cool Opel Rekord.
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U of T Magazine
Cover and Interior illustration for U of T, the magazine of the University of Toronto. The article features the work of Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media and world politics.
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Everybody's got to learn sometime
Lisbon, 1950s. I don’t have any other information about this photo, but I wonder who are they listening to.