Sofia Paz

Some Kind of Place © May 2024 Sofia Paz Thesis Publication MA Information Design Design Academy Eindhoven

sand nudes, holy honda, iberian spirits, closeness at a distance, wall paper, pó de perlimpimpim, atelier bramantino, fifty new wishes, two new neighbours, one new pet, italian riddles, falling, wildness at heart and weirdness on top. some of the gifts from the past 365 nights.

Poster designed for the presentation at @depozito.pt of @teresacarvalheira ‘s book 𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪́𝓻𝓲𝓸 𝓭𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓼: 𝓽𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓼, 𝓫𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓼 𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸́𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓼 published by @vaivemvaivem . This Bestiary of Alentejo, features the fauna, flora, and other life forms depicted in the enchanting Arraiolos Rugs. The poster replicates the symmetry of the Arraiolos Rug patterns, and the unexpected beasts composed in the mending process. Four birds, three flowers, two rabbits and one moça are dotted on an excel grid to digitally archive the otherwise analogue process of designing an Arraiolos Rug. 𓃠 𓅰 𓃹 𓆙 𓅪 𓃥 Cartaz para a apresentação no @depozito.pt do livro da @teresacarvalheira 𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓪́𝓻𝓲𝓸 𝓭𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓼: 𝓽𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓼, 𝓫𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓼 𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓼 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸́𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓼 publicado pela editora @vaivemvaivem . Este é um Bestiário alentejano, da fauna, da flora e de outras formas de vida figuradas nos encantadores Tapetes de Arraiolos. O cartaz reproduz a simetria dos padrões nos Tapetes de Arraiolos e apresenta alguns dos animais inesperados que surgem dos remendos. Quatro pássaros, três flores, dois coelhos e uma moça estão pontilhados numa grelha de excel para arquivar digitalmente o processo analógico que é desenhar um Tapete de Arraiolos. 𖡼𖤣 Print: RISO @riso.onomatopee Paper: A2 IMAGO 120g Grey Poem: Teresa Carvalheira Graphic Design: Sofia Paz 𖥧𖡼 Images: 5 - “Tapetes de Arrayolos”, D. Sebastião Pessanha in “Terra portuguesa: revista ilustrada de arqueologia artística e etnografia” nº 1, 1916. 6 - Decalcado a partir do padrão de Tapete de Arraiolos da primeira metade do século XVIII, pertencente ao Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (proveniente do Convento de Semide) e em depósito no Centro Interpretativo do Tapete de Arraiolos (CITA) 7 - Autor desconhecido, s/data. Centro de Apoio às Tapeteiras de Arraiolos.

some visual details, diagrams and spreads we love from Carlo’s first book 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 — 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 that we designed together earlier this year ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗᕕ( ᐕ )ᕗ Published by @setmargins Edited by @orlz_well_ Graphic Design by @carlo_bramanti_ and @paz.zip Plus an afterword by @silvio.lorusso You can get it at www.setmargins.press

last weekend at the @byobfair in the @rietveldacademie 𓅓 featuring a new poster for my project 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 that reflects on the contradictions inherent to the ways in which disappearing spaces are represented. Obrigadaaa to everyone who stopped by and took a book, zine or poster home, anddd to the crew behind this fair. Was fun xxx

earlier this month I wrote an article for @_fragmeister and made a little zine out of it. In a moment in time when personal disclosure became parasocial currency, and individuality is forced on individuals, projects about design are no longer enough. The design field is now focused on the context behind the designer: their identity politics. However, in the process of developing projects about personal matter, individualization and alienation can be reinforced, not to mention the exoticism of the ‘different’. Deconstruction starts looking like creative self-destruction, and tutorings become therapy sessions. This article reflects on the perils of the authorial approach to design education and how collaborative ways of working can safe-net the process of creation. Because at the end of the day, “Individual creators are, to no small extent, historical fabrications.” You can read it in full at fragmeister.com Thanks to @felixschuh for starting this platform. And to @carlo_bramanti_ for proof-reading e.v.e.r.y s.i.n.g.l.e word. type(s): fa_silrzgajbg by @fullautofoundry and Ronzino @collletttivo

Some graphics and posters I’ve done with @designacademyeindhoven for the Institutional Participation Council. @bendito.mockup 🖇️

in: more like these swh btwn eind / lx / mi / ve / rtm

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My project “Some Kind of Place” is a video essay, or a collection of observations and annotations on the ways we represent places. It reflects on the contradictions inherent in design’s methods for recognizing, recording, and understanding spatial information, prompting the question: when do attempts at world-knowing turn into acts of place-making? A thank you to those who sat down to watch it both at @designacademyeindhoven graduation show during @dutchdesignweek and at the 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 organized by @geo.frames & @futurenumberfive

neste dia que marca quinze aninhos da nossa cumplicidade, relembro que por meados do terceiro ano estávamos aqui, estreantes na mágica curta da maravilhosa @maggie.p.correia

a sprinkle of useless design