"K" é capa
Design editorial e pós-modernismo em Portugal no início dos anos 90
- Name
- Patrícia Viegas
- Year
- 2017
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- João Paulo Martins, Mário Moura
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Scope
- Design History
- Taxonomy
- Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 105,000 / 300
- Joint supervision
- No
Editorial Design and Postmodernism in Portugal
Research Process (4 methods)
x
K magazine numbers 1 through 16
K magazine numbers 17 through 32
K magazine numbers 1 through 32
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | K magazine numbers 1 through 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | K magazine numbers 17 through 32 | 16 |
| 4 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | K magazine numbers 1 through 32 | 32 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced without exchange
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (4)
Use the magazine K as a starting point for broader investigations into the recent history of Portuguese graphic design and editorial design in the early 1990s.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Develop comparative studies between K and the predecessor publications identified by the thesis—such as Combate, Contraste, Cadernos Politika!, and O Independente—in order to clarify the genealogical network of graphic and editorial references.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Deepen the theoretical study of postmodern graphic devices in Portuguese editorial design, especially the parergon/framing strategies identified in the thesis.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Expand research on the appropriation of historical references in Portuguese editorial design, using K as a key case for understanding how postmodern editorial projects mobilized past visual languages.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium