November 22-23, 2024TIPOGRAFIA.IPT at the 14th Typography Meeting in ÉvoraOn November 22 and 23, 2024, the TIPOGRAFIA.IPT project was represented at the 14th Typography Meeting held in Évora. Dr. Regina Delfino presented the results of the project "TIPOGRAFIA.IPT - Typographic Workshop of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. An Industrial Heritage to Safeguard and Enhance", highlighting activities carried out post-completion. Simultaneously, a poster by Luiza Felman, a Master's student in Editorial Design at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, was exhibited. Her work contributed to the documentation and digital redesign of the Bodoni Black typeface using Ludlow system matrices. |
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October 30, 2024Workshop for Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre StudentsCommunication Design students from the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, guided by Professor Vanda Correia, participated in a manual typesetting workshop at the IPT Typography with Professor Regina Delfino and attended a Linotype presentation by Professor Luís Oliveira. |
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October 3, 2024Project Presentation to an International Research GroupThe project "TIPOGRAFIA.IPT - Typographic Workshop of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. An Industrial Heritage to Safeguard and Enhance" was presented to the Design: Graphic Memory, History, and Project Research Group, organized by the Department of Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Arts, Communication, and Design at UNESP. Participants included researchers from Brazilian universities such as UFMG, USP, UNISAGRADO, and FUMEC, as well as the University of Cauca, Colombia. |
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October to December 2024Reception of a Scientific Initiation Intern from UNESPAn intern from São Paulo State University (UNESP - BR) focused on typography joined the TIPOGRAFIA.IPT workshop at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar for scientific initiation. |
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October 2024Commencement of Editorial Design Master's ClassesThe Editorial Design Master's program began in October 2024, featuring a Typography course focused on project development, with 3 hours weekly for 5 weeks. |
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September 24, 2024Guided Tour for Conservation and Restoration Bachelor's StudentsA guided tour for students in the Conservation and Restoration Bachelor's program, as part of the Graphic Document Conservation and Restoration course, was led by Professor Luís Pereira. |
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Setembro de 2024Start of Graphic Arts Design and Technology Bachelor's ClassesClasses for the Bachelor's in Graphic Arts Design and Technology at IPT began in September 2024. The Typography – Manual Composition module offers students 2 hours of weekly practice. |
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May 20, 2024Typography WorkshopA typography workshop was held for first-year students in the Graphic Arts Design and Technology Bachelor's program and was also open to the community. It included a theoretical introduction to typography, followed by hands-on manual typesetting, culminating in personalized postcard creations. |
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March 14, 2024Guided Tour and Linotype DemonstrationA guided tour of the renovated Typography Workshop with a Linotype demonstration was conducted for IPT students, faculty, and staff. |
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February 16, 2024Inauguration of the TIPOGRAFIA.IPT WorkshopThe project results for "Typographic Workshop of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. An Industrial Heritage to Safeguard and Enhance" were presented. Events included a documentary screening, a book launch detailing the workshop and its collection, the launch of a type catalog, the inauguration of a Visit-able Collection, and live manual and mechanical typesetting and printing. |
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October 19, 2023Scientific Journeys of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar - Flash Talk EventA poster from the project was presented at the Scientific Journeys of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar - Flash Talk Event, themed "40 Years of Culture, Science, and Technology for Society", focusing on "Tradition and Innovation. Graphic Heritage - IPT Typography". |
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October 2-5, 2023Meeting of Typography SpecialistsPresentations at the Meeting of Typography Specialists, held at the Pressemuseet Fjeld-Ljoms Museum, part of the Rørosmuseet in Røros, Norway, took place from October 2-5, 2023. Organized under the aegis of the Association of European Printing Museums, the event featured researchers Luís Oliveira and Pedro Matos alongside representatives from Norwegian, Belgian, and Estonian institutions linked to typography and press museums. |
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December 15, 202212th Typography Meeting - CovilhãPedro Matos and Regina Delfino presented "Identifying and Organizing Matrices from the Collection of the Polytechnic of Tomar Letterpress Print Shop" in the Projects Gallery at the 12th Typography Meeting, held in Covilhã at the University of Beira Interior, organized by the Faculty of Arts and Letters and LabCom - Communication and Arts. |
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2022Various ActivitiesInventory and documentary research of the collection (manual and mechanical composition matrices, presses, composition accessories, etc.), equipment and printing machines inventory, workshop organization, manual and mechanical composition frame organization, typographic case identification, collection preservation plan, conservation and restoration of furniture and types, typographic instruments and equipment preservation, workshop space recovery, creation of an exhibition space, project documentary film, type catalog publication, and project book publication. |
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