Design&Drinks is a monthly series of talks that brings together different design schools to share experiences, ideas, and perspectives on the role of design today. The meetings take place on the last Thursday of each month, at 6 pm, at Exploratório — Headquarters of Porto Design Biennale, a dynamic space dedicated to exhibitions, talks, workshops, and events that bring design closer to the community.

Each session features a conversation, followed by a get-together at the bar, providing an informal space for networking among participants.

In this session, the speakers are designers Nuno Martins and Leonor Guimarães, representing IPCA – Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, who will share their experiences and professional perspectives on design.

Nuno Martins
Holds a PhD in Digital Media from the University of Porto, a Master's degree in Multimedia Art, a degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) and a Post-Doctorate in Design from FBAUP.
He is the Coordinating Lecturer in Communication Design at the School of Design (ESD) of the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), Director of the Master's Degree in Digital Design and Director of the newly created Doctorate in Design in Digital Technologies.
He is an Integrated Researcher at the Institute for Research in Design Media and Culture (ID+) focusing on Digital Media Design, and co-coordinator of the Territories and Communities (T+C) research group. He has participated as a principal investigator and team member in several funded research projects.
In 2017, he co-founded DIGICOM – International Conference on Design & Digital Communication, serving as Conference Chair for this scientific event. He is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals and editor of numerous scientific publications in the field of Communication Design, including books and proceedings of international conferences.
As a designer, he has developed landmark projects at national and international level, which can be viewed at www.nunomartins.com.

 

Leonor Guimarães

Leonor is a user experience designer. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto and a master's degree in Digital Design from the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave. She was a scholarship holder at ID+, the IPCA School of Design, where she participated in the ECO: Echoing the Communal Self research project, contributing to research on the role of accessible design for people with low literacy levels.
She developed an illustration project with participation in independent art markets.
She is currently an experience designer at Critical Techworks.

 

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