ALONGSIDE HER STUDIO WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH, ANA DEVELOPS WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMES THAT CONNECT VISUAL COMMUNICATION, SPACE AND COLLECTIVE PROCESSES. THE PROJECTS SHOWN HERE APPROACH TEACHING AS A FORM OF COLLABORATION, USING DESIGN TO TEST IDEAS, BUILD NARRATIVES AND OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS, PEERS AND WIDER AUDIENCES.
#WORKSHOPS & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
— A SELECTION OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, COLLABORATIVE SESSIONS AND PRACTICE-BASED FORMATS DEVELOPED WITH STUDENTS, CULTURAL TEAMS AND COMMUNITIES.
#WORKSHOP
THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW
**ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT, ISMAT — 2021–2022**
WORKSHOP DEVELOPED FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS AT ISMAT AND DELIVERED ACROSS THREE EDITIONS BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022. FOCUSING ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION APPLIED TO ARCHITECTURAL PRESENTATIONS, THE SESSIONS EXPLORED VISUAL HIERARCHY, COMPOSITION, TYPOGRAPHY, INFORMATION DESIGN AND STORYTELLING STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS. THROUGH PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND CASE STUDIES, STUDENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO IMPROVE THE CLARITY, COHERENCE AND VISUAL IMPACT OF THEIR PROJECT PRESENTATIONS.
EDITIONS: FEBRUARY 2021, OCTOBER 2021 AND OCTOBER 2022.
#WORKSHOP
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
**ETIC – SCHOOL OF INNOVATION AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LISBON — 2017**
INVITED BY ETIC TO ACT AS AN EXTERNAL REVIEWER FOR THE FINAL PORTFOLIOS OF GRADUATING GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS. THE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON THE CRITICAL EVALUATION OF PORTFOLIO PRESENTATIONS, VISUAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONING, PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.
#WORKSHOP
RUN STUDIO RUN
**FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF LISBON + CRISTINETTE STUDIO, LISBON — 2015**
INVITED BY THE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON AS PART OF THE RUN STUDIO RUN INITIATIVE, WHICH ALLOWED STUDENTS TO VISIT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN STUDIOS AND ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH PRACTITIONERS. THE WORKSHOP PROPOSED THE CREATION OF A “PESSIMISTIC PROPAGANDA KIT”, EXPLORING UNEXPECTED AND DISRUPTIVE APPROACHES TO VISUAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH A SERIES OF COLLECTIVE GRAPHIC EXERCISES, AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO QUESTION CONVENTIONAL GRAPHIC NARRATIVES AND AUTHORSHIP. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED A MINIATURE PROTEST CAMPAIGN, EXPERIMENTING WITH NARRATIVE, HUMOUR AND GRAPHIC EXPRESSION.
#WORKSHOP
BUILDING ACTIONS FOR FESTIVAL BONS SONS
***FESTIVAL BONS SONS — 2014**
WORKSHOP DEVELOPED FOR THE FESTIVAL BONS SONS TEAM, FOCUSING ON THE CREATION OF PARTICIPATORY ACTIONS AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE FESTIVAL AUDIENCES. COMBINING COLLABORATIVE THINKING, STORYTELLING AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION EXERCISES, THE SESSIONS EXPLORED HOW SMALL-SCALE INTERVENTIONS COULD GENERATE MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS AND A SENSE OF SHARED AUTHORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
DEVELOPED BY / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
#WORKSHOP
THE FRUIT REVOLUTION
**ESAD CALDAS DA RAINHA — 2014**
AND COLLECTIVE EXPERIMENTATION. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED VISUAL RESPONSES TO SHORT TEXTS AND PHRASES, POSITIONING GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION AS BOTH AN OPEN-ENDED CREATIVE PROCESS AND A TOOL FOR CRITICAL AND PLAYFUL THINKING.
THE WORKSHOP CULMINATED IN AN IMPROVISED DEMONSTRATION ACROSS THE ESAD CAMPUS, WHERE PARTICIPANTS ACTIVATED THEIR POSTERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE, OCCUPYING SHARED SPACES AND UNEXPECTEDLY ENTERING OTHER WORKSHOPS TAKING PLACE DURING THE EVENT. THE ACTION TRANSFORMED GRAPHIC PRODUCTION INTO A LIVE AND PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE, BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN DESIGN, PERFORMANCE AND PUBLIC INTERVENTION.
DEVELOPED BY / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
#WORKSHOP
TYPE JAM SESSION’14
**FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF LISBON — 2014**
INVITED BY THE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON TO CONCEIVE AND LEAD THE 2014 EDITION OF THE TYPE JAM SESSION WITH THIRD-YEAR COMMUNICATION DESIGN STUDENTS. OVER THE COURSE OF A SINGLE NIGHT, PARTICIPANTS COLLABORATIVELY PRODUCED AN EDITORIAL PUBLICATION ENTIRELY WITHOUT DIGITAL TOOLS.
UNDER THE THEME ZARAGATA ("COMMOTION"), THE WORKSHOP TRANSFORMED THE PUBLICATION PROCESS INTO A PLAYFUL AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEAMS WERE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES, RUMOURS, ALLIANCES AND UNEXPECTED TACTICS. THE PROJECT EXPLORED COLLABORATION, AUTHORSHIP, CONFLICT AND COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY THROUGH AN INTENSE AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN PROCESS.
DEVELOPED BY / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
# TALKS & LECTURES
— PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, INVITED TALKS AND LECTURES ON DESIGN, COLLABORATION AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
#TALK
ENED’15 — NATIONAL MEETING OF DESIGN STUDENTS
**UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO — 2015**
INVITED SPEAKER AT THE NATIONAL MEETING OF DESIGN STUDENTS, PRESENTING THE WORK AND COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES DEVELOPED THROUGH / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
#TALK
COMUNICAR DESIGN XI
**ESAD CALDAS DA RAINHA — 2014**
INVITED TALK ON INDEPENDENT DESIGN PRACTICE, COLLABORATION AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION DEVELOPED THROUGH / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
#TALK
ESAD WORLD GRAPHICS DAY 13
**ESAD MATOSINHOS — 2013**
GUEST PRESENTATION EXPLORING DESIGN PROCESSES, AUTHORSHIP AND CREATIVE EXPERIMENTATION DEVELOPED THROUGH / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
#TALK
COME IN, WE'RE OPEN… LET'S TALK
** FACULTY OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF LISBON — 2012 **
INVITED LECTURE DISCUSSING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND INDEPENDENT CREATIVE WORK, DEVELOPED THROUGH / / AMBAS AS DUAS \ \
