Martino & Jana is a portuguese design studio created by João Martino and Alejandra Jaña in 2000, less than a year after the creation of the eurozone.
Festival Gil Vicente Poster, 2011
In the years that marked the inclusion of Portugal in the modern Europe – a period that transformed a rural and sleepy country into a vibrant european community member – the studio built a reputation for editorial and graphic design for cultural initiatives.
Most of its work is vibrantly contemporary and european: bright colors, vintage typography, intelligence… however, it still manages to capture some of the deep-rooted sense of isolation and introspective that pervades portuguese culture.
Guidance poster, 2011
The studio is worldwide known for the brilliant work developed for Guimarães Jazz, a musical project conducted by Centro Cultural Vila Flor Guimarães in Lisbon. These pieces of design are in tune with the self-image that Portugal is searching for: they are international, multicultural, and integrated with the overall “european sensibility”. There’s an intense desire to show what portuguese design can do: the posters are virtuously crafted, exuberant. The exquisite typography and first class illustrations place them posters among the best in design awards around the globe.
Guimarães Jazz Poster, 2009
Guimarães Jazz Poster, 2008
The work developed by the studio so far is very connected to the glorious years of the eurozone. Since Portugal is in deep economic crisis now, I wonder if their output will mirror these changes, or keep projecting an image that the country no longer can afford to.
European Capital of Culture Programme Book
European Capital of Culture Programme Book
European Capital of Culture Programme Book
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