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Introducing the Sol Design Archive

Introducing the Sol Design Archive

Reading got me into books. Books got me into design and illustration. Word and image, image and word: that endless dance. A brief history of how this project came to be.

Ricardo Santos | 12 May 2024

A Working Visual Review of Portuguese Publishers' Logos

A Working Visual Review of Portuguese Publishers' Logos

Graphic marks of 20th-century Portuguese publishers and imprints.

Ricardo Santos | 17 Apr 2024

Feira da Ladra - A Visual Essay

Feira da Ladra - A Visual Essay

A visual love letter to the place where it all began.

Ricardo Santos | 14 May 2023

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The Peculiar Manicule

The Peculiar Manicule

A mouth-watering archive of 1960s and 1970s graphic design.

Ricardo Santos | 22 Mar 2025

Cantosverso

Cantosverso

Archive of works by portuguese typographer and editor Paulo de Cantos.

Ricardo Santos | 22 Mar 2025

Women in Graphic Design/PT

Women in Graphic Design/PT

A website bringing visibility to the historically neglected work of Portuguese women designers.

Ricardo Santos | 22 Mar 2025

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Sol Design Archive is an online collection of stuff with a focus on 20th century Portuguese graphic design and illustration but a voracious appetite for the full breadth of visual expression. The online archive currently features 635 images of 384 artifacts by 144 authors. Made for fun, out of love and to share by Ricardo Santos.

All materials created by Sol are shared under a CC0. Artworks and other resources are shared under fair use for educational and research purposes.

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