Discovering a graphic design-focused exhibition in a far-away place is rare. Even more unusual is seeing one that makes your heart beat faster.
Joao Machado : Visual Poetics – 50 Years of Graphic Work did just that. Beautifully curated and designed by the MUDE Museum of Design in Lisbon, Portugal, Machado’s creations offered a wide variety of elegant work, but his illustrative poster designs stole the show. Conceptually strong, bold, colorful, and finely crafted, they easily capture your attention and imagination.
Upon seeing his work, I’m not surprised that he’s a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, a distinct group made up of the planet’s finest graphic designers (membership by invitation only). It made stumbling upon Machado’s work all the more special, given the fact that I had never heard of him.
