Associação Académica de Coimbra

  • Coimbra, 2023
  • Visual identity
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • Communication
  • Design management
  • Tools used
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
Instagram post with three slides, featuring a timeline with several educational events in December.Instagram post with three slides, featuring a timeline with several cultural events in December.Instagram post with three slides, featuring a timeline with several sporting events in December.Black and white Instagram post with three slides, announcing a Students' General Assembly.
Instagram post in black and white celebrating University of Coimbra's 733rd anniversary.Instagram post in black and white for the first Fado Section Fair.

Despite its several years of history promoting sports, culture and education, the only graphic element that AAC had of its own was its iconic signature lozenge. For such a holistic association that represents so many people, during my mandate I decided it was time to develop its first visual identity, to unify everything it stands for.

Picture of Associação Académica de Coimbra's building facade, with a large purple banner for the Women's Day.
Instagram post in black and white with a red carnation, announcing a poster making workshop.White and green Instagram post with three slides, announcing the first ICP Forum.Picture of a girl and the Portuguese writer Manuel Alegre holding a giant check as an award for a literary contest.
Orange poster for a The Portuguese Cancer League fundraising campaign.Large caricature of Portugal's Prime Minister, with a large nose and a Pinocchio body, resembling a comic book cover.

I created the visual identity by combining the revolutionary and irreverent character of AAC with distorted symbols of the city of Coimbra. However, my work as the Head of Image of AAC didn't stop at the visual identity - for a year, I collaborated with dozens of other associations, and created both physical and digital visual assets for several different projects and events.

Picture of a crowd of students protesting for international students' rights, holding a large banner with an impactful sentence.