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Biography

Elisabete Rolo is a communication design professor and researcher at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon. She started her professional activity as a communication designer at B2 Atelier de Design (2002-2010) and developed projects in several design areas as a freelancer (since 2010). She holds a degree in Tecnologia e Artes Gráficas from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (2002) and a PhD in Design from the University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Architecture, with the thesis "Look, play, spirit of service: Sebastião Rodrigues and graphic design in Portugal" ("Olhar, jogo, espírito de serviço: Sebastião Rodrigues e o design gráfico em Portugal") (2015). In addition, she develops postdoctoral studies at the Lisbon School of Architecture under the title Editorial Design: Theories and [Good] Practices. She is a permanent member of the Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD, FA/ULisboa) and coordinates the research group Typo.Graphicæ: practice, theory and history. The leading research and publication areas are editorial design, typography and communication design history and theory.

Activities

Employment (8)

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2020-04-16 to present | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) (Design)
Employment
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2015-01-01 to 2020-04-15 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) (Design)
Employment
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Elisabete Rolo Design: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2014-05-01 to 2020-04-15 | Graphic Designer (Design)
Employment
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Instituto Politécnico de Tomar: Tomar, Santarém, PT

2017-02-01 to 2019-07-31 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) (Editorial Design Master Degree)
Employment
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Instituto Politécnico de Leiria: Leiria, Leiria, PT

2015-10-01 to 2016-02-28 | Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) (Comunicação e Média)
Employment
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2010-09-28 to 2014-12-31 | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) (Design)
Employment
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B2 Atelier de Design: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2002-10-15 to 2010-03-31 | Graphic Designer (Graphic Design)
Employment
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Elisabeterolodesign: Lisboa, PT

2002 to 2010 | Graphic Designer (Design)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2010-04-01 to 2015-04-17 | Doctorate in Design (Design)
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2005-10-01 to 2006-06-30 | Postgraduate / Specialisation Course in Design [Graphic] (Design)
Education
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Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar: Tomar, Santarém, PT

1997-10-06 to 2002-06-17 | Degree (Tecnologia e Artes Gráficas / Technology and Graphic Arts)
Education
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Funding (8)

WATer Water, Architecture and Territory

2022-09 to present | Contract
Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design, Portugal (Lisboa, PT)
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Elisabete Rolo

DES · Graphic Design for Emergency Situations

2022-02-01 to present | Contract
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PE_D_009_DES

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

LUCO, Collaborative Urban Laboratory for Land Use Monitoring, Planning and Sustainable Development

2022-01-01 to present | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FCT AGA-KHAN / 541731809 / 2019

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Typo.graphicæ: practice, theory and history

2020-12 to present | Contract
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design, Portugal (Lisboa, PT)
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Elisabete Rolo

Editorial design: theories and [good] practices (Design editorial: teorias e [boas] práticas)

2018-03-01 to present | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

UIDB/04008/2020

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

"In media res": Narratives of the history and theory of communication design in Portugal

2017 to 2021 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

UID/EAT/04008/2013

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Strategic Project - UI 4008 - 2011-2012

2011-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

PEst-OE/EAT/UI4008/2011

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CIÊNCIAVITAE

“Olhar | jogo | espírito de serviço: Sebastião Rodrigues e o design gráfico em Portugal”

2010-04 to 2014-04 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FCT SFRH/ BD/ 64208/ 2009

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Works (36)

Editorial Design as a Vehicle for Intangible Cultural Heritage: The “Inefável” Project

2025 | Book chapter
Contributors: Laura Alves; Elisabete Rolo
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Editorial Design for a Regional Newspaper: The “Vila Raiana” Project

2025 | Book chapter
Contributors: Maria João Nunes; Elisabete Rolo
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The Almanaque Magazine: A Brief Interpretative Study of the Covers

2025 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisabete Rolo
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The Expressivity of the Typographic Composition

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elisabete Rolo; João Gomes
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The Importance of Regional Newspapers in Portugal

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Maria João Nunes; Elisabete Rolo
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The digital and printed children's book: a look into the present and the future

Time and Space
2023 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3274112

Contributors: Mascarenhas, Ágatha Kretli; Rolo, Elisabete
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

The Democratization of reading: from the printed pocketbook to the ebook

Human Factors in Communication of Design
2023-07-20 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-3473127

Contributors: Do Carmo, Ana; Rolo, Elisabete
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Urban Land Use Dataset (1964-2001) of Maputo city, Mozambique

2023-06 | Interactive resource
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cv-prod-id-3475098

Contributors: Henriques, Cristina Delgado; Correia, Ezequiel; Rolo, Elisabete
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Portugália publishing house and designer João da Câmara Leme

Human Factors in Communication of Design
2022 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3165684

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete; Rafela Costa
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The Digital Children's Book: Types of Media and Interactivity

Human Dynamics and Design for the Development of Contemporary Societies
2022 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3165681

Contributors: Agatha Kretli Mascarenhas; Rolo, Elisabete
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The Role of Advanced Typographic Taxonomy Systems Vis-à-Vis Modular, Variable and Parametric Typography

ECADE The European Conference on Arts, Design & Education
2022-07-07 | Conference paper
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cv-prod-id-3274109

Contributors: Gomes, Joa~o Francisco Rodrigues; Branda~o, Joa~o Aranda; Cabral, Teresa Olazabal; Rolo, Elisabete
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Book Covers as Gateways to Literature

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2697294

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Graphic Design and Ethnography: The Use of Folk Art to Create a Visual Identity

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2257937

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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The exhibition catalogue as an editorial design object

Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED2021): Future Trends and Applications
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2697306

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete; Nunes, Marta
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Type to Be Seen and Type to Be Read

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2697300

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

7ET • 7.º Encontro de Tipografia / 7th Typography Meeting: Rythmus

AEAULP – Academia de Escolas de Arquitectura e Urbanismo de Língua Portuguesa
2019 | Edited book
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cv-prod-id-1269483

Contributors: Vários
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Graphic Design Analysis Model

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2019 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85055828997

Contributors: Rolo, E.
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Graphic Design and Cinema: Portuguese Movie Posters from the Nouvelle Vague Period

Advances in Ergonomics in Design
2019 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-1267448

Part of ISSN: 2194-5357
Part of ISSN: 2194-5365
Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete; do Carmo Kattau Lopes, Maria
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Project decisions in magazine design

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2019 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85049687295

Contributors: Rolo, E.; Valente, I.
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The typographic grid in the editorial project: An essential resource to the graphic consistency and perception

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2019 | Book
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2-s2.0-85051778339

Contributors: Rolo, E.
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Graphic design and textiles: visual appropriations in Sebastião Rodrigues’ work

D-Tex: Textiles, Identity an Innovation, 1st International Textile Design Conference
2018 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-1267545

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

White space in editorial design

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2018 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-85022344397

Contributors: Rolo, E.
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O desenho como linguagem do projecto de design: O caso de Sebastião Rodrigues / Drawing as a design project language: The case of Sebastião Rodrigues

2017 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-605902

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

"Um certo olhar": O papel do desenho no processo de design de Sebastião Rodrigues / "A certain look": The role of drawing in Sebastião Rodrigues' design process

Cartografias do Olhar
2017-02-17 | Lecture
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Sebastião Rodrigues: A milestone in Portuguese graphic design

2016 | Lecture
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Olhar | jogo | espírito de serviço: Sebastião Rodrigues e o design gráfico em Portugal / Look | play | spirit of service: Sebastião Rodrigues and graphic design in Portugal

3.º seminário de investigação do CIAUD
2015-11-04 | Lecture
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Olhar, jogo, espírito de serviço: Sebastião Rodrigues e o design gráfico em Portugal / Look, play, spirit of service: Sebastião Rodrigues and graphic design in Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura
2015-04-17 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-1004751

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ROLO, Elisabete de Jesus Rosado - Olhar, jogo, espirito de serviço : Sebastião Rodrigues e o design gráfico em Portugal. - Lisboa : FAUL, 2015. Tese de Doutoramento.

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101487991

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete de Jesus Rosado
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CIÊNCIAVITAE

Design gráfico e processo criativo: o caso de Sebastião Rodrigues / Graphic design and creative process: the case of Sebastião Rodrigues

Convergências
2013 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1267398

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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Entre o metal e o digital / Between metal and digital

Convergências
2013 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1267694

Contributors: Rolo, Elisabete
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Sebastião Rodrigues: (...) um certo olhar, o jogo e sempre o espírito de serviço / Sebastião Rodrigues: (...) a certain look, play and always the spirit of service

Festival In
2013-11-14 | Lecture
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O Almanaque: Um certo olhar, o jogo e sempre o espírito de serviço / The "Almanaque": A certain look, play and always the spirit of service

Comunicação no âmbito dos seminários de Doutoramento da Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa
2012-03 | Lecture
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Metodologia e processo de investigação em design gráfico / Methodology and research process in graphic design

Presentation of the design research project, as part of the Professional Practices programme of the 6th edition of the FA/UTL PhD in Design 2011/2012.
2012-01-27 | Lecture
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Sebastião Rodrigues o designer oficinal / Sebastião Rodrigues the workshop designer

Artec XXI, Simpósio de Design e Artes Gráficas, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar
2011-04-11 | Lecture
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Metodologia e processo de investigação em design gráfico / Methodology and research process in graphic design

Presentation of the design research project, as part of the Professional Practices programme of the 6th edition of the FA/UTL PhD in Design 2010/2011
2011-01-14 | Lecture
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Design do livro / Book Design

XIV Jornadas Profissionais na Escola Profissional de Rio Maior
2007-05-11 | Lecture
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Parâmetros de Design · Suporte, Tipografia, Imagem, Cor / Design Parameters - Media, Typography, Image, Colour

Trabalho de final de curso, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar
2002-06 | Lecture
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