Dancing to someone else's tune. Authorial voice in design and the case of Fatima

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46516/inmaterial.v8.190

Keywords:

Design, Authorship, History, Feminism, Women

Abstract

This visual essay confronts the predominant idea in graphic design history that suc- cess in a designer’s career is measured by the presence of an authorial voice. This is examined through the work of Fátima Rolo Duarte, the designer at the record label Emi-Valentim de Carvalho.

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Author Biography

Isabel Duarte, University of Brighton (Brighton and Hove)

Isabel Duarte (she/her) is a graphic designer and researcher. She is currently doing a PhD in Design History at the University of Brighton, United Kingdom. In 2021 she cocura- ted the exhibition Errata: a feminist revision of Portuguese graphic design history. In parallel, she develops the Errata podcast, documenting and reflecting on issues facing women designers in Portugal through conversations with thinkers, curators, historians and designers about their experiences and work (available through www.errata.design). As a designer, Isabel has worked in several editorial projects, such as ArtReview and Eye Magazine and with clients such as Tate Publishing , King’s College, ArtQuarterly and the Royal Academy of Arts.

In 2023 she cocurated etceteras: feminist festival of design and publishing with Maya Ober and Nina Paim.

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Published

2024-01-18

How to Cite

[1]
Duarte, I. 2024. Dancing to someone else’s tune. Authorial voice in design and the case of Fatima. INMATERIAL. Diseño, Arte y Sociedad. 8, 16 (Jan. 2024), 99–110 p. DOI:https://doi.org/10.46516/inmaterial.v8.190.

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 16 (2023): Visions of the Future : Iberian Visual Culture After Democracy, 1974-1998

Section

VISUALS ESSAYS

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Copyright (c) 2023 Isabel Duarte

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