The Future of Education

Ana Catarina Silva is a teacher, a researcher and holds a PhD in Sciences and Technologies of Communication (U.Porto), with a thesis that studied the design of the technical book in a hybrid editorial context. Her research projects address a variety of fields and their borders, from hybrid editions to independent publishing, typography, letterpress or illustration. Books (and its forms) are her passion, and she’s been teaching Typography, Editorial and Design Project in undergraduate and graduate degrees in Graphic Design and Digital Design since 2007 at IPCA School of Design. She is also a research member of CAOS (Communication, Art, Object, and Synergies)/ID+ (Research Institute for Design, Media, and Culture) and a founding member of ATIPO typography association.

Areas of expertise: Hybrid editions, Independent publishing, Reading culture, Typography, Letterpress, Illustration, Digital design.