SINAL — Launch of the Exhibition Catalogue
Launch of the exhibition catalogue, presented by José Bártolo and Mário Moura.
Foreworded by the Mayor of Matosinhos, Luísa Salgueiro, and by the Culture Councillor, Fernando Rocha, the exhibition's catalog focuses on the relationship between Portuguese design and telecommunications and the post office throughout the 20th century. Reflecting the structure of the exhibition, it is divided into six contextualized, documented and illustrated nuclei: Transmission, referring to the beginning of the story og the telecommunications; Network, which shows the evolution of telecommunications in Portugal, from electronic to digital; Equipment, which illustrates the post office modernization process; Message, which brings together some of the most relevant graphic communication and advertising; Identity, recording the evolution of CTT's visual identity; and Issuance, which discloses authors and elements related to the philatelic process. The texts by José Bártolo are complemented by photographs by Inês D’Orey, as well as historical photographs from the archives of the Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações.