Projects
Over the years, we have supported many clients and managed education, research, strategy and design projects in varied creative fields.
A common denominator across all of our projects, is our passion to create value through deep dedication to art, creativity, sustainability and responsible production.
Vai Vem Book Publishers
Vai Vem, a book publisher based in Porto, is the second project to be supported by Barbot Bernardo’s free mentorship programme for Social Enterprises and Not-for-profits. This project will provide strategic support focusing on fund-raising, revenue stream optimization, editorial strategy and internationalisation. Currently, Vai Vem publishes critical essays, speculative exercises, and literary texts by guest contributors from various disciplinary areas, published in pocketbook format.
Ideal&Co
Strategic design project to help Ideal&Co relaunch their brand. Ideal&Co is a high-quality leather goods manufacturer and luggage brand based in Porto. In this project, we defined priorities for the multiple work areas of the company and designed a growth strategy aligned with the founders of this family-owned business vision for the future.
Edições Saber Fazer
Our in-house book publisher, focusing on technical books on the topics of craft and small-scale manufacturing. Our Saber Fazer unit is the editor and publisher and our graphic design studio Ofício is in charge of the visuals and all the editorial design. You can find our collection at Saber Fazer website.
Circular Art Marketplace
Strategic Plan and Business Model for a collaborative platform and marketplace for European artists and designers working with sustainable materials. The project was funded by the Creative Europe Programme
VIC // Aveiro Arts House
Brand and communication strategy for one of the most critical players in Aveiro's cultural scene. Located in the heart of Aveiro, more precisely in the former residence of the multifaceted artist Vasco Branco (1919-2014), VIC // Aveiro Arts House is a creative ecosystem that combines guesthouse, artistic residencies, house-museum, micro-arts centre, store-gallery, cultural producer and publisher.
Horta do Ser
Strategy for an education and small textile production project focused on wool. In this project, we helped the founders of this project in Alentejo, Southern Portugal, to develop a plan for a tourist, educational and cultural business.
Inovar.te
Graphic design, editorial design, strategy and creative direction. In this project, we supported one of the founders and editor-in-chief of Inovar.te in the relaunch of the first Innovation magazine in Portugal. Inovar.te has been absent from the market for more than ten years and is now planning for a comeback.
Indieworkers
Indieworkers is a project by our partners at Cru Creative Hub dedicated to independent workers in the Creative Industries. In recent years we have been collaborating with the project in training events, in its podcast (as interviewers and interviewees) and in supporting the preparation of applications to grants and cooperation programmes.
NEVOAZUL
Editorial strategy, content and photography direction for NEVOAZUL magazine. This project was structured into three chapters. The first was dedicated to the magazine’s audience, the second to the editorial structure and the third to the business model. For the third edition, we were also responsible for the photography direction and interviewed the photographer João Bernardino. Read about NEVOAZUL in our Journal.
Roteiro Oficinal do Porto
Research and documentation on the productive ecosystem in Porto. ROP, a Saber Fazer project, began in November 2012 to map the specialised local labour and small-scale production units that currently work in the city.