João Machado
Graphis Master

João Machado

Bio:

Born in Coimbra, 1942. Graduated in sculpture at the Oporto School of Fine Arts, he returned in 1975 to lecture on the graphic arts for six years. Established his studio in Oporto, 1982.

Category:

Design

Company:

João Machado Design

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Awards:

1983 - 1st National Award Gulbenkian for the best Book Illustration for Children, Lisbon, Portugal 1983 - 1st Prize Grafiporto, Portugal (Illustration) 1985 - 1st National Design Award, Portugal 1989 - Special award - "Die Erste Internationale Litfass Kunst Biennale", Munich, Germany Bronze Medal – Book Biennial, Leipzig, Germany 1996 - Honorable mention, "Computer Art Bienal", Rzeszow, Poland 1997 - 1st Prize Mikulás Galanda, Bienal do livro de Martin, Slovak Republic 1st Prize "First International Competition for Fair Poster", Bulgaria 1997 - 1st Prize - Logo Film Commission, Association of film Commissioners International Denver, USA 1999 - 1st Prize - Best of Show, European Design Annual, Great Britain 1999 - Zgraf 8 Icograda Excellence Award, Croatia 2004 - 2nd Prize, "4th International Triennal of Stage Poster", Bulgaria. 2005 - "Asiago International Award for Philatelic Art 2005", for Best World Stamp, category – Tourism, Italy 2007 - "Asiago International Award for Philatelic Art 2006" for Best World Stamp, category – Environment Protection - Italy 2008 - Honorable mention, EKOPLAGÁT’08 for the poster collection "International Year of Planet Earth 2007" and "National Day of Water 2007", Slovak Republic 2010 - 1st Prize – “Asiago International Award for Philatelic Art 2010 for Best World Stamp, category – “Tourism”, edition “The stamps and the senses” – Asiago/Italy 2012 - Seiva Award 2012, Arts category, Oporto/Portugal 2013 - Honorable mention 12th International Poster Biennial in Mexico for the Poster “Pasta Medicional Couto”. 2014 - 1st Prize – “Asiago International Award for Philatelic Art 2013 for Best World Stamp, category – “Tourism”, edition “International Year of Statistics” – Asiago/Italy