Client: UANDA for the Angolan Embassy in Madrid, Spain
Art Direction, Editorial and Graphic Design

Angola: una trayectoria de cuatro décadas

Angola: una trayectoria de cuatro décadas is a commemorative book marking the 40th anniversary of Angola's independence. Commissioned as an institutional publication for diplomatic distribution, the book traces Angola's transformation from 1976 to the present through archival imagery, contemporary photography, and written testimonies from key figures and institutions.

I led creative direction and editorial design, with the central challenge being tone: how to honour the weight of the subject matter without making the reading experience feel inaccessible. Typographic choices, image treatment, and layout composition were all calibrated to create space for reflection while maintaining a clear narrative thread across four decades of content.

The result was a publication that served both as a commemorative artefact and as a tool for cultural diplomacy, designed to provide international audiences with a considered and visually coherent perspective on Angola's history and development.