Title: “How do you eat, Beagá? Illustrated notes about urban food insecurity in Belo Horizonte” (2025)
Client: Observatory of Urban Health in Belo Horizonte at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Change Stories Project at the University of Washington
Description: The material aims to provide a concise overview of key research findings concerning food, the city, and inequality—bringing together content that can guide discussions and inspire fresh perspectives on food security policies and food sovereignty practices. This booklet was designed to stimulate debate and reflection among the general public, within university settings and social movements, as well as among public policy makers.
Role: In collaboration with research team, I defined the design aesthetic, developed all the illustrations, brought them into Adobe Suite softwares, liased with third party contractors to do the lettering, created the social media content, translated the content and worked with local printers to print the pamphlet.
Final product here.
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Client: Observatory of Urban Health in Belo Horizonte at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Change Stories Project at the University of Washington
Description: The material aims to provide a concise overview of key research findings concerning food, the city, and inequality—bringing together content that can guide discussions and inspire fresh perspectives on food security policies and food sovereignty practices. This booklet was designed to stimulate debate and reflection among the general public, within university settings and social movements, as well as among public policy makers.
Role: In collaboration with research team, I defined the design aesthetic, developed all the illustrations, brought them into Adobe Suite softwares, liased with third party contractors to do the lettering, created the social media content, translated the content and worked with local printers to print the pamphlet.
Final product here.
Title
The cover of the folded pamphlet.
Workshop on food security with social movement participants and launch of the illustrated guide.
Sample page spread showing integration of research outputs on territorialized dynamics of food insecurity with illustration and design.
Full spread of the pamphlet.
Sample sketch of a food vender in front of a typical snack shop, which served as the aesthetic inspiration for the project.
The cover of the pamphlet features a poster commissioned from a local lettering artist.
Feedback session with research partners.