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Textures & Memory A journal exploring the visual culture, graphic memory, and folk traditions of Northeast Brazil.
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  1. Aloísio Magalhães: Pioneer of Brazilian Modern Graphic Design

    Aloísio Magalhães: Pioneer of Brazilian Modern Graphic Design

    Early Formation and Artistic Foundations Born in Recife on November 5, 1927, Magalhães began his journey in the arts after earning a law degree in 1950.

    Victor Yves September 7, 2025 3 min read
  2. Gabriel Novis: Between Cinema, Memory, and the Poetics of Image

    Gabriel Novis: Between Cinema, Memory, and the Poetics of Image

    Gabriel Novis Born in Maceió, Alagoas, director Gabriel Novis has become one of the most striking creative voices of his generation.

    Victor Yves September 3, 2025 3 min read
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About the Archive

The Graphic Design and Visual Culture Archive of Northeast Brazil was founded by Alagoas-born designer and art director Victor Yves, sparked by a simple frustration: the visual memory of the Brazilian Northeast was scattered, offline, or hidden in personal collections, rarely accessible to the wider world.

This Archive exists to change that.

It is a collaborative, ever-growing digital repository dedicated to gathering, preserving, and celebrating the rich visual production of Northeast Brazil, from the 1950s to today. Here, you’ll find posters that shaped public squares, record covers that defined generations, books, publications, packaging, street signage, hand-carved woodcuts, cordel literature, photographs of graphic works, behind-the-scenes processes, interviews, oral histories, and critical essays. The Archive also connects with other collections, institutions, and cultural initiatives that help illuminate this vast creative landscape.

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