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Real Eats: 18th-Century Portuguese Azulejo Delivery Chronicles
As a Portuguese creator, I wanted to celebrate the iconic blue-and-white glazed tile heritage that defines our historic streets while constructing a humorous, anachronistic visual narrative: "Real Eats".
The inspiration:
(which apparently was made in Amsterdam but for the Portuguese market)
Using Recraft, I created a custom style based on the original hand-painted cobalt tiles to produce a cohesive 7-part chronicle depicting an 18th-century aristocrat casuaally ordering takeout on his smartphone, awaiting their courier, tipping in coin pouches, and discovering their order was botched, meaning they received someone else's fast-food delivery.
The resulting series bridges three centuries of ceramic craftsmanship with the everyday absurdities of modern gig-economy dining (which I have close "ties" to since my husband drives for Uber Eats and other delivery apps, so I've heard ALL the stories!)
Also, I was only able to attach the inspo image and the first 3 of this series below, will add the rest as a comment below 👇
This is brilliant! As a designer I love how you took something so deeply cultural like Azulejo tiles and gave it a humorous, anachronistic twist with "Real Eats". The blue-and-white heritage is instantly recognizable but the modern delivery concept makes it so playful and...
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