Current

studium . creative studio
2019 — present

⋅ Leading the development of creative processes.
. Expertise in communication design (across digital and print media) as well as art direction, architecture, and product design
.

AMMP Brand & Management Agency
2014 — present

⋅ Leading the development of comprehensive branding processes.
. Expertise in naming, creative strategy, and brand direction, alongside brand management, communication, and strategic project planning.

Coordinator and educator

Course – Design Visual na Formação Médica
2026 — present

Faculdade de Medicina da Faculdade do Porto (FMUP)currently available for registration
. Universidade de Aveiro (UA) – in development
. Escola Superior de Saúde (E2S) – in development

. The course is focused to the training of healthcare students, professionals and researchers.
. Oriented for the core principles of clinical communication, emphasising innovation, adaptability, and the continuous advancement of communication practices.

Experience

Educator

Retail Design and Visual Merchandising – ESAD
2024

⋅ Leading the Communication module for the Retail Design and Visual Merchandising program at ESAD.

studium . creative studio
2014 — present

⋅ Leading concept and visual trend development, merging communication design with architecture through visual identities, signage, and environmental graphics.

MONSTRUKTOR, the author
2014 — present

⋅ Curator, editor and art director of the author Sérgio Miguel Magalhães.
⋅ Responsible for the compendium of the author’s writings, 04 books:

Future blue — 2022, Hórus publisher
#The last 140 characters, vol.3 — 2014
#QOTD + #No longer QOTD, vol. 2 — 2013
#QOTD, vol.1 — 2013

PT Made
2014 — present

Patron

2018 — present

⋅ Supervision of curricular internships in partnership with educational institutions, including ESAD, Soares dos Reis Artistic School, and the Lycée Français International de Porto.

Communication designer

metroquadrado
2012 — 2013

⋅ Contributing to multidisciplinary projects across various scales, from visual identity and editorial design to web, communication, and architecture.

KMS Team
2010 — 2010 (Munich, Germany)

⋅ Developing multidisciplinary projects for major global brands, including Vodafone and MAN Trucks.

Nido Magazine
2010 — 2010 (Munich, Germany)

⋅ Graphic and editorial designer, responsible for the layout and visual consistency of Nido, a German publication by the Stern Group.

Education

Aalto University
2024

⋅ An in-depth study of service design, examining the interplay between the designer’s intent and the user’s experience within complex systems.

Aalto University
2024

⋅ A comprehensive course exploring the breadth of design as a discipline, with a research focus on sustainability, collaborative practices, innovation, and strategic management.

ESAD
2024

. Mastering methodologies and tools for collaborative projects, focused on solving complex problems and capturing strategic opportunities.

Key School
2019

ESEIG – PPorto
2006 — 2009

Awards

2023
. Winner of the competition — Arquétipo 2023: INNOVATION award – promoted by the Order of Architects (OASRN) and N41º
. Winner of the competition — Arquétipo 2023: MASTER award – promoted by the Order of Architects (OASRN) and N41º

2019
Winner of the competition — Competition of Ideas: Exhibition and Mobile Projector – promoted by Visual Spaces of Change (VSC U. Porto – CCRE-CEAU/FAUP)

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Exhibitions

2019
. Design Systems participation in the 03 workshops series at the Porto Design Biennale, featuring collaborative research with Luiza Prado, Pedro Oliveira, Belle Phromchanya, and Ruben Pater.
. This culminated in the development of creative installations integrated into high-traffic urban spaces, including the Porto Metro network.

Portographic — created and promoted by studium . creative studio, in a review of Porto in 2019.
. Art direction, curation and production of visual communication content, exhibition and media dissemination.

2018
The UNbuilt Series — created and promoted by studium . creative studio within the scope of the selection for the architecture month by Ordem dos Arquitetos of secção regional do norte.
. Art direction, curation and visual communication content production, exhibition and media implementation.

Editions/books

⋅ Co-author of the Monograph The Narrative of the Journey on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the studium . creative studio.
. Co-author of Methodological System with Sérgio Miguel Magalhães
⋅ Participation in the book Modes of Criticism #05 about Porto Design Biennale 2019 — Francisco Laranjo’s edition.