Graphic designer by trade, visual and sound culture junkie at heart.
With a master’s in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon, I began my career at a multinational advertising agency (Havas Design+), embraced multitasking at a thriving cultural production company (Blue House), and recently took a deep dive into strategic design at a studio shaping the creative scene in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Slash).
Along the way, I’ve collaborated with both small and large-scale businesses and institutions, creating identities and applications for print and digital media. Away from the desk, I draw inspiration from various art forms, such as music and photography, which end up spicing up my work.
Contacts
e-mail: ruipedromar@gmail.com
mobile [pt]: +351 918 177 026
mobile [uk]: +44 07449 704 520
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With a master’s in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon, I began my career at a multinational advertising agency (Havas Design+), embraced multitasking at a thriving cultural production company (Blue House), and recently took a deep dive into strategic design at a studio shaping the creative scene in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Slash).
Along the way, I’ve collaborated with both small and large-scale businesses and institutions, creating identities and applications for print and digital media. Away from the desk, I draw inspiration from various art forms, such as music and photography, which end up spicing up my work.
Contacts
e-mail: ruipedromar@gmail.com
mobile [pt]: +351 918 177 026
mobile [uk]: +44 07449 704 520
^ photo by Auguste Nomeikaite
Work Experience Download CV ↓
2023-24 | Slash (Abu Dhabi, UAE) | Graphic designer. Developing brand guidelines and creating collaterals (stationery, presentations, social media and more) for governmental institutions and projects (sports, arts and sustainability).
2021-23 | Blue House (Coimbra, PT) | Graphic designer, photographer and social media content creator. Creating graphic identities for cultural events and producing visual and written content for social media.
2016-21 | Freelance | Graphic designer and social media content creator. While studying I was always active doing graphic design and social media content creation for local businesses, cultural entities and music artists.
2016 | Havas Design+ and Havas Experience (Lisbon, PT) | Internship | Graphic designer. Developing concepts and collaterals for clients such as NOS, El Corte Inglès, Leroy Merlin, Santander Totta, Peugeot, Sanofi, La-Roche Posay and more.
Education
2020-21 | Music Business Course @ Arda Academy (Porto, PT);
2016-20 | Master’s Degree in Communication Design @ Faculty of Fine-Arts, University Of Lisbon (Lisbon, PT) | Masters dissertation title: “Music and image in the streaming era: communication design in the light of music consumption post-digital epiphenomena”;
2013-16 | Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Multimedia Design @ ESEC, Coimbra College of Education (Coimbra, PT);
2010-13 | Visual Arts Course @ José Falcão Secondary School (Coimbra, PT).
Exhibitions
2017 | “the Data, the Web and the App”, Collective Exhibition @ Fabrica Features, Lisbon, PT | “Life FAQs” (Editorial Design)
Honors / Awards
2017 | Bronze @ Lisbon Ad Festival — Young Talents Category | “EDP Blackout” (Brand Activation w/ Rita Castelo Branco)
2023-24 | Slash (Abu Dhabi, UAE) | Graphic designer. Developing brand guidelines and creating collaterals (stationery, presentations, social media and more) for governmental institutions and projects (sports, arts and sustainability).
2021-23 | Blue House (Coimbra, PT) | Graphic designer, photographer and social media content creator. Creating graphic identities for cultural events and producing visual and written content for social media.
2016-21 | Freelance | Graphic designer and social media content creator. While studying I was always active doing graphic design and social media content creation for local businesses, cultural entities and music artists.
2016 | Havas Design+ and Havas Experience (Lisbon, PT) | Internship | Graphic designer. Developing concepts and collaterals for clients such as NOS, El Corte Inglès, Leroy Merlin, Santander Totta, Peugeot, Sanofi, La-Roche Posay and more.
Education
2020-21 | Music Business Course @ Arda Academy (Porto, PT);
2016-20 | Master’s Degree in Communication Design @ Faculty of Fine-Arts, University Of Lisbon (Lisbon, PT) | Masters dissertation title: “Music and image in the streaming era: communication design in the light of music consumption post-digital epiphenomena”;
2013-16 | Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Multimedia Design @ ESEC, Coimbra College of Education (Coimbra, PT);
2010-13 | Visual Arts Course @ José Falcão Secondary School (Coimbra, PT).
Exhibitions
2017 | “the Data, the Web and the App”, Collective Exhibition @ Fabrica Features, Lisbon, PT | “Life FAQs” (Editorial Design)
Honors / Awards
2017 | Bronze @ Lisbon Ad Festival — Young Talents Category | “EDP Blackout” (Brand Activation w/ Rita Castelo Branco)