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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-0440

Projects and experience

2020—present — Founder, designer & content creator @ Luscofia

2020—present — Partner @ Brisa d'Aplausos

2015—present — Independent graphic designer

2021–2022 — Graphic designer @ Bisarro Studio

2015—2020 — Director & designer @ Transa Cooperativa Cultural, Vila Real

2013—2015 — Editor @ IP4mag.com with Guilherme Sousa

2012—2013 — Workshop producer and Coordinator of volunteers, participants’ registration process and secretariat for Co-ENED'13 (Design Students’ National Meeting organizing commission) 25—28 abril @ Porto

2012— Internship @ Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto

Podcasts

2024 — Host, A partir daqui

2021–present — Host, Fazer Preços e Assim

Education

2020—present — PhD Development Society and Territories @ Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

2014—2017 — MA Communication Design @ Escola Superior de Arte e Design de Matosinhos

2011—2012 — Erasmus @ École supérieure d'art et design Saint-Étienne

2008—2013 — BA Communication Design @ Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto

Publications & writing

2024 — Preface**,** Atenção na Era da Distração ****by Ana Vargas Santos

2023Design Objects: Musealization Documentation and Interpretation, collaborating author

2023Where is the rural creative class? A Systematic literature review about creative industries in low-density areas, first author, published on Springer’s Journal of Knowledge Economy.

2022 — História do Design Gráfico em Portugal, vol. 8, Rupturas e transições*: design no novo milénio,* collaborating author

2022*Queridos Colegas,* Cartas.design, writing of a letter for mail art project

2021 — Bem-vindos à Era Criativa, collaborating author on Revista Aguça Nº2

2017 — MA thesis: Privado/Público: Coleccionadores de design gráfico português, Dissertação de Mestrado orientada pelo professor José Bártolo

Exhibitions — Production and Curatorship

2017 — Cara Cidade, @ Galeria do Teatro de Vila Real & Museu da Vila Velha

2017 — INCALMA @ Galeria Teatro de Vila Real

2016 — Música Visual #1: Gentle Records @ Galeria do Teatro de Vila Real

2016 — Música Visual #2: Rudolfo @ Galeria do Teatro de Vila Real

Cultural prodution & management

2017—2021 — Coordinator of hostesses @ Teatro de Vila Real + Biblioteca Municipal de Vila Real, via Transa Cooperativa Cultural and Brisa d’Aplausos Lda

2019 — Production and curatorship @ Douro Mercado Criativo, inserido no projeto Douro Creative Hub (UTAD)

2018 — Human resources and management @ Rock Nordeste 2018 (CM Vila Real)

2017 — Assistant to artistic production @ Festival Confluências — Quintas do Barroco do Tâmega e Sousa (CIM Tâmega e Sousa)

2017 — Human resources and management @ Rock Nordeste 2017 (CM Vila Real)

2013 — Workshops’ producer and Coordinator of volunteers, participants’ registration process and secretariat @ ENED Porto (Design Students’ National Meeting, 2nd Edition)

Collective exhibitions – as a participant

2022 — Projeto Ruído, Exposição colectiva @ Teatro de Vila Real, Vila Real

2014 — Arte em Segredo, 4ª edição @ Galeria dos Leões, Porto

2012 — Futuro não Futuro, graduates exhibition @ Palacete Pinto Leite, Porto

2012 — PORTfolio: Creative Gradshow, Mosteiro São Bento da Vitória @ Porto

2011 — WAGO: Duas Culturas, Dois Momentos @ Galeria Cozinha, FBAUP, Porto

2011 — Entre Pólos: Matéria Urbana, Magnética Magazine @ Casa Ruim (Torres Vedras), Transform (Torres Vedras), Casa Antero (Caldas da Rainha), O Lugar (Évora) e 3 Pês (Braga)

2010 — TOO LATE! When Guests Become Hosts @ Culturgest, Porto

Workshops with children

2019 — Novos Alimentos / New foods to try (5 to 7 yo) @ Penedono primary school, part of Mercado Criativo, Douro Creative Hub

2019 — Novos Alimentos / New foods to try (5 to 7 yo) @ Foz Côa primary school, part of Mercado Criativo, Douro Creative Hub

2018 — Modelação de comida de FIMO (4 to 10 yo) @ Casa do Brincar, Vila Real

2018 — Faz um caleidoscópio! (4 to 10 yo) @ Casa do Brincar, Vila Real

2017 — Heroes and villans: comic book workshop (4 to 10 yo) (with Joana Estrela) @ Alegrim-pim-pim, Vila Real

2017 — Alegrim-pim-play, Stopmotion animation workshop for children (4 to 10 yo) (with Inês Caldas) @ Alegrim-pim-pim, Vila Real

2016 — Flipbook workshop (4 to 10 yo) @ Alegrim-pim-pim, Vila Real

Presentations & workshops

2024 — Como ser Freelancer 4th Edition, online course @ Factory Braga, Braga

2024 — Presentation of study: “Creativity and innovation: What influences entrepreneurial orientation in creative industries?” @ 7th International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics, UTAD, 2024

2024 — E a partir daqui? @ designer no mercado de trabalho Seminário @ FAUL

2024 — Orçamento pessoal @ ****Women & Wealth 2nd meeting, NOVA Business School, Lisboa

2021—2024 — Oficina dos Orçamentos live masterclass @ Graphic design, ETIC, online, Lisbon

2024 — Criativos Anónimos, Oradora @ Guimarães, 2024

2023 — Moderation/Talks, Surma @ Teatro de Vila Real

2023 — Orçamento pessoal @ ****Women & Wealth meeting, Natixis offices, Porto

2022—2023 — Oficina dos Orçamentos live masterclass @ Motion, ETIC, online, Lisbon

2023Orçamento pessoal @ InterUP meeting

2023Motivações para a migração criativa para territórios de baixa densidade @ webinar with iLocal

2022Freelancing e orçamentos @ XS Design Xpress, Aveiro

2022O que é ser freelancer? @ FBAUP Career Day for Creative Areas, Porto

2022O que é ser freelancer? + principais impostos @ Rotard Club Gondomar, online

2022Design são vários caminhos @ ESMAD, online

2022Ser freelancer @ CAPTA, Lisbon

2022 — Oficina dos Orçamentos live @ Ilustríssimo, Coimbra

2022 — Como ser Freelancer 2nd and 3rd Edition, online course @ Factory Braga, Braga

2022 — Oficina dos Orçamentos, Oficina da Contabilidade & Oficina da Gestão do tempo, live @ FBAUP Design Inc. Design day, Porto

2022 — Oficina da Contabilidade live @ Quarto Escuro, Lisbon

2021 — Creative Management Laboratories, 5 workshops w/ Cosmic Burger, Braga Portugal

2021 — Como ser Freelancer, online course @ Factory Braga, Braga

2021 — Presentation of study: Where is the rural creative class? A Systematic literature review about creative industries in low-density areas @ Congresso Regional Helix ‘21, Lamego

2021 — Oficina dos Orçamentos live, 1st and 2nd Edition @ Universidade da Beira Interior, Product Design Masters programme, Covilhã

2021Presentation of the open salaries survey results, with Ladies, Wine & Design Porto. Available on YouTube (Portuguese).

2020Projetos pessoais como ferramenta para procurar clientes @ ARTEC 31 Blank Canvas, online

2020Orçamentos, gestão do tempo e clientes @ AdultInAction, online

2020 — Finanças para criativas @ Matosinhos, Porto, promoted by Ladies, Wine, Design Porto

2019 — Presentation about Transa Cooperativa Cultural @ MA Communication and Creative Industries Management seminar, Entrepreneurship seminar @ FLUP, Porto

2018 — Presentation about Transa Cooperativa Cultural @ Douro Creative Hub, Torre de Moncorvo

2018 — ECOOPE Meeting (Youth Cooperative Entrepreneurship) @ UPTEC, a presentation about Transa Cooperativa Cultural, Porto

2017 — CMYK Communication is more than you know @ Zona Livre Associação, Vila Real. A presentation about Transa Cooperativa Cultural

2017 — Design Objects Conference, round table with José Bártolo, Jorge Silva, Helena Sofia Silva, and Nuno Coelho, moderated by Lúcia Matos @ Biblioteca Almeida Garrett, Porto

2017 — A presentation about Transa Cooperativa Cultural, Jornadas de Ciências da Comunicação @ UTAD, Vila Real

2015 — World Graphics Day @ ESAD, Porto. Personal presentation

2014 — Tudo isto é design @ FBAUP, Porto. Presentation of IP4 webzine with Guilherme Sousa

2014 — Shotcutz #1 @ CCRVR, Vila Real. Presentation of IP4 webzine

Other events and projects

2020—2021 — Pesquisa Participativa. Open salaries research: how much does a creative worker earns in Portugal? A 2 month survey with 729 replies.

2021 — Collaboration with Atelier P!!no to create a spreadsheet for pricing polymer clay crafts

2017–2018 — Meia de Letra, Meia de Leite, conversations at the breakfast table @ Transa Cooperativa Cultural

2019 — Design, product and pitch consulting, NewFood Food Valorization Project @ UTAD

2014 — 40 years of democracy – Forum, as a guest participant @ UTAD

Awards

Best Paper 3rd Place “Creativity and innovation: What influences entrepreneurial orientation in creative industries?” – 7th International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics