Rafael Bessa — Brazilian Designer and Art Director based in NYC, specializing in brand identity and visual systems. Currently Senior Designer at BUCK.
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Select clients
Apple
Audi
Google
IBM
Mastercard
Meta (Facebook)
Microsoft
Nike
OpenAI
PayPal
Ray-Ban
Samsung
Stripe
Venmo
WhatsApp
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In 2017, I created the design research project 148 Designers (ᴘᴛ), and since then, I have been invited to speak at universities and design events such as the World Interaction Design Day (IxDD 2019). I have written for some design publications, such as Revista Recorte, where I’m also a guest editor. I teach a course at Aprender Design School and am a frequent co-host at the Brazilian design podcast Diagrama.
Writing
Design Radical ᴘᴛ
Designers ou Militantes? ᴘᴛ
Livros sobre Emprecariado ᴘᴛ
Lectures & Courses
Ongoing Design Visual para Produtos Digitais ᴘᴛ
2024 Sonhos intranquilos de autonomia no design ᴘᴛ
2023 Guest @ Brand-Driven Interfaces
2023 Curso D:GCNP ᴘᴛ
2022 Espaços do Design no Contemporâneo ᴘᴛ
Press, Publications, Interviews & Podcasts
Fast Company
Computer Arts Magazine UK
Computer Arts Magazine Brazil
Dynamic Logo Book
UOL Tab ᴘᴛ
The Inspiration Grid
AIGA 50 Books 50 Covers
Freela School ᴘᴛ
Diagrama ᴘᴛ
Coexist ᴘᴛ
Fala Colega ᴘᴛ
Awards
LAD Awards
Brazilian Design Biennial
The ADC Awards Shortlist
IDEA
GDUSA
BDA Jury
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