Rafael Bessa — Brazilian Designer and Art Director based in NYC, specializing in brand identity and visual systems. Currently Senior Designer at BUCK.

A


Main Experience


BUCK
Senior Designer
2020-Present

Work & Co
Senior Designer
2019-2020

Aruliden
Graphic Designer
2016-2017

R/GA
Visual Designer
2011-2012

+

Select clients


Apple
Audi
Google
IBM
Mastercard
Meta (Facebook)
Microsoft
Nike
OpenAI
PayPal
Ray-Ban
Samsung
Stripe
Venmo
WhatsApp

B


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

C


Contact: