Diego Miguel, Designer in São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil
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Diego Miguel

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Bio

Miguel is a designer, art director, and visual artist with more than 15 years of experience. Born in Brazil and raised in Brooklyn, he now works around the world with clients such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew, TiVo, Disney, Redken, Cadillac, American Express, Fisher-Price, Supercell, HSBC, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, and so on. Miguel's work spans multiple disciplines, including digital experiences, graphic design, illustration, photography, management, and strategy.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Presentation Designer

2024 - 2024
Forbes LLC - Main
  • Created a top-notch presentation for the government of Abu Dhabi to support the creation of a Web3 event—the largest so far on the subject.
  • Built a fresh, unique language for its presentation.
  • Helped develop the storytelling and visual narrative.
Technologies: Presentation Design, Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Ads, Ad Design, Paid Advertising, Video Ads, 2D Illustrations, Vector Illustration

Senior Visual Designer

2017 - 2017
Fjord
  • Applied conceptual and strategical thinking to create world-class digital services across multiple platforms.
  • Worked closely with clients and third parties, assisted team leads in managing their relationships, and played an active role in meetings.
  • Actively planned and participated in research activities, such as user and stakeholder interviews and usability tests, to help communicate our findings.
Technologies: Visual Design, Pitch Decks, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Presentation Design, Web Design, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Art, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Graphic Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing Design, Print Design, Banking & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, Package Design, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Brand Design, Art, Icon Design, eCommerce, SaaS, Fundraising, Visual Design Language, Visual Storytelling, PDF, Data Visualization, Presentations, Ads, Marketing, Advertising, Ad Design, Paid Advertising, Video Ads, 2D Illustrations, Vector Illustration

Associate Creative Director

2015 - 2016
Firstborn-NYC
  • Handled and was responsible for the overall creative direction of a given assignment and coming up with novel and innovative solutions.
  • Worked on multiple accounts at a time, managing large teams.
  • Helped grow new and existing talent with a hands-on approach.
  • Came up with my own ideas that served the clients' needs.
  • Oversaw the production of the assignment from conceptualization to execution.
Technologies: Visual Design, Pitch Decks, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Presentation Design, Web Design, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Art, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Business Services, Game Design, Unity, Nonprofits, Graphic Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing Design, Print Design, Banking & Finance, Marketing Collateral Development, Fintech, Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, Branding, Typography, Logo Design, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Packaging, Brand Design, Luxury Goods, Art, Icon Design, eCommerce, Visual Design Language, Visual Storytelling, PDF, Presentations, Ads, Marketing, Advertising, Ad Design, Paid Advertising, Video Ads, 2D Illustrations, Vector Illustration

Senior Art Director

2014 - 2015
Firstborn-NYC
  • Acted in a hands-on designer role and was responsible for single-handedly working on our own creative design solutions.
  • Crafted the overall design direction.
  • Worked on multiple projects at a time, overseeing designers and giving direction as needed.
Technologies: Visual Design, Pitch Decks, Adobe After Effects, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Presentation Design, Web Design, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Art, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Game Design, Graphic Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing Design, Print Design, Professional Services, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Packaging, Social Media, Brand Design, Luxury Goods, Art, Icon Design, eCommerce, Visual Design Language, Visual Storytelling, PDF, Presentations, Ads, Marketing, Advertising, Video Ads

Senior Designer

2011 - 2014
Firstborn-NYC
  • Supported the creative director and senior art directors with all demands that a project need to be guided from concept to final delivery.
Technologies: Visual Design, Adobe After Effects, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Presentation Design, Web Design, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Art, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Pitch Decks, Graphic Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing Design, Professional Services, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Packaging, Social Media, Brand Design, Luxury Goods, Visual Storytelling, Marketing, Advertising, Ad Design

Designer

2010 - 2011
JWT
  • Supported directly senior art director in creating stunning visuals and pitches.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Flash, Presentation Design, Web Design, UX Design, Product Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Art, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Pitch Decks, Graphic Design, Brand Guidelines, Social Media, PDF

Education

2014 - 2015

Completed Credits in Graphic Design

School of Visual Arts - New York City, NY, USA

2002 - 2006

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Catholic University of Brasília - Brasília, Brazil

Skills

Tools

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, InVision, Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Google Slides, Adobe After Effects, Flash, UX Tools, Sketch 4, Sketch

Languages

Visual Design Language

Platforms

Figma, Webflow, WordPress, Contentful

Industry Expertise

Banking & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Technology, Marketing, Advertising, Luxury Goods, Investments, Film & Television, Games

Other

Pitch Decks, Visual Design, Presentation Design, Presentations, Web Design, Pitch Presentations, Leadership, Design Leadership, Composition, Design, Typography, Art Direction, Product Design, UX Design, Web UI Design, PowerPoint Design, Branding, Brand Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Websites, Logo Design, Color Palettes, Startups, Tone of Voice, Brand Guidelines, Brand Development, Brand Identity, Landing Pages, Collateral Design, Pitch Preparation, Marketing Campaign Design, Project Management, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Roadmaps, User Experience (UX), Newsletters, Newsletter Design, StoryBrand, Landing Page Design, Business Services, Marketing Design, UI Design, Social Media Design, Advertising Design, Print Design, Printing Materials, Game Design, Brand Logos, Color Schemes, Iconography, Marketing Collateral Development, Fintech, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Social Media, Art, Icon Design, eCommerce, Software, Visual Storytelling, PDF, Storytelling, Squarespace, Web UX Design, Pitch Deck Design, PDF Design, Ads, Motion Graphics, Ad Design, Paid Advertising, Video Ads, 2D Illustrations, Vector Illustration, Strategic Design, Design Strategy, UX Thinking, Printables, Conceptual Design, Service Design, Photography, Illustration, Visual Art, Website Audits, B2B, UX Wireframes, SaaS, Nonprofits, Motion Design, Package Design, Packaging, Fundraising, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Visualization, Web UX, Fluid UI, Curatorship, Set Design, App UI, UX Strategy, Award-winning, 3D, Motion & Animation Design, Prototyping, UX Prototyping, UX Testing, Video Direction, Videos, Interactive Prototypes, Touch Design, Atomic CSS, System Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Business Design, Content, Unity

Experience

  • Composition - 15 years
  • Adobe Photoshop - 15 years
  • Design - 15 years
  • Illustrator CS6 - 10 years
  • Typography - 10 years
  • Art Direction - 10 years
  • Photography - 10 years
  • InVision - 4 years

Tools

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • InVision
  • Illustrator CS6
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