Welcome to Ideas on Design

Ideas on Design is blog exploring the fields of design, branding, and creativity. My writings range from opinion pieces to curated links and research. Ideas on Design is free, so if you find value in it, please subscribe, and maybe share it with others. I’d very happy.

About me

I grew up in a small coastal city near Lisbon. It was a good childhood. I especially liked the summers. They were long and I went to the beach almost everyday, sometimes twice in one day.

During my teenage years, I was very much into electronic music. I tried turntablism (scratch), beat production, and also learned how to play the trumpet. I still pick these occasionally but not as often as I’d like. I’m still very much a music person though.

I started my design journey inspired by the awesome Ninja Tune album covers. During the university I got obsessed with logos, typography and photography. I became good at the first two and average at the third. Throughout my career, I picked other things, and today I consider myself a generalist with a bunch of different specializations, if that makes sense.

Currently, I live in Hamburg with my wife and son. It’s not as sunny as Lisbon, but I find it beautiful.

If you would like to follow me elsewhere, you can visit my website here, add me on LinkedIn, take a look at my photography here. Get in touch! I am always up for a good chat.