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Red Bull Vending Machine Concept — Digital Retail Experience

  This project presents an animated design concept developed for Rotender , proposing an integrated vending solution for the brand Red Bull . The machine is conceived as a hybrid retail and communication platform, combining beverage distribution with dynamic audiovisual advertising. Beyond its primary function of selling drinks, the structure incorporates a high-impact digital display system designed to broadcast branded video content, transforming the vending unit into an active marketing device within public space. The design language reflects Red Bull’s energetic identity through sharp geometries, bold contrasts and a strong visual hierarchy. Illuminated panels and a vertically oriented screen create a sculptural presence, ensuring visibility from multiple angles while reinforcing brand recognition. The interface is streamlined and intuitive, maintaining clarity between the purchasing area and the media display zone. Functionally, the proposal prioritizes accessibility, durabili...
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Modular Makeup System — Concept Design

This project explores the intersection between cosmetic design, modularity and contemporary product architecture. Conceived as a premium makeup system, the object is both a functional tool and a carefully engineered design statement. The core of the proposal is a layered, interchangeable palette system organized by category — face, eyes and lips — allowing intuitive access and flexible customization. Each chromatic module is visually structured through a geometric grid, reinforcing clarity, hierarchy and balance. The stacked configuration emphasizes order while maintaining a compact, elegant footprint. The main structure combines brushed metal surfaces with a deep red body, creating a dialogue between precision and warmth. The reflective inner lid integrates a mirror framed within a rigid architectural panel, transforming the object into a self-contained workstation. A magnetic locking mechanism ensures seamless closure, preserving the minimalist exterior form. A dedicated lateral draw...

Salazar e as Salazarettes

Here's a short (really short) film. It's about our "beloved" leader - António de Oliveira Salazar - and some of his friends. Made with Grok's AI and Eleven Labs for the voice.

Today is Google's 27th birthday...

Apparently, today is Google's 27th birthday (only the 27th!). I remembered that in October 2004, I had my 15 seconds of fame when I won a contest that Google held every month. It was called Logoogle and you can still find it on the wayback machine :-)

Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava.

Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral restoration supported by KFC. Buda Castle, Hungary. Hotel Kyjev in Bratislava

Some photos - S. João de Tarouca

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Designing labels for wine bottles

When you organize and tidy up files, sketches and drafts from previous work, you often discover examples of designs that you loved doing but never had time to post here. During 2024, we had the opportunity to design these labels for a fantastic company and people in California - Balverne owned by Bob and Renee Stein.  Notre Vue Estate  It is a natural paradise located in Napa Valley, and can be visited in order to discover the variety of sustainable products like these produced there.

Design of a logo commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fajões School Group.

  Products produced using the chosen logo Final and definitive version of the logo Design of a commemorative "trophy" Other concepts designed but not chosen I was an Arts teacher at the Fajões School Group in the 2014/2015 academic year. As I have the best memories of this professional experience and also of the people who work there, it was with enthusiasm that I received the request to create a logo commemorating the 50th anniversary of this school institution. Immediately, I produced five different concepts so that we could choose the best branding strategy for this important moment in the history of these schools. Here are some images for future memory of some of the objects produced to mark this day - October 20th, fifty years after the first day of school in Fajões.

AnyWear Packaging Design Studies

  Here are some of the design solutions produced by us for a new AnyWear brand product. The set of graphics that cover a cosmetics product should not respond to a program in a pragmatic and technocratic way. You have to inspire the customer and differentiate the offer that is being proposed to them. In this case we know that the interior has quality, so we wanted to explain this fact through a graphic narrative.

My old Kodak Brownie