WORK EXPERIENCE
BmoreArt
Creative Director
May 2022 - present | Baltimore, USA
Raquel Castedo Design Studio
Creative Director/Owner
March 2021 - present | Baltimore, USA
Maryland Institute College of Art
Adjunct Professor in the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting, with experience teaching graduate class on Book Design
January 2023 - present | Baltimore, USA
Malka Designs Marketing Group
Senior Graphic Designer
April 2019 - February 2021 | Baltimore, USA
Roka Estúdio
Creative Director/Owner
March 2010 - March 2019 | Porto Alegre, Brazil
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul [PUCRS]
Professor in the Communication Department, with experience teaching undergraduate classes, such as:
- Book Design
- News Design
- Graphic Design for Advertising
- Graphic Print Production
March 2010 - July 2018 | Porto Alegre, Brazil
EDUCATION
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul [UFRGS]
Ph.D. in Communication and Information | Focus on Book Design
March 2012 - March 2016 | Porto Alegre, Brazil
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Ph.D. Visiting Scholar | Advised by Ellen Lupton
June 2015 - August 2015 | Baltimore, USA
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul [UFRGS]
Master in Communication and Information
March 2007 - April 2009 | Porto Alegre, Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul [UFRGS]
Bachelor in Social Communication – Advertising
March 2001 - August 2005 | Porto Alegre, Brazil
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Society of Design Arts (SoDA)
Leading rebranding process, including naming, website development, and social media presence. Programming and production of virtual events.
June 2019 - 2023 | Baltimore, USA
AIGA Baltimore
- Programming Chair | March 2021 - 2023
- Society of Design Arts (SoDA) Liaison | July 2019 - February 2021
LECTURES
Morgan State University
Modernism in Brazilian Graphic Design
November 2021 | Baltimore, USA
Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Society (VLACC)
Tertulia Talks: Graphic Design in Brazil
October 2020 | Vancouver, Canada
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Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) | Society for History and Graphics (SHAG)
Brazilian Graphic Design: from the 1960s to nowadays
December 2018 | Baltimore, USA
Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) | Casa de Leitura Dirce Côrtes Riedel
The editorial design in "The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas"
August 2018 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Graphic Design in Brazil: A Post-War History
April 2017 | Baltimore, USA
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
"The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas": A Tipographic Novel
July 2015 | Baltimore, USA
GUEST PANELIST
AIGA Design Educator Community
SHIFT{ed} Virtual Summit
Teaching Global Histories of Graphic Design | With Roshanak Keyghobadi, Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton, Raquel Castedo, et al.
August 2021 | Online
Good Neighbor Design Week
Design and Canon Stretching | With Ellen Lupton, Brockett Horne, and Raquel Castedo
July 2021 | Baltimore, USA
SELECTED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Society of Design Arts (SoDA) / AIGA Baltimore - Virtual Talks
22 events, from April 2020 to December 2022, including the series Latino Design Histories
Role: Producer and Moderator
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BmoreArt Connect+Collect Speaker Series
9 events, from December 2020 to July 2021
Role: Producer
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Design is Storytelling | Interview with Ellen Lupton
Gustavo Gili Publishing House - Instagram Live
Role: Interviewer
August 2020
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A Conversation about Typography | Interview with Ellen Lupton
Gustavo Gili Publishing House - Instagram Live
Role: Interviewer
May 2020
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Futurism(s) | Presented by Ellen Lupton
Society of Design Arts (SoDA), AIGA Baltimore and Stevenson University
Role: SoDA Program Leader, Producer, and Moderator
April 2020
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SELECTED RECOGNITIONS
Best Book in Arts - Açorianos Visual Arts Award | Promoted by the Porto Alegre City Hall | Project: book “Lia Menna Barreto: Diary of a doll” | Brazil, 2020
Shortlist - Latin American Design Awards | Promoted by the Latin American Design Festival [LADFEST] | Project: book “Patricio Farías” | Peru, 2018
First Prize - Bornancini National Award | Promoted by the Association of Professionals in Design of Rio Grande do Sul [ApDesign] | Project: book “Backpack's Pocket” | Brazil, 2018
Silver Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: book “Backpack's Pocket” | Brazil, 2018
Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Graphic Designers [ADG Brasil] | Exhibited project: book “Julio Plaza: Poetics | Politics” | Brazil, 2015
Nominated - Jabuti Prize | Promoted by the Brazilian Book Chamber | Project: book “Julio Plaza: Poetics | Politics” | Brazil, 2014
First Prize - Bornancini Award | Promoted by the Association of Professionals in Design of Rio Grande do Sul [ApDesign] | Project: book “To understand MOM & DAD” | Brazil, 2014
Second Prize - Bornancini Award | Promoted by the Association of Professionals in Design of Rio Grande do Sul [ApDesign] | Project: book “Julio Plaza: Poetics | Politics” | Brazil, 2014
Best Book Cover - Açorianos Literature Award | Promoted by the Porto Alegre City Hall | Project: book “A sea in me” | Brazil, 2014
Design Entrepreneur of the Year - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Brazil, 2012 and 2014
Silver Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: visual identity “Transverse Photography” | Brazil, 2014
Silver Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: book “Julio Plaza: Poetics | Politics” | Brazil, 2014
Silver Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: book “Projeto Publishing House: 20 years” | Brazil, 2012
Bronze Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: visual identity “Bastidores do Evento” | Brazil, 2012
Honorable Mention - Bornancini Award | Promoted by the Association of Professionals in Design of Rio Grande do Sul [ApDesign] | Project: book “FRANTZ: the studio as painting” | Brazil, 2012
Bronze Medal - Columnists Design Award Rio Grande do Sul | Promoted by the Brazilian Association of Marketing and Advertising Columnists [Abracomp] | Project: book “Between Peers: Faraco de Azevedo Law Firm | 60 years” | Brazil, 2011