About me

I'm Catarina, born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. I moved to London in 2017 to pursue my BA (Hons) in Illustration and Visual Media at the London College of Communication - University of the Arts London. I'm interested in visual communication and found my space within creative agencies, working mainly with graphic design and art direction.

PostsProjectsExperienceTeam

• I'm signing up for the D&AD New Blood Award and I'm looking for other(s) students to form a team and develop one of the projects

Projects

• 30

  Becoming PamellaThe lastest Vagina Nomics issue is on the topics of gender roles, stereotypes and performativity. I spoke to Fernando Aquino, a trans man who performs as the drag queen, Pamella Sapphic, about his experiences and views on the drag world and its contributions to the rupture of gender stereotypes. This conversation then went to the article “Becoming Pamella”, that also has a visual essay that gives an insight into his transformation.
• 5

  #WaterForGold at Emergence - LCC x London Design Festival#WaterForGold is a campaign developed for a WaterAid life brief. It shows how water, sanitation, and hygiene can be as expensive as gold for various people around the world. It is aimed at the London viewer, using a language that evokes an empathetic response and relates to aspects of everyday life of the viewer. The Emergence is an exhibition that is part of the London Design Festival and takes place at the London College of Communication. Students and staff took part in creating projects tha

Projects credited in

• 18

  Vagina-nomics #2Vagina-nomics Issue #2 is focused on the theme of gender and the relationships between masculinity and femininity. It uncovers the historical context of how the stereotypes were developed, talks about the naming of genders and what such classification is forcing us to do.

Work history

Creative DesignerCosaVostra
Aug 2020London, United KingdomPart Time
Junior Creative DesignerCosaVostra
Mar 2020London, United KingdomInternship

+ Show more

Skills

• Art
• Illustration
• Art Direction
• Photography
• Concept Creating
• Creative Conceptualisation
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Brazilian Portuguese
• French
• Video Editing
• Research Projects

Education

BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual MediaUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Sep 2017London, United Kingdom
E
E
Technician for Graphic DesignEPA (Escola Panamericana de Arte)
Aug 2015 - Dec 2016São Paulo, Brazil