About me

Hi, I'm Darius. I'm an English-Portuguese artist and writer based in London. The Cycle (2021) is a book for anyone going through grief. Spin at TheCycle.today. Helping brands rise up at And Rising. Sending positive urgent messages at ILOVEYOU, a creative agency I started with my mates. Nominated for Design Museum's Designs of the Year 2019. Previously worked with Lucky Generals, CALM, Factory Fifteen, Laure Prouvost. Studied at SCA, Goldsmiths, Central Saint Martins.

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Projects

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  The CycleA book for anyone going through grief. So, all of us.
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  REALITY CHECKA panic attack is a feeling of sudden, intense anxiety. Did you know sour sweets divert panic attacks by shocking your senses and bringing you back into reality? On 15th May, for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we launched a concept for a new non-medical aid for panic attacks: Reality Check. They're very sour sweets, small enough to keep in your pocket. like inhalers for anxiety.
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  FRIDAYSFORFUTURECollaboration with UK Student Climate Network Play Nice This Friday hundreds of thousands of students across the UK are marching through their cities to protest inaction on climate change. Working with UKSCN (The UK Student Climate Network - the young people behind the #FridaysforFuture movement) we've paired five young activists with five designers to collaborate and create 5 protest placards that call for action on the climate crisis. The activists and designers spent four days exchanging

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Work history

CreativeAnd Rising
Aug 2019London, United KingdomFull Time
Helping brands rise up.
CreativeILOVEYOU Agency
Oct 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Nominated for Design Museum's Designs of the Year 2019. Featured on Dazed, I-D, It's Nice That. In 2018, I started ILOVEYOU with my mates. ILOVEYOU is a creative communications agency focused on sending positive, urgent messages. Everyone has something important to say, we help them say it.

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Skills

• Copywriting
• Treatment Writing
• Assistant Camera
• Creative Advertising
• Advertising Planning
• Advertising Copywriting
• Poetry
• Brand Strategy
• Screenwriting
• Directing

Education

AdvertisingSchool of Communication Arts 2.0
Oct 2017 - Jul 2018London, United Kingdom
Pitched to Netflix, Google, RNLI.
BA Fine ArtGoldsmiths, University of London
Sep 2013 - Jul 2016London, United Kingdom

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Awards

Design Museum's Designs of the Yearthe Design Museum
Project connecting UKSCN activists with designers featured in Design Museum Sep 18-Jan 19.