portrait of rodrigo santos
rodrigo santos · são paulo

about

twenty years drawing brands.

I’m a graphic designer and creative director based in são paulo. I work across strategy, visual identity and typography, turning ideas into form with intention and precision.

drawing has been a constant since childhood, from school notebooks to my first internship at a print shop. that interest grew into a practice built through collaboration with branding and design studios, and a lasting fascination with type.

I start by understanding what a project needs to say and why it matters. research gives the work direction; a clear concept gives it structure. I carry that idea through the identity, from the shape of a letter to the way the system works across different applications.

today, I’m head of design at qnco (questtonó/colirio), where I lead multidisciplinary teams. my path includes futurebrand, reverb, questtonó and in – consultoria de marcas, alongside independent collaborations with studios and consultancies.

I’m drawn to projects with meaning, structure and edge.

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work experience

qnco

head of design

september 2025 → present

são paulo, brazil

self-employed

independent design consultant

april 2023 → present

são paulo, brazil

in – consultoria de marcas

creative director

january 2022 → april 2023

são paulo, brazil

questtonó

senior designer

march 2014 → december 2021

são paulo, brazil

reverb

senior designer

september 2011 → november 2013

são paulo, brazil

futurebrand

designer

september 2007 → september 2011

são paulo, brazil

selected awards

education

type design: conception and production of typographic families

typography, type design & glyphs app

with flora de carvalho

march → april 2020

são paulo, brazil

tipos & tapas – custom types

calligraphy & lettering

with jackson alves

july 2013

são paulo, brazil

perestroika – extrabold

typography

with fabio haag

august → september 2012

são paulo, brazil

centro universitário belas artes de são paulo

bachelor, graphic design

january 2005 → december 2008

são paulo, brazil

universidade de mogi das cruzes

undergraduate studies, graphic design

january 2003 → december 2004

mogi das cruzes, brazil