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.

as a freelancer, I’ve collaborated with studios and consultancies such as tátil design, pharus bright design, design bridge, interbrand, futurebrand, marcas com sal and springpoint, contributing to branding and innovation projects across different sectors.

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

january 2005 → present

são paulo, brazil

in – consultoria de marcas

creative director

january 2022 → april 2023

são paulo, brazil

questtonó

senior → lead graphic 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