bianca almeida

I’m a 27-year-old graphic designer, visual artist and shark nerd.

I started as an assistant and worked my way up to art director at EnergyBBDO/SP, where I spent four years working on campaigns for clients such as Rexona (Unilever), Seda (Unilever), Ford, Tigre, Jack Daniel’s, Qualicorp and the NGO Adote um Gatinho.

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Since then, I’ve been working as a freelancer to collaborate with other creatives, learn from their processes and work with clients across different industries. During this time, I’ve worked at design studios and major agencies such as MRM and WMcCann, on projects for clients including Mastercard, Opella Healthcare, LATAM Airlines, Purina and General Motors.

Prior to getting into advertising, I lived in Ireland for two years, where I first got in touch with graphic design and, mainly, the handmade side of it at the Dublin Institute of Design. I got to work a lot with pattern-making, illustration, typography, sculpture and photography during my time as a student there.

But my addiction to analog photography (and its alternative processes) started at Belas Artes. I had an extremely hands-on experience at the university’s photo labs, making pinhole cameras and developing the results, experimenting with photograms, developing my own 35mm rolls and operating an enlarger print photos onto light-sensitive photographic paper.

It’s probably a bit obvious by now that I’m really into handmade projects and executing different forms of visual manifestations, be it a simple illustration, painting, bookbinding or even embroidering on pictures.

And I’m always excited to be involved in the creation and production process of projects, from scratch til the final pieces.

Nonetheless, I love, live and breathe digital. 

My breakfast is literally memes with a side of black coffee, every damn morning :))

Being an avid user of Instagram, X (twitter) and streaming, I’m always up to date with what’s trending and the internet’s latest tea. Basically a millennial with Gen z traits – is it bragging if I call it the best of both worlds? lol

Uniting the analog universe, graphic craft and digital, always exploring a variety of formats and media types.

Professionally, I did a bit of it all. From being a hotel housekeeper, to a barista, to an event and cultural producer for the LGBTQIA+ techno movement Vampire Haus (managing artists, bookings, dealing with suppliers, and even carrying and setting up equipment).

These previous experiences helped me develop organisational skills, managing processes and people, punctuality and assisting whenever and wherever I’m needed.

Additionally, I had the opportunity to be in an English summer exchange course in Reading/UK when I was 14 years old (Cambridge and IELTS certified) + had my fair share of traveling to places like Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Russia, California, Chile (including Easter Island) and around this big beautiful country I call home, Brasil.

That said, I have built a pretty extensive multicultural repertoire since my teenage years.