original book covers
portuguese adaptations
Page layouts
Children’s Books
Working on children’s books involved more than simply arranging text and images. In some projects, I also had to adapt the original illustrations to accommodate the Portuguese text, carefully editing the artwork while preserving the original visual language and keeping the result as faithful as possible to the source material.
Original Layouts
The History of K-pop project gave me unusual creative freedom in the editorial process. Working directly with the authors, I received the written content and illustrations and was trusted to shape the entire layout from there. This allowed me to experiment with a less conventional structure, while also creating some of the illustrations and graphic elements myself to bring the publication together as a cohesive whole.
Traditional Style
Traditional editorial design is all about precision and consistency. These projects focused on applying established pagination and typesetting rules, from managing widows and orphans to ensuring balanced pages, appropriate hierarchy, and comfortable reading.
A more methodical approach, where attention to detail
is essential.
Other works
O Avô Minguante
O Avô Minguante was my submission for the 9th edition of the Prémio de Literatura Infantil Pingo Doce, a contest that brings together emerging writers and illustrators to create children’s books. The story explored the tender relationship between a boy and his grandfather, who seems to shrink as the boy grows up. In my illustrations, I played with scale and proportion to reflect this shift, while weaving in symbolic elements like oranges and his poetry books. Though it wasn’t selected, it was a deeply rewarding project that challenged me to tell a story through imagery with emotion and subtlety.
"A Perfeição"
This project was a graphic novel reinterpretation of A Perfeição by Eça de Queirós, where I was challenged to reimagine the story visually and narratively. In my version, the characters were turned into animals that embodied their personalities: Ulysses became a stubborn goat, Calypso a cunning spider, and Hermes the messenger a loud goose. The transformation added a playful yet symbolic layer to the tale, allowing me to explore the narrative through a fresh and expressive lens.
Find Your Tune Zine
This 8-page zine was a playful take on classical music history, where I imagined what the dating app profiles of iconic composers like Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky might look like today. The goal was to bring these legendary figures into the modern world with a humorous twist—blending illustration, wit, and a touch of irreverenceto make them feel more relatable and human. A fun and creative exercise in mixing past and present!