João Balen

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Profile

I’m a Brazilian graphic and UX/UI designer grounded in branding, type and editorial work, now finishing a Master’s in UX Design at NABA, Milan. Studying communication, I learned that we communicate even when we’re not talking, and working in the field made me fluent in those non-verbal languages.

João Pedro Balen

UX/UI & Graphic Designer

Experience

Firm.gs

Aug 2026 – Nov 2026 (expected)

Graphic & UX/UI Designer · Italy

Branding/Type design/Social media planning

Evo2b

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

Graphic Designer · Brazil

Wayfinding design/Branding

Instituto Samba

Mar 2021 – Jul 2021

Graphic Designer · Brazil

Art direction/Editorial design/Photography

Marcopolo

Jan 2020 – May 2020

Graphic Designer · Brazil

UI design/Graphic design

Education

Master’s in User Experience Design

NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti · Italy

2024 – May 2027 (expected)

Bachelor’s in Graphic Design

PUCRS – Pontifícia Universidade Católica · Brazil

2020 – 2024

Skills

Expertise

Market research · UX/UI design · Art direction · Branding
Type design · Editorial design · Wayfinding · Merchandising
Photography · Mock-ups · Presentation decks

Tools

Illustrator · Photoshop · InDesign · Adobe XD
Figma · Framer · Midjourney