Hi, I’m Raquel Silva—a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a Master’s in Graphic Design. I’m passionate about storytelling, editorial design, and emotionally-driven visuals. I’m currently freelancing while pursuing a design career in South Korea, exploring creative opportunities to bring ideas to life through thoughtful visual communication.…

Raquel Silva

Hi, I’m Raquel Silva—a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a Master’s in Graphic Design. I’m passionate about storytelling, editorial design, and emotionally-driven visuals. I’m currently freelancing while pursuing a design career in South Korea, exploring creative opportunities to bring ideas to life through thoughtful visual communication.…

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Hi, I’m Raquel Silva—a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with a Master’s in Graphic Design. I’m passionate about storytelling, editorial design, and emotionally-driven visuals.
I’m currently freelancing while pursuing a design career in South Korea, exploring creative opportunities to bring ideas to life through thoughtful visual communication.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner
Korean
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed
January 1, 2021 - Present
Editorial design for a short stories collection; Social media content design; Short comic to communicate research.
Designer and Frontend Developer at Loop Future
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2025
Designer and frontend developer, worked in web design, UX/UI, and frontend development.
Designer at R2 design studio
June 1, 2021 - September 30, 2025
Designer, focused on animation and motion graphics. Helped develop pictograms for a signage project. Helped develop exhibition catalogue for the Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis.
Freelance Designer at Freelance
January 1, 2021 - Present
Editorial design for a short stories collection; Social media content design; Short comic to communicate research.
Designer and frontend developer at Loop Future
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2025
Worked in web design, UX/UI, and frontend development.
Designer at R2 design studio
June 1, 2021 - September 30, 2025
Animation and motion graphics; helped develop pictograms for a signage project; helped develop exhibition catalogue for the Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis.

Education

Bachelor's in Design and Multimedia at University of Coimbra
September 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020
Master's in Graphic Design at Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
September 1, 2021 - June 21, 2024

Qualifications

MA in Graphic Design
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024
BA in Design and Multimedia
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet, Other
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    uniE621 Mixtape: dominATE Album Concept
    A hypothetical visual identity and art direction concept for the album Mixtape: dominATE, by the K-Pop boy group Stray Kids.…