I’m Musa Santos, a Graphic & Visual Designer with international experience across editorial, digital, and educational design.
I’m Musa Santos, a Graphic & Visual Designer with international experience across editorial, digital, and educational design. I enjoy turning complex content into clear, engaging visual communication through strong layout, typography, visual hierarchy, and storytelling—always combining strategic thinking with polished execution from concept and art direction through final artwork.
I’ve worked with teams and brands across Brazil, the UK, and Switzerland, developing workbooks, publications, ebooks, visual identities, and digital assets for different audiences and platforms. Whether designing for print or adapting for digital, I focus on accessible, consistent visual systems and collaboration with writers, editors, and fellow designers to deliver high-quality results.
Só Paleio Podcast Development of a visual design and communication project for Só Paleio Podcast, focused on creating a cohesive visual language aligned with the project’s identity and personality. The work emphasized brand communication, visual consistency, clarity of messaging, and the adaptation of the visual identity across different communication channels.
A comprehensive current affairs magazine developed for Aprova Total, bringing together geopolitical, social and international topics for students preparing for Brazilian university entrance exams. As the designer, I was responsible for the editorial design and page layout, translating a large volume of diverse content into a clear, engaging and cohesive reading experience. The project combines structured information hierarchy, modular layouts, maps, photography and a colour-coded visual system to create consistency across a wide range of editorial formats.
Astrology Workbook An editorial project exploring how complex astrological content can be transformed into an intuitive and engaging learning experience. I was responsible for the workbook’s visual and editorial development, creating a cohesive system of layouts, typography and visual elements to organise the content and support the reader throughout the learning journey. The design balances structure and visual discovery, making an extensive body of information feel clear, approachable and engaging.
Tarot Educational E-book 2023 Designed a digital educational publication for a tarot course, translating specialised content into a cohesive, visually engaging and accessible learning resource. Responsible for editorial layout, typography, visual hierarchy and graphic design, developing a consistent visual language that balances the symbolic nature of tarot with clarity, readability and effective content organization.
Developed the visual identity and branding for Não é Moda, a Brazilian fashion journalism platform. The project focused on creating a distinctive visual language that reflects the platform’s editorial perspective, connecting fashion, culture, and critical thinking through graphic design and visual communication.
*Thrive in Five* is a collection of educational resources developed by Twinkl’s Study Squad to support primary-aged learners through structured English and Maths practice. For the Key Stage 1 edition, I was responsible for the editorial layout of the books, transforming teacher-developed content into accessible and visually engaging learning materials for children aged 5–7. The work required a strong focus on information hierarchy, consistency and usability, while keeping each page engaging and appropriate for early learners. This project strengthened my experience in editorial design, particularly in translating complex educational content into clear, engaging and adaptable layouts. Working across multiple subjects, formats and colour treatments required a balance between consistency, accessibility and visual interest — creating a cohesive system designed around the needs of young learners.
Designed an annual astrological planner for astrology students and enthusiasts, featuring planetary transits, lunar calendars and key astrological events. Responsible for editorial design, layout, typography, original illustrations and graphic elements, transforming complex information into a clear, engaging and visually cohesive printed publication. Developed two alternative cover designs.
Designed and laid out digital and print educational materials for a global platform; transformed pedagogical content into clear, accessible visuals aligned with brand guidelines; ensured visual consistency and quality for the educational audience; collaborated with international teams; materials reached over 10,000 users worldwide.
Created visual content for an international education platform, supporting digital communication and educational resources. Designed vector illustrations and visual assets based on briefs from educators and content teams. Produced social media graphics and other digital communication materials, ensuring the visuals matched the platform’s educational context and audience needs.
Worked within the Study Squad team creating and developing multi-page educational publications and digital resources for teachers and students across the UK. Led layout and visual development of multi-page workbooks and educational publications, translating complex pedagogical content into clear, accessible visual communication. Applied typography, grids, visual hierarchy, and composition to build consistent editorial systems. Developed materials for both print and digital formats, adapting visual solutions to different requirements. Collaborated with writers, editors, and designers in an international, English-speaking environment while following brand and editorial guidelines and maintaining strong attention to detail.
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