Hi! My name is Raquel Santos. As a multidisciplinary designer, I work across User Experience and User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Interactive, Branding, Illustration, and Photography, creating cohesive visual experiences across media. My core focus is UX/UI Design, complemented by some hands-on knowledge of Frontend development. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, I develop cohesive brand identities and digital experiences for clients across multiple media, from product design to frontend development. I'm always exploring new tools and methods to deliver thoughtful, accessible, and visually compelling solutions.

Raquel Santos

Hi! My name is Raquel Santos. As a multidisciplinary designer, I work across User Experience and User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Interactive, Branding, Illustration, and Photography, creating cohesive visual experiences across media. My core focus is UX/UI Design, complemented by some hands-on knowledge of Frontend development. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, I develop cohesive brand identities and digital experiences for clients across multiple media, from product design to frontend development. I'm always exploring new tools and methods to deliver thoughtful, accessible, and visually compelling solutions.

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Hi! My name is Raquel Santos. As a multidisciplinary designer, I work across User Experience and User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Interactive, Branding, Illustration, and Photography, creating cohesive visual experiences across media. My core focus is UX/UI Design, complemented by some hands-on knowledge of Frontend development.

Based in Lisbon, Portugal, I develop cohesive brand identities and digital experiences for clients across multiple media, from product design to frontend development. I’m always exploring new tools and methods to deliver thoughtful, accessible, and visually compelling solutions.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Visual Designer, UI/UX and Web Developer at Ter.raiz
January 1, 2023 - Present
Responsible for brand identity, product photography, edition, and publicity content for social media; packaging design and publicity material; website and e-commerce frontend.
Frontend Developer at CTW - Critical Techworks
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Developed and improved BMW products in a cross-functional team to translate requirements into efficient, scalable, and maintainable frontend solutions. Photography, edition and photomanipulation.
Photographer (Freelancer) at Model Agencies and online magazines
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Product and Fashion Photography, retouching and Photo manipulation.
Head Web Developer, Visual Designer and Social Media at PAN, Municipal Assembly of Lisbon and Parliamentary Group
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Responsible for rebranding and corporate identity; dissemination of content on social networks; end-to-end UI/UX to execution of websites for committee and secretariat using Wordpress and static HTML5/CSS/JS. Publicity material for production.
Graphic and Web Designer at Agency X-CELL DESIGN
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Branding identity and corporate identity for clients; production publicity materials and execution of websites in WordPress.
Photography Retoucher at Agency 4POR3
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013
Photography retouching and photomanipulation; illustrations and graphic design for production material (photo albums, posters, T-shirts, books).
Graphic Designer and Photography Retoucher at Agency 4POR3
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013
Photography retouching and photomanipulation using Photoshop; illustrations and graphic design for production material (photo albums, posters, t-shirts, books and other gifts).
Visual Designer, UX/UI and Web Developer at Ter.raiz
January 1, 2023 - Present
Responsible for brand identity, product photography, edition, and publicity content for social media; packaging design and publicity material; website and e-commerce frontend.
Photographer, Retoucher and Photo Manipulator (Freelancer) at Model Agencies and Online Magazines - Freelancer
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Product and Fashion Photography, retouching and photo manipulation.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Visual Design at IADE
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2008
Illustration at Oficina do Desenho
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Photography at IPF
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005
UX & UI Designer at Edit - Disruptive Digital Education
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Frontend Developer at Edit - Disruptive Digital Education
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
User Experience & User Interface Designer at Edit - Disruptive Digital Education
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Frontend Web Developer at Edit - Disruptive Digital Education
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor's Degree in Visual Design at IADE
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2008
Illustration at Oficina do Desenho
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Photography at IPF
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education