Paula Marques

[pɒlə] Brazil, 1983;  Visual communicator  Visual and Interaction Designer Art Director  Head of User Experience  Lead Interaction Designer. A hybrid maker based in Rio de Janeiro Barcelona Berlin London.

I believe great work always comes from a smart and fun process and that's what I love to do.



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Problem solving
Finding order in chaos. How can something “ok” be improved everyday and made into something awesome.
User Experience
Define how a product / service / brand behaves in different medias and how different touch points complement the big picture for different kinds of users.
Product Design
Applying a natural holistic view to design and mantaining beautiful digital products.
User Interface
Responsive websites, mobile applications, system dashboards or physical objects to make people enjoy use those things as much as I do.
Art Direction
Bring a team together, defining a strong visual path and allowing multiple interpretations is pure fun.
Visual Communication
Branding, visual identity, graphic design and a bit of illustration to inform, guide, help and deliver the right message.
Ambient design
Special spaces to translate concepts, activate different senses and impact the entire communication.
A bit of coding
Wordpress theme development and customization. I heart Bootstrap and I see CSS as a natural extension of Illustrator and Sketch.
Press
Writing and designing press-releases, dossiers, mailings and follow ups to guarantee the effective reach to the appropriate audience.
Project Management
Plan and define how things can be realistically implemented and managed to keep the team whole and happy.
Photography
Enjoy the randomness of capturing unexpected moments. Or exercise the power of precise technique.
Fun projects
You definitely know what I mean ;)

Mottos

"Yes, it can be something great. But first it has to be something"

"Prototype, prototype, prototype"

"Done is better than perfect"

"Better than yesterday"

"Quality is great Business Plan" (From John Lasseter's 7 creative principles)

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Projects and collaborations

Infinite Awesome

My fun lab with Craig Johnson. A good excuse to come up with new projects, exercise freedom and learn new things.

Let's change stuff

A compilation of documentaries that changed the way I see the world, listed and commented for everyone interested in doing the same.

NoInteraction Group

A research / art group formed by 6 friends from 6 different countries that experimented with interaction issues between 2009-2011.

Conferences and appearances

Interview • XIPTV • Nius • Spain • 2012

Interview • RTVE • L’informatiu migdia (min 22:35) • Spain • 12/2011

Conference • Broad.cat 2011 • Beyond the Screen • Imagina Auditorio (min 6:00) • Barcelona • 11/2011

Interview • Barcelona Visió • 2011

Exhibition • 2nd Golferichs Art Prize • Casa Golferichs • Barcelona • 10/2011

Interview • COMRadio • Barcelona • 09/2011

Exhibition • Els Sentits de les Màquines • Barcelona's Design Museum DHUB • Barcelona • 06/2011

Interview • Ràdio Tàrrega • Tàrrega • 02/2011

Exhibition • 10th cycle of Contemporary Art • Sala Marsà • Tàrrega • 02/2011

Awards and recognition

INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT Best of Quality Management
To Review Analytics, with Customer Alliance
Initiative Mittelstand . Germany . 2015

HSMAI Europe Best in Class Marketing Awards (honorable mention)
To Content Marketing / Whitepaper Series, with Customer Alliance
HSMAI Europe . Germany . 2015

Jury Prize for the 2nd Visual Arts Prize
To No Interaction Project, with No Interaction Group
Casa Golferichs . Barcelona, Spain . 2011

Sapporo Pre-Biennale Art Exhibition (pre-selection)
To "Play the City" and "Free your feelings", with No Interaction Group
Sapporo Biennale . Hokkaido, Japan . 2011

Vodafone Innovation & Telecommunications Awards IV Edition
To Funny Friends, with Òmada Interactive
Vodafone . Barcelona, Spain . 2010

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