Love is beautiful, Anywhere. ✨🌈 We designed a custom t-shirt and 100% of the profits will be donated to @casa1 , a Brazilian NGO that hosts and supports LGBTQIA+ youth. Please share and support this project. Right now, U$1 is ~ R$5, so every purchase means a significant amount of money when converted into Reais. Link to purchase in bio. Thanks @futureprintclub and @everpresshq for the collab! Check the link in our bio.
The t-shirt features the rarely told timeline of the Brazilian queer fight for civil rights. 🏳️🌈 We're so proud to be able to use design to spread this necessary and urgent message. Let's celebrate our history.
2018 / visual identity for @arpoador.rio beach bar
Arp is Arpoador Hotel’s beach bar located close to the Pedra do Arpoador – a rocky peninsula that separates the Rio’s iconic Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. The spot has been part of the city’s facade for years and it was fully renovated in 2018 with cuisine by renowned chef Roberta Sudbrack. This visual identity takes inspiration on brazilian “tropical modernism”, finding a balance between sophistication and relaxation. At the hotel all the windows are circular so a custom logotype was made from 3 perfect circles. Arp is almost in the sand, then the visuals are inspired by a top-view look of beach umbrellas which results in an interesting pattern of decorated circles.
Risography was the elected printing technique resembling the grain from the sand and a nostalgic vibe. The final result is geometric and simple matching the hotel’s architecture and purpose.
photography: @_wendyandrade , Leonardo Finotti, Samuel Antonini
print: @risotrip
2018 / visual identity for @arpoador.rio beach bar
Arp is Arpoador Hotel’s beach bar located close to the Pedra do Arpoador – a rocky peninsula that separates the Rio’s iconic Copacabana and Ipanema beaches. The spot has been part of the city’s facade for years and it was fully renovated in 2018 with cuisine by renowned chef Roberta Sudbrack. This visual identity takes inspiration on brazilian “tropical modernism”, finding a balance between sophistication and relaxation. At the hotel all the windows are circular so a custom logotype was made from 3 perfect circles. Arp is almost in the sand, then the visuals are inspired by a top-view look of beach umbrellas which results in an interesting pattern of decorated circles.
Risography was the elected printing technique resembling the grain from the sand and a nostalgic vibe. The final result is geometric and simple matching the hotel’s architecture and purpose.
photography: @_wendyandrade , Leonardo Finotti, Samuel Antonini
print: @risotrip
To highlight Wendy’s poetic vein, the typographic treatment is inspired by visual poetry, interlacing voices and creating layers of narrative with Wendy’s voice as the narrator. The visual narrative captures the movement of the jump, reflecting temporality and progression.
Eu Consigo Te Ver Feliz is currently on sale on @_actarte website.
Design: @cbjbworks (@carlosbocai , @juliabaguiar ), @dasclucas
Editorial Coordination: @casemirovitor
Print Production: @liliagoesproducao
Case Study Photography: @ninoandresbiasizzo
Essays: Ana Paula Vitorio, Eder Chiodetto
Act Designer: Felipe Chodin
Typography: The Neue Black by @vocaltype.co
Maxeville by @sm.foundry
“Eu Consigo Te Ver Feliz (I Can See You Happy)” is the first book by photographer and artist @_wendyandrade , published by @_actarte , designed by us with @dasclucas . The book brings together photographs of choreographed jumps and contemplative scenes of Black youth on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. Paired with the artist’s poetry and essays by Ana Paula Vitorio and Eder Chiodetto, the images explore the sea as a symbol of resistance, ancestry, playfulness, and transformation.
Inspired by visual poetry, the design layers voices and narratives, with Wendy’s words at the center. The layouts and compositions capture the movement of the body and the flow of time, while a shifting color palette—from orange to blue—mirrors the sky’s transformation across a day.
Eu Consigo Te Ver Feliz is currently on sale on @_actarte website.
Design: @cbjbworks (@carlosbocai , @juliabaguiar ), @dasclucas
Editorial Coordination: @casemirovitor
Print Production: @liliagoesproducao
Case Study Photography: @ninoandresbiasizzo
Essays: Ana Paula Vitorio, Eder Chiodetto
Act Designer: Felipe Chodin
Typography: The Neue Black by @vocaltype.co
Maxeville by @sm.foundry
O livro “Eu Consigo Te Ver Feliz”, estreia editorial do fotógrafo @_wendyandrade , propõe uma poética da imagem e do corpo negro em relação com o mar – como lugar de liberdade, ancestralidade e invenção. A publicação reúne fotografias feitas entre Salvador e Rio de Janeiro, em que jovens saltam, brincam e performam em plataformas improvisadas, numa coreografia espontânea e potente.
Em entrevista com os designers @dasclucas , @carlosbocai e @juliabaguiar , responsáveis pelo projeto gráfico do livro, conversamos sobre tipografia como gesto político, o uso narrativo da cor e o cuidado como base do design.
Confira destaques da conversa e acesse a íntegra em nosso site: actarte.com/blogs/News
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“No projeto gráfico, a cor se torna ferramenta narrativa – carrega a passagem do tempo e comunica, de forma sensível, a experiência de um dia que nasce e se transforma.”
“Tipografia também é voz: dá tom às palavras, e quando forma e conteúdo se conectam, o projeto ganha ainda mais força.”
“A poesia e a intencionalidade do trabalho do Wendy. Cada escolha tipográfica, de composição e de layout busca representar a poesia visual e a tensão entre palavras e imagens que atravessam seu trabalho.”
“O foco está no corpo negro, no mar, na plasticidade do movimento e nas histórias que emergem a partir daí. Assim como os meninos saltam, imagens e palavras também.”
#WendyAndrade #Fotografia
For over 3 years, we have been teaching "Decodificando Identidades" at Aprender Design Brasil. During this time, we conducted over 10 live courses, mentored more than 30 projects, and met 125+ exceptional students. Now, together with Aprender Design, it's time to take the next step 🌎
We are thrilled to announce the first international edition of our course this October! There will be 7 live classes, entirely in English, held in the EST time zone. A joint exercise to establish methodologies, foster critical thinking, connect information, and investigate the process of creating authentic and impactful visual identity systems — culminating in a final project with 1:1 mentorship.
Teaching has been an incredible opportunity for us. We've had the chance to share a space with a diverse group of people from different backgrounds, and in the process, we've learned a lot together. We can't wait to meet our new students from all around the world. Apply now to save your spot 👩🏽💻Link in bio.
Projects created by Carlos Bocai (@carlosbocai ) and Julia B. Aguiar (@juliabaguiar ), co-founders of @anywwwhere and esteemed teachers at Aprender Design US ✨
After three years of teaching “Decoding Identities” in Brazil, engaging in live discussions, analyzing real projects, and immersing ourselves in hands-on activities for every stage of visual identity design, we’re thrilled to announce that due to popular demand and the success of the course, we’ll be expanding its reach.
“Decoding Identities” will now be available in the fall semester at Aprender Design US.
Stay tuned for further details. 🔥
Tomorrow is the last day to get “Love is Beautiful" 💜 The t-shirt is back (now as long sleeve too!) on @everpresshq in a special best-sellers edition by @futureprintclub . All the profits will be donated to @casa1 , a Brazilian NGO that hosts and supports LGBTQIA+ youth.
The design features the rarely told timeline of the Brazilian queer fight for civil rights 🏳️🌈 Thanks everyone who bought it and supported the cause as part of the community or as an ally. We are beyond happy to see y'all spreading love, anywhere. Link in bio!
#tbt Remember a time when we worked from home because we wanted to and then we went to Peru right before there was a global lockdown and got a silver award at the Latin American Design Awards’ branding category for our project ARP and didn’t tell anyone here at all? 👀 Well, that happened. This year. And we’re still very proud. Thank you @latinamericandesign ! 🌈✨
#tbt Remember a time when we worked from home because we wanted to and then we went to Peru right before there was a global lockdown and got a silver award at the Latin American Design Awards’ branding category for our project ARP and didn’t tell anyone here at all? 👀 Well, that happened. This year. And we’re still very proud. Thank you @latinamericandesign ! 🌈✨
