Multidisciplinary graphic designer and art director with 20 years of experience, specializing in branding, advertising, and visual systems. My approach is shaped by a love for typography and editorial design, combined with multicultural experiences—I was born in one of the most diverse regions of Brazil, lived in Portugal, and now reside in the Netherlands.

I find inspiration in the landscapes I’ve seen, vernacular design, people I’ve met, the music I play, album covers, an addiction to Savee, and films of all genres—from arthouse and mainstream to trash and experimental. 

This eclectic mix feeds my work across industries like beauty, sports, and beverages, for brands like adidas, Philips, Ambev, and Oscar Niemeyer Museum.

Open to new opportunities for both full-time and freelance work.
Feel free to connect: gean.bsantos@gmail.com.


Senior Graphic DesignerTBWANEBOKO, Amsterdam (NL) | Nov 2022 - Present

Head of DesignMASTER,co, Curitiba (BR) | Jun 2018 - Nov 2022

Head of DesignSoWhat, Curitiba (BR) | Jan 2016 - Jun 2018

Senior DesignerHeads Propaganda, Curitiba (BR) | Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

Art DirectorMirum Agency, Curitiba (BR) | Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

Art DirectorJ. Walter Thompson, Curitiba (BR) | Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

Graphic DesignerCCZ*, Curitiba (BR) | Jan 2008 - Aug 2012

Art DirectorMorya Comunicação, Salvador (BR) | Jan 2004 - Dec 2007
Recognitions
Jury — 14th Brazilian Design Biennial,
Brazil’s Graphic Design Association

El Ojo de Iberoamérica (2019)
Gold and Silver in Effectiveness: “Com Você Eu Jogo Melhor”, 
Grupo Boticário

CCSP — São Paulo's Creative Club Yearbook (2020)
Promotional marketing: “It's Coú”, Bastards Brewery

ADG Brasil Yearbook — Association of Graphic Designers (2019)
Branding and Identity: Hambre Gin

CCPR — Paraná's Creative Club (2021)
Awards
Bronze in Branding and Gold in Packaging Identity: “Profano”, Hambre

Silver in OOH and in Graphic Design: “A música cura”, 
Curitiba's Municipal Government

Silver in Live Experience and in OOH: “Quasar Graffiti”, O Boticário

Bronze in Digital: “It's Coú”, Bastards Brewery

Agency of The Year: SoWhat

Yearbook
Graphic Design: “It's Coú”, Bastards Brewery

Visual Identity: “MON After Dark”, Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Visual Identity: “Escola dos Anjos”

Visual Identity: “Profano”, Hambre

Brasil Design Award (2020)
Bronze in Graphic Design: “Jack o'Bastard”, Bastards Brewery

ONU Mujeres (2019)
Silver in Creativity for Equality: “Com Você Eu Jogo Melhor”, Grupo Boticário

Lüzer's Archive Magazine
Wanted Project”, Bastards Brewery (2017)
Saint Beer” (2015)