Paula Cruz

Designer + illustrator

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paula Cruz is a designer witch + badass illustrator. ✨

Currently based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Paula has a bachelor's degree from EBA/UFRJ and a master's degree in Graphic Design from PUC-Rio, where she studied hybried publications and new ways of reading. She lived for a year in the Netherlands to study dutch typography, illustration and graphic design at the Willem de Kooning Academie. She's been a teacher of graphic design and illustration at Crehana and Miami Ad School since 2019.

She's the founder of Farpa Editora. While studying and working, Paula develops personal projects that unite design, text and research, such as books, posters and illustrated stories. ✍️

Work Experience

Freelance

Designer + illustrator

April 2018 - Brazil

Relâmpago

Designer

October 2016 - March 2018 Brazil

Babilônia Cultura Editorial

Intern

September 2015 - September 2016 Brazil

Nucleo I Design E Comunicação

Intern

April 2012 - April 2014 Brazil

Education

PUC-Rio

Master in Design

March 2018 - June 2020 Brazil

Willem De Kooning Academie

Graphic design

August 2014 - August 2015 Netherlands

UFRJ

Bachelor of Fine Arts

April 2010 - September 2016 Brazil

Languages

Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
French (Beginner),
Japanese (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Corel Draw, Graphic Design, Html And CSS, Illustration, Typography,