Nuno Tuna

Graphic designer/illustrator

Lisbon, Portugal
Nuno Tuna is a published illustrator and designer with 25+ years of experience.

Started as a graphic designer in 1988 working for the Pharmaceutical Industry and become a contracted advertising story-boarder for 10 years at EuroRSCG Portugal.

In 2005 he decided that there was more to design than just graphics and got himself involved, collaborating in architectural projects (signage systems), product design (Chief Designer at a Sports equipment factory) and in jewellery design participating in a jewellery design exhibition at Designmai in Berlin (One Ring Two Hundred Minds).

In 2013 was commissioned 28 illustrations as a co-author for a book about Nelson Mandela (Mandela, O Rebelde Exemplar) by Planeta Publishers (published in Portugal [3rd ed.].
Worked as a brand consultant for companies in Lisbon (Pixel Decimal), Porto (Worldteam/Swell Sports), London, UK (Design Provision), Boston, MA (Barcelcom USA/Ogbo Compression), New York, NY (Zebra PR), Dallas, TX (Ginja USA), and Luanda, Angola (Criacom BCC).

He is now consulting for a Dallas Media Agency, a Malta-based IT HR start-up company and is a regular illustration/design contributor for two national publications while working in the area of UI/UX for mobile apps for Lisbon, Portugal and Toronto, Canada based companies.

Is co-founder of the Portuguese Paintball Federation (FPP), Galaxia Sobrero Association (Illustrators/Writers) and Rossio DEASCE Association (civil society initiative) and a community association (AAAFL).

Work Experience

Tuna Illustration & Design

Designer & Illustrator

August 1987 - Present Lisbon, Portugal

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Conversational),
French (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, CorelPainter, Macromedia Freehand MX, Traditional Illustration,