Sadao Abe

Head of Creative - Lead Designer

Bondi, Australia
I do believe good design doesn't need to be sold. Clients buy design in the very first moment they look at it. Good design needs to have a purpose and answer client's needs, it's not an artistic fulfillment.

Brazilian/Japanese by nature, Australian by heart. I am an all-rounder graphic designer with over 15 years of experience in advertising, graphic design and brand development in Australia and Brazil. Major clients includes: HSBC, Electrolux, Gazeta do Povo newspaper, Federal Government in Brazil; Qantas Duty Free, Skiddoo, West1, English Language Company, 2Stay Accommodation, HCF, Rams, Australian Power & Gas, Kawai Pianos, Prince of Wales Clinical School, Academies Australasia in Australia.

Ability to take any job from inception to completion, good eye for details and great time management skills with proven project management capabilities. Branding and publishing is the areas of design I am most passionate about.

Please get in touch if you want to know more on sadao@weareglove.com

Work Experience

Head of Creative - Lead Designer

February 2016 - Sydney, Australia

Sadao Visuals

Senior Freelance Graphic Designer

June 2012 - January 2016 Australia

Tibet Advertising

Art Director

April 2003 - June 2012 Sydney, Australia

Propeg

Art Director

April 1999 - May 2002 Brazil

Education

Universidade Federal Do Paraná

Social Communication Advertising

February 1994 - November 1998 Paraná, Brazil

Billy Blue

Adv Dip Communication Arts

Awarded:
1st Year Best Student
1st Year Best Portfolio
Scholarship
2nd Year Best Student
February 2003 - November 2004 North Sydney, Australia

Languages

Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Español (Advanced),
Japanese (Beginner),

Awards

Premio Colunistas Parana

Bronze

2001

Premio Colunistas Parana

Gold / x3 Bronze

2002

Skills

Branding, Design, Graphic Art, Typography, UI Design ,