Partners
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Founding partner of Hardy Design, where she holds the position of Creative Director, collaborating across disciplines with a team of 25 people in Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.
She holds an Architecture degree from UFMG, with complementary design studies at Parsons The New School for Design and the School of Visual Arts in New York. She worked at Pentagram, the world’s largest design consultancy for clients such as Goldman Sachs, Time Warner, FIFA, and the Port Authority of NYC. She then joined the New York studio Slover and Company, collaborating with major fashion and cosmetics brands.
Her projects have been featured in numerous national and international magazines and books, and have earned awards including the iF Design Award, Brazil Design Award, Latin Grammy Award, and International Design Communication Awards (IDCA). -
Partner and Managing Director at Hardy Design since 2007, she has led projects throughout Brazil as well as in China, the US, and Europe. Today, she divides her time between the Belo Horizonte and São Paulo studios, where she oversees operations and collaborates across disciplines with a team of 25.
With over 25 years of deep experience in design, communications, and branding, her career spans telecommunications, technology, and retail sectors. She is adept in brand management and strategy, graphic and environmental design (including wayfinding), packaging, marketing strategy, and digital marketing. Her academic credentials include a Master’s in Internationalization and a postgraduate specialization in Marketing from PUC-MG. -
Partner and Project Manager at Hardy Design. An advertising graduate from PUC Minas with extensive experience in account management and commercial negotiations. At Hardy, he leads the project management team and co-oversees prospecting and operations processes. He has worked across diverse sectors for clients such as Copasa, BH Airport, and Grupo Bernoulli.
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Graphic and type designer, he is a partner and design manager at Hardy. Throughout his career, he has been crafting projects for global brands, across branding, packaging, environmental, and wayfinding design. Based in Belo Horizonte, he is responsible for coordinating projects from end-to-end with multidisciplinary teams.
He holds a graduate degree in Type Design from the Plantin Institute of Typography in Antwerp, Belgium. With a bachelor's degree in Social Communications from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil, completed after a year of studying at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in Canada. He worked in Amsterdam as a designer for Aruliden, an award-winning agency headquartered in New York, creating packaging design for FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) brands within Beauty and Cosmetics. He also worked as a graphic designer for Estufa, an in-house design agency at Inhotim, responsible for crafting cohesive print & digital communication across platforms, product development, and signage.
Clients
- Museu da Inconfidência Mineira
- Rede Américas Saúde
- Kunumi
- Expomus
- Natura
- O Boticário
- Localiza
- Eleve Alimentos
- Google for Startups
- Grupo Bernoulli
- Casa Vogue
- FCA
- Estádio Mineirão
- Alice
- Inhotim
- Liasa
- Lider Interiores
- Congresso em Foco
- Unimed
- Grupo Corpo
- BH Airport
- Fernanda Takai
- AACD
- BDMG
- Copasa
- Energisa
- Banco Inter
- Rethink
- Palácio das Artes
- Sesi Lab
- Semana Criativa de Tiradentes
- Wisnet
- Nubank
- Fundação Torino
- Parque do Palácio
- Do Brasil
- Cemig Sim
- Circuito Liberdade
- Jardim Botânico de São Paulo
- Instituto Vale
- Vale
- Cadence
- Concreto
Awards
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2026 iF Design AwardsAwarded for “Rebranding Palácio das Artes”
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2026 iF Design AwardsAwarded for the publication “Root, seed, leaf and flower – Visual essays of the Inhotim Gardens”
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2025 15ª Bienal Brasileira de Design GráficoBronze for “Root, Seed, Leaf and Flower – Visual Essays of the Inhotim Gardens”
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2024 14ª Bienal Brasileira de Design GráficoHonorable Mention for “Palácio das Artes – Rebranding Project”
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2024 Brasil Design AwardSilver for “Palácio das Artes – Rebranding Project” | Graphic Design
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2024 Brasil Design AwardBronze for “Territory-Park – Signage and Revitalization of Córrego do Feijão” | Environmental Design
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2022 Brasil Design AwardBronze for “Inhotim – Bird Guide” | Editorial Design
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2020 Brasil Design AwardBronze for “Google for Startups – Campus São Paulo Environmental Design” | Environmental Design, Corporate Spaces Subcategory
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2017 Latin Grammy AwardsSelected for “Na Medida do Impossível – Live at Inhotim” – Fernanda Takai
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2017 12ª Bienal Brasileira de Design GráficoHonorable Mention for “Estufa – Inhotim Design Studio”
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2016 Top XXI Arc DesignAwarded for “Botanical Line: Jewelry by Lúcia Lou – Inhotim Design Store”
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2016 IF Design AwardsAwarded for “Botanical Line: Jewelry by Lúcia Lou – Inhotim Design Store”
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2016 Cannes FestivalSelected for “Estufa – Inhotim Design Studio”
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2016 Brasil Design AwardsPremiado com "Linha Botânica: Jóias por Lúcia Lou – Inhotim Loja Design"
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2015 IDCA – Comunicating the MuseumAwarded for “Botanical Line – Inhotim Design Store”
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2015 26º Prêmio da Música BrasileiraAwarded for “Na Medida do Impossível” – Fernanda Takai
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2015 11ª Bienal Brasileira de Design GráficoSelected for “BDMG”
Selected for “Inhotim Institutional”
Selected for “Na Medida do Impossível” – Fernanda Takai
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2015 Prêmio Minas de Comunicação SINAPRO-MGGold for “BDMG”
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2015 Prêmio Minas de Comunicação SINAPRO-MGSilver for “Fundação Torino”
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2014 RedDot Design AwardAwarded for “Na Medida do Impossível” – Fernanda Takai
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2013 Prêmio Minas de Comunicação SINAPRO-MGAwarded for “BDMG”
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2013 IDCA – Comunicating the MuseumAwarded for “Inhotim Escola”
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2013 10ª Bienal Brasileira de Design GráficoSelected for “Daza”
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2011 IDCA – Communicating the MuseumAwarded for “Inhotim Institutional”
Publications
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14th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial – ADG BrasilRona, Brasil, 2024
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13th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial – ADG BrasilBlucher, Brasil, 2019
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11th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial – ADG BrasilBlucher, Brasil, 2015
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International Yearbook: Communication Design – Peter ZecRed Dot Edition, 2014/2015
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10th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial – ADG BrasilBlucher, Brasil, 2014
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Brazilian Design Profile: Transforming Business Through Design – ABEDESIGN/APEXBrasil/Blucher, 2011
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Logo Design, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 – TaschenGermany, 2010-2011
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Stationery Design Now! – TaschenGermany, 2010
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Go Logo: A Handbook to the Art of Global Branding – Rockport PublishersUSA, 2010
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Brazilian Design TodayFronteiras Exhibition and Catalogue, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, 2009
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Anatomy of Design: An Analysis of Brazilian Graphic Design – ADGBlucher, Brazil, 2009
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1000 Retail Graphics: From Signage to Logos and Everything In-Store – Rockport PublishersUSA, 2008
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Guide Sign Graphics: Case Studies of Wayfinding Signage – Pie Books2007
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Veja Belo Horizonte – “The Best of the City” Edition2006/2007
Team
- Ana Letícia Rodrigues
- Clara Barbi
- Daniele Pires
- Fabiana Tenório
- Fabrício Teixeira
- Gabriel Barreto
- Gabriel Castro
- Guilherme Legnani
- Helena Cintra
- Izabela Rodrigues
- Joana Moretzsohn
- Juliana Fialho
- Maíra Martines
- Maria Theresa Morais
- Matheus Viana
- Pamela Gomes
- Paula Costa
- Rafael Sola
- Ramon Tarcian
- Thiago Guerreiro
Former Team
- Adriano Zanetti Westin,
- Alessandra Borges,
- Alessandra Moravia,
- Alexandre Perocco,
- Aline Nayara,
- Amanda Monteiro,
- Ana Bolshaw,
- Ana Cecília Souza,
- Ana Generoso,
- Ana Maria Barbosa,
- Anaiara Vasconcelos,
- André Coelho,
- Andrezza Rodrigues,
- Angelo Maximiano,
- Anna Fonseca,
- Arthur Reis,
- Átilla Rocha,
- Bárbara Luppi,
- Beatriz Fonseca,
- Bernardo Godinho,
- Bete Oliveira,
- Brenner Guerra,
- Bruna França Figueiredo,
- Bruno Mourão,
- Camila Antinossi,
- Camila Malloy,
- Camila Papin,
- Carolina Marini,
- Carolina Santana,
- Caroline Manso,
- Cássia Perocco,
- Cecilia Coutinho,
- Claudia Soares,
- Clermont Cintra,
- Cristiana Gonçalves,
- Cristiane Seabra,
- Daniel Bilac,
- Danilo Evandro Silva,
- Debora Cruz,
- Délio Faleiro,
- Diego Belo,
- Edneide Mauricio,
- Elisa Guilherme,
- Elizabete Apolinária,
- Elizabeth Mendes,
- Ellen Queiroga,
- Fabiana Bessa,
- Felipe Barbosa,
- Fernanda Giordani,
- Fernando Dias,
- Flavia Schikmann,
- Francisco Martins,
- Frederico Sá Motta,
- Gabriel Scherer,
- Gabriela Abdalla,
- Gabriela Rezende,
- Gabriela Silva,
- Guilherme Albuquerque,
- Guilherme Athayde,
- Gustavo Magno,
- Gustavo Rombenso,
- Helga Junqueira,
- Hermano Lamas,
- Hudson Girundi,
- Isabela Sertã,
- Isabella De Jesus,
- Izzabella Campos,
- Joana Rocha,
- João Marcelo Emediato,
- João Vítor Cardoso,
- Julia Malta,
- Juliano Augusto,
- Juliano Veloso,
- Jussara Cardoso Campos,
- Kelly Mayrink,
- Larissa Santomo,
- Laura Barbi,
- Laura Moretzsohn,
- Leo Passos,
- Letícia Naves,
- Lívia Araujo,
- Lucas Costa,
- Lucas Rodrigues,
- Luciana Carla,
- Luciana Perazzo,
- Luisa Franchi,
- Luiz Felipe Bracarense,
- Luiza Benitez,
- Malu Ottoni,
- Marcela Cardoso,
- Marcela Dantés,
- Marcelo Dante,
- Marcelo Mendonça,
- Marden Dinis,
- Maria Elisa Siqueira,
- Maria Gonçalves,
- Maria Monteiro,
- Mariana Antonoff,
- Mariana Diniz,
- Mariana Muchon,
- Marina Lacerda,
- Marina Rosa,
- Marina Sebba,
- Mateus Silveira,
- Mateus Tenuta,
- Mateus Valadares,
- Michel Lotti,
- Michele Cantini,
- Michelle Almeida,
- Mikhaela Martin,
- Mirelle Bairral,
- Monica Vaz Da Costa,
- Naissa Frossard,
- Natália Ribeiro,
- Nathália Monteiro,
- Nayara Andrade,
- Paloma Valls,
- Patricia De Castro,
- Patricia Denucci,
- Patrick Guanaz,
- Paula Bethonico,
- Paula Sampaio,
- Paula Vilela,
- Pedro Assis,
- Pedro Gonzalez,
- Pedro Stauffer,
- Priscila Lie,
- Priscila Rodrigues,
- Priscila Sasaki,
- Rafael Amato,
- Rafael Maia,
- Rafael Simões,
- Rafaela Guatimosim,
- Raísa Almeida,
- Renata Polastri,
- Renata Ribeiro,
- Renato Freddi,
- Renê Duarte,
- Ricardo Da Silva,
- Ricardo Donato,
- Ricardo Lobato,
- Ricardo Lopes,
- Ricardo Portilho,
- Rita Abdo,
- Rodrigo Marchezine,
- Rosane Mendes,
- Simone Souza,
- Sthepanie Gonzaga,
- Tetê Gontijo,
- Thais Bara,
- Thiago Rios,
- Thiago Santos,
- Thomas Haddad,
- Thomas Simões,
- Thomaz Neves,
- Tiago Nogueira,
- Tobia Hallak,
- Victor Endo,
- Vitor Carvalho,
- Vitor Garcia,
- Vitor Paiva,