Portrait of Paulo Lemes

About

20+ Years of
Experience.

Designer and art-director based in São Paulo, Brazil.

More recently, Generative AI became part of my creative toolkit, not as a replacement for craft, taste or creative thinking, but as a new medium.

Open for collaborations!

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Expertise

Disciplines I work across, end to end — from concept to shipped product.

Work

  • Nike — Senior Designer, Freelance2013–2026
  • Confi — Product Designer2020–2025
  • Banco de Eventos — Art Director2016–2020
  • AKQA — Designer, Freelance2015–2016
  • Ogilvy — Freelance2014–2016
  • Experian / Serasa Experian — Communications2007–2011

Education

  • Belas Artes — Advertising2007–2010 · São Paulo
  • HUMAN Academy — AI Image & Video Creator2024–2025
  • UNIP — Communications2002–2007 · São Paulo

Awards

Recognition across Cannes Lions, Clio, Eurobest, D&AD and The One Show for The Marathon Walker (Water for Africa / Ogilvy Paris), plus further honors.