Rita Falcão Rita Falcão

A Fashion designer, a Visual designer and a UI designer walk into a Sprint.

I can’t remember a birthday to save my life.
I thrive on coffee.
I thrill with “what if’s”.
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Hi, I’m Rita.

An Interdisciplinary designer with a focus on Digital Design and Branding.

My diverse experiences background brought me to this day. I truly believe that these experiences helped me to understand the world better. That’s why I think that being an interdisciplinary designer is my superpower.

these are my parts

Métier(s) of a life

Visual Communication
User Interface Design
Fashion Design

Hard skills

Wireframing and prototyping
(It is a design thing!)
 User testing and user research
Basic knowledge of coding and development

Design Processes

Methodologies of research in design
Wireframing and prototyping
in Visual Design, Fashion Design and UX

Soft Skills

Interpersonal and collaborative skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking
Ability to engage and learn in a fast-paced environment

Empathy, Curiosity and Continuous Learning

Human beings fascinate me. I am always learning new things in several subjects, so I can grasp a little bit the complexity of the world.

Interdisciplinary Skills

Research and analytics
Contact with multiple audiences
Problem-solving skills
Challenge-driven

Software

Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD

Languages

English | C2 | Fluent
Portuguese | Native/Mother Tonge
Spanish | B1 | Independent user

experience

  • Visual + UI + Fashion Designer | Rita Falcão [2006-ongoing]
  • Design Team Lead | naFila Volunteer [2020]
  • Menswear Fashion Designer | PGTEX [2018-2019]
  • UI Designer (external) | AppGeneration [2015]
  • UI Designer + Content Manager | AppGeneration [2014-2015]
  • Social Media Management | BdL [2010]
  • Production, Logistics, Communication Assistant | U.Porto [2009-2010] 

training

  • Google UX Certificate |  Coursera [ongoing]
  • Arduino + Microcontrollers | IEFP Gaia [2019-2020] 
  • Mobile App Design  | IEFP Gaia [2019]

education

  • Fashion Design | Modatex Porto [2015-2018]
  • Design Management PGrad Studies | ESAD [2009-2010]
  • Multimedia Communication | U.Porto [2002-2006] 
Detailed information on Linkedin
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selected projects

naFila

Volo

Continente

fews

Other projects
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what they say

I've worked with Rita on the volunteer NaFila project. She managed to flawlessly coordinate and motivate a distributed team of ~10 designers with multiple competencies (Graphic, UX/UI, and Motion). Her success was key to enabling the remaining volunteer team (Developers, Marketeers, Support, etc) and achieve an MVP in record time in such a challenging context as the initial outbreak of Covid-19.
Working with someone as easy-going, and at the same time professional like Rita makes everything so much easier.
Nuno Góis
naFila Coordination, Volunteer Project
As Educational Methods Commissioner of Corpo Nacional de Escutas, I've been working with Rita in the development of tools for the young scouts. To be attractive to them, design is fundamental in this process. Rita, as a former scout, understood exactly the context and helped us to find the best way, taking into account the public that is going to use them. Rita tools are used by 60.000 Portuguese scouts and are a success. We are going to work with Rita again, definitely .
Raquel Kritinas
CNE Educational Methods Commissioner, Client
Professionalism, commitment, flexibility, technical and theoretical knowledge are attributes that live in the designer Rita Falcão.
After a few years of contact and working together, I recommend the quality of the services provided as excellent, as well as the very easy communication.
César Quintas
Owner Cinquième, Client
I had the pleasure to work alongside Rita for almost an year at AppGeneration. Rita is a talented and skilled professional who's capable of presenting excellent outcomes. During the time we worked together, she designed several apps and the results were always creative, innovative and surprising.
Despite the pressure, she always tried to make our (the developers') work easy, without ever compromising hers. She's an amazing designer and an amazing person any software developer (and everyone else) would be lucky to work with.
Pedro Machado
Developer, Colleague
Rita is a client-focused designer and works very well under pressure.
She doesn't loose her good temper, even when the timelines or the briefing are challenging.
This makes her a very reliable resource for any project or organization.
Sérgio Legrant
Start.Physio Board member and co-founder, Client