{"id":1043,"date":"2023-09-11T10:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/einar.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=1043"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:04:15","slug":"conference-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pedromateus.com\/?page_id=1043","title":{"rendered":"Conference Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Founder & Senior Creative Director
Global (Africa, Europe, Americas)
November 2019 \u2013 May 2025<\/p>

I founded Blindage in 2019 and ran it for five years as both creative lead and business operator. I directed brand strategy, creative process, and client relationships while building a team of designers, developers, and collaborators. We worked across fashion, hospitality, technology, and consumer brands in four continents.<\/p>

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What I led:
50+ brand identities. I built visual systems \u2014 logos, typography, color, imagery \u2014 that worked across cultures and channels. Every identity started with strategy. Every system was designed to scale.<\/p>

20+ advertising campaigns. I directed concepts and execution across print, digital, social, experiential, and out of home. The work generated 1M+ impressions and elevated market positioning for clients who needed to own their category.<\/p>

10+ packaging programs. I led material innovation, structural design, vendor coordination, and quality assurance. Packaging became the stage where brand intention met customer experience.
Photographic art direction. I directed product, lifestyle, and commercial shoots. I oversaw retouching and post-production to guarantee visual consistency across all touchpoints.<\/p>

Motion graphics and video. I created launch films, social content, and presentation narratives using Premiere Pro and After Effects. The work moved like stories, not ads.<\/p>

Design systems and governance. I built frameworks in Figma and Adobe that reduced revision cycles 40% and enabled seamless collaboration across teams and geographies.<\/p>

AI integration. I pioneered MidJourney, Adobe Firefly, and Runway into our workflows, accelerating concept development 30% while expanding creative possibility.<\/p>

Budget and production leadership. I directed creative budgets from 10K to 150K, partnering with production houses to deliver on accelerated timelines without compromising craft.<\/p>

In 2025, I closed the client service business and transitioned Blindage into a creative platform run by a wider community.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Graphic Designer & Art Director
Windhoek, Namibia
January 2018 \u2013 October 2019<\/p>

I led 15+ integrated campaigns across print, digital, motion, and experiential.
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I led packaging innovation from early concepts through vendor production. Structure, materials, and visual identity had to work together.<\/p>

I directed product and lifestyle photography: art direction, composition, and post-production that met gallery level standards.<\/p>

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Graphic Designer
Luanda, Angola
August 2013 \u2013 October 2017<\/p>

I executed 200+ brand projects for multinational clients: packaging, editorial layouts, environmental graphics, digital systems.<\/p>


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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreative direction rooted in strategy. I start with the problem, not the visual.\nSystems thinking. I design frameworks that scale, not one-offs that need constant supervision.\n\nCross-discipline fluency. I move between brand, motion, packaging, editorial, and digital without losing the thread.\n\nTeam leadership. I\u2019ve built, directed, and mentored teams. I balance protecting the vision with giving people ownership.\nProduction confidence. I\u2019ve managed complex budgets, vendor relationships, and timelines. I know how to deliver under pressure without sacrificing craft.\n\nCultural range. I\u2019ve worked across African, European, and American markets. I understand how identity shifts across contexts.\n\nAI integration. I use MidJourney, Firefly, and Runway as tools for thinking, not shortcuts. They accelerate concept development while keeping authorship intact.\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI wrote and illustrated comic and manga books and sold them to classmates. I picked up photography, drew on PowerPoint, and made entire layouts with Word fonts before I ever touched design tools.\n\n\nIn 2011, a friend introduced me to PhotoDraw. That was the spark. I started designing posters for house parties and school events. A year later, I discovered Photoshop. That changed everything. While studying, I worked in several creative studios. Then I started my own branding firm, which I ran for five years, including through the pandemic.\n\n\nWhat drives me hasn\u2019t changed. I want to create to make things better. To bring form to feeling. To shape beauty that connects and moves people. I still believe I was born to beautify the world in my image. And I carry that belief into everything I do.\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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