Paulo Mariano | Senior Art Director, Creative Lead & International Jury Member in Europe

Paulo Mariano is an award-winning Senior Art Director and Creative Lead based in Lisbon, Portugal, with 23+ years of experience developing integrated advertising campaigns, brand activations, brand identity systems and visual storytelling for global brands including Netflix, Emirates, EDP, LIDL, Gatorade, Delta Cafés and Bank of Brazil. Selected for Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2025 and recognised by ADC Europe, EFFIE, CCP and Lusófonos Awards. International advertising jury member at NYF New York Festivals, Mad Stars Busan, FIAP, AdForum PHNX, AIVA and Clube Criativos Portugal. Working with Generative AI tools including Midjourney, Sora, Gemini and Adobe Firefly for concept development, moodboards and visual exploration. Work featured in Lürzer's Archive — All About Francis, Lürzer's Archive — Paulo Mariano, Ad Age — The SkinBook, Best Ads on TV — The SkinBook, ADCE / ADC Europe 2024 and CCP — Clube Criativos Portugal. Full biography and jury history.




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Bellissimo Coffee

Brand Repositioning


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How to choose a positioning for an almost unknown brand in a marke positioned with high consumption and tradition? 


Attracting attention with its looks.

This is the conceptual territory: The Beautiful. The aesthetic value of the name is translated into a visual system built through patterns, colors, and photographic composition—adding a dimension to the brand that goes beyond the product and establishes itself as a vision of the world. A direct relationship between visuals and the sensory and social aspects of coffee consumption.

Belissimo. It's seeing the world with another flavor!

Luerzer´s Archive 200 Best 21/22



MY ROLE / Concept, Art Direction
WHERE / Solid Dogma
TEAM / Diogo Potes, Pedro Pires, Hugo Dias, Ana Castanho
CLIENT / DELTA CAFÉS



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