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.


 




Artisan Intelligence

Brand Positioning


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In a world that changes every second, it’s good to know that some things stay the same.


To demonstrate just how far artificial intelligence can go in our lives — particularly in what we eat — we developed an algorithm capable of creating a fully lab-produced extra leg ham.
To test its quality, we decided to compare it with the market’s benchmark in flavour — a ham produced using traditional recipes that honour the essence of ham and the taste of the Portuguese.
Izidoro – Artisan Intelligence
No added flavourings. No flavor enhancers. 100% locally sourced meat.

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MY ROLE / Concept, Art Direction
WHERE / O Escritório
TEAM / Nuno Jerónimo, Francisco Correia, Francisco Roque
CLIENT / IZIDORO







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