Paulo Mariano – Art Director Portfolio
Paulo Mariano is a multi-disciplinary Creative Director and Art Director based in Lisbon, Portugal. His portfolio showcases a wide range of award-winning projects across branding, advertising, design strategy, visual communication, and creative campaigns for international agencies and brands — most recently selected for Lürzer's Archive "200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2025". With a multicultural background, Paulo has developed his career across Brazil and Portugal, bringing a global perspective and creative versatility to his work. Areas of expertise include art direction, creative direction, brand identity, integrated campaign, concept development, graphic design, typography, generative AI, editorial layout, storyboard, photography direction, and concept development. Paulo combines aesthetics with strategic thinking to create compelling narratives and visually impactful experiences. Paulo has collaborated with clients in industries such as media, technology, travel, luxury, and entertainment, including Netflix, Emirates, and Benfica. His work reflects a passion for design innovation, storytelling, and excellence in visual execution. Other clients include Super Bock, LIDL, EDP, WOO, Gatorade, Sogrape, Bank of Brazil, Sebrae, Delta Cafés, Mimosa, and Nacional. Keywords: Art Direction, Creative Strategy, Branding, Creative Direction, Ideation, Campaign concept, Paulo Mariano, Visual Storytelling, Design Portfolio Lisbon, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, Sora, Firefly, Campaign Development, Digital Design, Typography, Photography Direction, Senior Art Director Portugal, ADCE, EFFIE, CCSP, CCP, Creative Club of Portugal, Lusófonos Awards, Design Awards, Visual Identity Design.

 
Direção de Arte e Visual Storytelling — Projeto Coruja Collection AR, Super Bock, ADCE, CCP, Portugal, ideation, design, photography, Creative Director, Art director

CORUJA COLLECTION - AR

Digital Experience + 

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Foster Portuguese urban artists while adding a tech tweak to beer labels.


Coruja means Owl: so we gave the beer wings. How?
With a Special Label Edition with an Augmented Reality feature.

After a much impressive launch in ’18 that turned Coruja (‘owl’) into a leading beer IPA brand based on urban art, we wondered how to strengthen the relationship with the artistic community we brought together to make Coruja more than a brand, but a true urban culture crew. So, in 2020 we launched a new label edition merging physical & digital: 9 artists, 9 illustrated labels in a Coruja Special Collection with AR where consumers can see their owl fly away from the bottle.

ADC*E
Clube Criativos Portugal


MY ROLE / Ideation, Art Direction
WHERE / Solid Dogma
TEAM / Pedro Pires, Ana Castanho, David Cabrita, Hugo Dias
INVITED ARTISTS / Kruella, Mar, Mário Belém, Samina, Mosaik, Caver, Contra, Frame 01, Glam
CLIENT / Super Bock







Direção de Arte e Visual Storytelling — Projeto Coruja Collection AR, Super Bock, ADCE, CCP, Portugal, ideation, design, photography, Creative Director, Art director


9 ARTISTS, 9 ILLUSTRATED LABELS
"Catch them before they fly" was the campaign claim for the launch of this new Coruja Collection, where physical and the digital merge. A Special Collection with AR: from reading a QR Code, the consumer is invited to download an app — via www.colecaocoruja.pt — to see his Owl “fly away” from the bottle’s label.




We brought the 9 artists back together to create a new approach to the guerrilla arts they developed to punctuate the beer’s launch. From them, we created 9 special illustrated labels inserted in a 'collectible' pack, with which is possible to access an augmented reality experience: through this combo, each label and each illustrated Owl comes to life, popping out of the bottle and flying on your smartphone.




SUPERBOCK FESTIVAL // ACTIVATION // PAINT THE OWL








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