MARCOS RODRIGUES ︎︎︎ is a Brazilian designer Working at the intersection of brand and digital products, his work consists in designing memorable experiences that comes to life through merging utility and novelty. His practice spans from strategy & graphic design to UX, motion, and prototyping. He has collaborated with leading digital-focused agencies such as Huge Inc︎︎︎ and Work&Co︎︎︎, and now leads the interactive design department at PORTO ROCHA︎︎︎ — a global design studio uniting strategy and design to create work that evolves with the world we live in — partnering with clients across a diverse range of industries. He also teaches at aprender design︎︎︎, a school for those who challenge the established—in design and beyond.
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EXPERIENCE
CUrrently
Interactive Designer Director - PORTO ROCHA︎︎︎
Teaching
Teacher - Aprender Design︎︎︎
Jury
Webby Awards︎︎︎ / LaDA Awards 2025︎︎︎ / Readymag WOTY︎︎︎
2019 – 2021
WORK & CO︎︎︎
2017 – 2019
ACC︎︎︎
2012 – 2017
HUGE︎︎︎
SPEAKING
DESCOMUNAL x LOLA’s CLUB
How did I get here with Marcos Rodrigues at Descomuntal︎︎︎
XX ELLIOT
EPISODE 44: Marcos Rodrigues at Talking Thursdays︎︎︎
WEB SUMMIT
PORTO ROCHA: translateing brand into digital︎︎︎
APRENDER DESIGN
Grau Case Study Free Class︎︎︎
Features
UKRTEKA
Marcos Rodrigues: Design Between Systems, People & Responsibility.︎︎︎
FIGMA
IN GOOD COMPANY: How AGENCIES ARE TRANSFORMING CLIENT COLLABORATION︎︎︎
APRENDER DESIGN
Brazilian creatives we love: Marcos Rodrigues︎︎︎
Design Everywhere
LUNGE on Design Everywhere︎︎︎
It’s nice that
POV: Unpaid pitching is a symptom of a broken system︎︎︎
It’s nice that
“How are designers feeling right now?”︎︎︎
The Brand Identity
astute report collaboratively addresses the state of design in 2022︎︎︎
Awwwards
Case Study — Album Colors of the Year 2020 on Awwwards︎︎︎
AWARDS
2025
Yellow PENCIL — Nike Run rebrand refresh from d&AD︎︎︎
2025
BRONZE PENCIL — Robinhood Rebrand from The one Show︎︎︎
2024
Young Talent from Latin America Design Awards︎︎︎
2023
LAD ORO - DIGITAL/SELF INITIATED PROJECT︎︎︎
2023
Best Individual Editorial Feature from The Webby Awards︎︎︎
2023
Graphite Pencil – Websites & Apps from D&AD︎︎︎
2020
2020 Awwwards SOTD - Album Colord Of Year 2020︎︎︎