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A brazilian designer based in Portugal, with a lot of stories to tell from the last 20 years. Husband, father, coffee addict, remote worker.

Currently CCO, Lead Designer and Portfolio Curator at Deeploy.me – and a Webflow enthusiast that brings crazy projects to life.

Me and my team have the great opportunity of working with visionary companies from Brazil, US and Europe on projects that see the light of day in a matter of weeks – from scratch to build, without creative boundaries.
Picture of Mao Barros

What led
me here?

Fearing God.
Loving family.
Valuing life.
Having a thing for Design.
Going bankrupt a few times.
Being always curious and thirsty.
Staying around the right people.
Learning things without a teacher.

Tools I’m
currently using

Figma
holds my layouts and
prototypes
Webflow
proves my design works just fine
Illustrator
empowers the details that matter
Notion
keeps me
organized
Keynote
makes all my proposals clear
Medium
lets me write my crazy ideas

Life of a
entrepresigner

Curating Portfolios
It's not about saying it's good or bad, but showing the way so it can be more effective.

Writing Articles
My latest skill, and I have to say, I'm loving it. Writing is how I document my ideas.

Being on live events often
As the "face" of the company, I'm live on YouTube and LinkedIn every 2 weeks with fresh content from special guests regarding UX Design, careers, creativity, no-code tools, and more.

Helping to recruit
As we value people instead of jobs, it's very satisfying to see people reaching their goals.

Working remotely
I'm loving to be more close to my wife and kids, and having my own studio at home.

Where wisdom
came from

Lisbon Challenge Fall’18
Startup Acceleration program

The Webflow Masterclass
Ran Segall, Flux Academy

Hello Design Thinking
IDEO, on Ideo U

UX Fundamentals
Joe Natoli, on Udemy

UX & UI Master Course: Strategy, Design, Development
Joe Natoli, on Udemy

UX Requirements Made Simple
Joe Natoli, on Udemy

Build a Powerful Portfolio
Joe Natoli, on Udemy

Social Media Strategy for Business Growth
Dot Lung, on Domestika

Storytelling for Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Alex Glod, on Udemy

Build Successful Long Lasting Brands

Oxford Learning Lab, on Udemy

Industrial Design, with emphasis on Visual Design
Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil

Graphic Arts, with emphasis on Graphic Design
SENAI Theobaldo de Nigris, Brazil

Advanced English
IELTS Certificate, Cambridge (2018)

Digital Media Advertising
EDIT – Disruptive Digital Education

Teach.able
Teachable U

Adobe Premiere Rush
Joseph Adam on Udemy

UX Essencial
Daniel Furtado, on Aela.io

Design System Specialist
Meiuca

Composition with Figma
Pablo Stanley, on Domestika

Extra gigs
o'mine

Webflow Chapter Leader
As one of Portugal’s chapter leaders, I’m allowed to promote Webflow events (online of offline). It’s amazing to be part of this.

Product Designer for Mobo
It’s an old flame that has been awaken after almost 20 years: To create physical products. It’s been a journey, I’m a kid on this.

Advisor at Primo da Cidade
As I’m an illustrator since early 2000’s, I keep my skills alive as advisor on this amazing art studio based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Latest articles

Freelance UX Designer or Employee UX Designer?
How different hiring formats influence your professional career

What's wrong with the term UX/UI?
How does this gray area affect hiring

Do I have what it takes to work abroad?
How UX/UI Designers can plan their career abroad

How good are you at learning?
A reflection on the professional value sought in UX/UI Designers

How good culture helps retaining talent
After Hiring, keep your best UX/UI Designers

Brands I relate to

It's amazing how brands affect people's lifestyle. Not only the buying choices, but everything the brand represents that relate with people who are attracted by the culture they bring. These are the brands I relate to and make a point about telling it:
Apple BrandStarbucks BrandIKEA BrandSamsung BrandCoffeeLab BrandWebflow Brand

A glimpse of my world

"be who you needed when you were younger."

– Peter Senge