Francisco Modesto is an educator, designer and creative born in Alcanena, a village in the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal. His work is known to be inherently multidisciplinary, having the privileged of collaborating with renowned brands across the world in the field of communication, design, and culture.
His work has been recognized by numerous design organizations, institutions and publications including Adobe, Behance, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE), Clube de Criativos de Portugal (CCP), among others.
His academic background ranges from design, multimedia, management to arts and culture. Francisco has a degree in “Graphic and Multimedia Design” with a focus on motion graphics and organization of cultural events. He is also a master in “Multimedia”, specialized in human-centered design and mobile applications.
Currently, he works full-time as a senior motion designer at FABAMAQ, a Portuguese Software House in Oporto, Portugal. In the after-hours, he is an Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave were pioneers the classes of “Typography for Digital Media”, “Motion Design I & II”, and “Fundamentals for Digital Media”. Also, he is the founder of “The Chico∙Studio”, a freelance design identity where he is responsible for designing communication experiences for start-ups, non-profit organizations and education.
Prior to founding the studio, Francisco started his career as a Motion Designer at LGG Advisors, a finance and risk consultancy, where he designed communication assets for international clients. Later that year, he was invited to be the Head Chief of Creative and Design where he had the opportunity to lead all the creative activities.
His practices, methodologies and creative activities are imminently multidisciplinary, designing each experience through communication, design, animation, interaction, multimedia, game design, education, management, participatory practices, artistic and cultural intervention, performing arts, social change, sustainability, new digital media and technologies.
2021 - Present
Assistant Professor | Intership Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave
2021 - Present
Motion Designer
FABAMAQ
2017 - Present
Founder, Creative Director & Designer
The Chico Studio
2019
Head Chief of Creative & Design Department (CCD)
LGG Advisors
2018 - 2019
Junior Motion Designer Intern
LGG Advisors
2017
Special Invited Manager/Organizer
ESAD Video Arts Festival
2014 - 2016
Volunteer, Manager & Event Organizer
ESAD Video Arts Festival, Edition 2015 - 2016
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto - Master of Multimedia Specialization in Culture & Arts
Porto, Portugal
University of Porto
Certificate in Training Program
Education
Porto, Portugal
School Arts & Design, Caldas da Rainha
Bachelor in Graphic & Multimedia
Design
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
XXIII Crossover Exhibition
Porto, Portugal; Feb 2019
Curated by Mecha Studio
Sábado-Feira VIII in Maus Hábitos Espaço
de Intervenção Cultural
Porto, Portugal; Mar 2018
Curated by Mariana Malhão & Dylan Silva
Communication Arts 2023, Typography Shortlist Finalist
California, USA; Oct 2023
Archipelago Dada
Archipelago Dada, A humanist sans serif font for expressive visual compositions (Thesis)
Written by César Antunes; Supervised by Pedro Amado
Faculty of Fine Arts, U. Porto, Portugal; Dec 2020
Mobile Bike Sharing: Identification and evaluation of the main tools of a mobileapplication (Thesis)
Written by Francisco Modesto; Supervised by Pedro Amado
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal; Jul 2019
FMQ SUMMIT, Creative Day (in PT, PT)
Porto, Portugal; Nov 2022
Câmara Municipal do Porto.
An Essay on Creating Mistakes
in School of Arts & Design;
Matosinhos, Portugal; Apr 2021
An Essay on Creating Mistakes
in School of Arts & Design, CR;
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal; Apr 2021
3H Workshop — Motion Graphics
Faculty of Engineering
of University of Porto
Porto, Portugal; Oct 2017
FMQ SUMMIT, Creative Day (in PT, PT)
Porto, Portugal; Nov 2022
Câmara Municipal do Porto.
FMQ SUMMIT, Creative Day (in PT, PT)
Porto, Portugal; Nov 2022
Invest Porto.
Parts of the Game, Game Art (in PT/EN)
Porto, Portugal; Jun 2022
FABAMAQ
Freelancer do Dia CCP by Marketeer
Lisbon, Portugal; July 2021
Interview by Marketeer