Felipe Rocha

Felipe Rocha

Founder & ECD in Brooklyn, New York, He/his

About

Felipe is a Brazilian designer and creative director based in New York. With over 15 years of experience in various fields of design, including branding, experiential, editorial, digital, and advertising, he has created culturally relevant work for globally recognized brands like Netflix, Apple, and Nike, as well as for notable cultural institutions such as Sundance Film Festival and PAC NYC.

Before founding PORTO ROCHA, Felipe led design for new brand initiatives and major artist collaborations at Spotify. His past experiences also include working as Senior Designer at Sagmeister & Walsh and completing a residency at Fabrica, Benetton’s creative laboratory in Italy where he worked on the iconic COLORS Magazine.

Work Experience

2017 — 2019
2015 — 2017
2013 — 2015
São Paulo, BR
2011 — 2015
2012 — 2013
2009 — 2012
São Paulo, BR

Speaking

2024
Design Team presents PORTO ROCHA at Apple Marcom
2022

Awards

2023

Sundance Film Festival

2023

Design Threads (Self initiated project)

2023

Design Threads (Self initiated project)

2022

The Wildest (Kinship)

2021

Almanaque Tudum (Netflix)

2021

Almanaque Tudum (Netflix)

2021

You are born for this by Chani Nicholas (Harper Collins)

2020

Spotify – A Decade Wrapped

2017
Magazine Cover, Single, Merit from The One Club

Resist – The New York Times Magazine (Sagmeister & Walsh)

2017
Social Impact Award from Brand Impact

Pins won't save the world (Sagmeister & Walsh)

2017
Fast-moving consumer goods (Highly Commended) from Brand Impact

Appy Fizz (Sagmeister & Walsh)

2015
Winner from Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial

16 Projetos que a gente nunca vai fazer

2013
Editorial Design Magazine, Bronze from D&AD

Colors Magazine 86 – Survival Guide Series (Fabrica)

2012
Editorial Design Magazine, Bronze from D&AD

Colors Magazine 85 – Survival Guide Series (Fabrica)

Side Projects

Exhibitions

2019
13a Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial at ADG Biennial at Museu Oscar Niemeyer
Curitiba
2015
11a Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial at ADG Biennial
Rio de Janeiro
2013
Mobile Musem No. 7 Authentic at ILIVETOMORROW
Hong Kong
2013
Unofficial Report at Milan Design Week
Milan

Education

2012 — 2013
2006 — 2007
Technical Education in Graphic Design at Etec José Rocha Mendes
São Paulo, BR

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