Hello☺, my name is Ivan and I’m a graphic and motion designer born and raised in Porto, working remotely to the world.
Selected works
2012→25
2025
2024
2019→21
About myself
Addicted to typography, grids, Bézier curves and arroz de cabidela, I’m a designer focused on branding and motion, with some occasional 3D adventures.
I graduated from ESEIG, spent an Erasmus semester in London, and completed my internship in Barcelona. From 2011 to 2018, I worked at Nor267 design studio, while also collaborating on side projects and freelance gigs. Between 2019 and 2022, I went fully independent, working with clients and studios across different industries.
In 2022, I joined Binance, and soon after was invited to lead the design team at BNB Chain, where I stayed until October 2023. I later led the creative design team at Fintopio and brand design team at Entangle, and most recently worked as Senior Visual Designer at Caldera, where I led the company’s rebranding ahead of its Token Generation Event (TGE).
I’m also the co-founder of Colectivo RUA — a street art collective based in Porto.
Publications
→ Welcome to typocracy
→ Blank Poster Volume 1
→ Logos 4
→ The Making of Artistic Typefaces
Exhibitions
→ MUPI Gallery, Festival Elétrico — Porto, 2019
→ Wild Style — Lisbon, 2019
→ Natureza Morta — Faro + Porto, 2015
→ 7 Anos de Plano B — Porto, 2013
→ Farrapo Velho — Porto, 2013
→ De olho na rua — V. N. de Gaia + Odivelas, 2012
→ Memória e Destruição — Porto, 2012
Reach me out trough the email hello@mynameisivan.com or the usual networks: Instagram, Behance and LinkedIn.
Hello☺, my name is Ivan and I’m a graphic and motion designer born and raised in Porto, working remotely to the world.
Selected works
2012→25
2025
2024
2019→21
About myself
Addicted to typography, grids, Bézier curves and arroz de cabidela, I’m a designer focused on branding and motion, with some occasional 3D adventures.
I graduated from ESEIG, spent an Erasmus semester in London, and completed my internship in Barcelona. From 2011 to 2018, I worked at Nor267 design studio, while also collaborating on side projects and freelance gigs. Between 2019 and 2022, I went fully independent, working with clients and studios across different industries.
In 2022, I joined Binance, and soon after was invited to lead the design team at BNB Chain, where I stayed until October 2023. I later led the creative design team at Fintopio and brand design team at Entangle, and most recently worked as Senior Visual Designer at Caldera, where I led the company’s rebranding ahead of its Token Generation Event (TGE).
I’m also the co-founder of Colectivo RUA — a street art collective based in Porto.
Publications
→ Welcome to typocracy
→ Blank Poster Volume 1
→ Logos 4
→ The Making of Artistic Typefaces
Exhibitions
→ MUPI Gallery, Festival Elétrico — Porto, 2019
→ Wild Style — Lisbon, 2019
→ Natureza Morta — Faro + Porto, 2015
→ 7 Anos de Plano B — Porto, 2013
→ Farrapo Velho — Porto, 2013
→ De olho na rua — V. N. de Gaia + Odivelas, 2012
→ Memória e Destruição — Porto, 2012
Reach me out trough the email hello@mynameisivan.com or the usual networks: Instagram, Behance and LinkedIn.
© Ivan Alves, 2021. All rights reserved. All materials on this website are the intellectual property of Ivan Alves.
Concept & design by Ivan Alves.
Website last updated: November 2025.
© Ivan Alves, 2021. All rights reserved. All materials on this website are the intellectual property of Ivan Alves.
Concept & design by Ivan Alves.
Website last updated: November 2025.