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Daniel F.

Lisbon, Portugal

$20/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Hi! I'm Daniel Fontes, currently taking a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in Coimbra, Portugal. Apaixonate for art, I spend my time by filmaking and designing. That paxion gave me tools to do several social media projects for scouts and integrate a the comunication team of the student association from my university. I hope that I suit the needs for your projects with my skill, knowlage, creativity and dedication. Thank you, Daniel Fontes

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Python
  • Website Prototyping
Kristina S.

Portimao, Portugal

$35/hr
5.0
11 jobs

I help indie game studios, brands and content creators stand out with memorable cartoon-style illustrations, mascots and characters. 💥 What I can create for you: - 2D Game assets: casual icons, objects, UI elements - Character design & mascots for your brand or story - Telegram / WhatsApp sticker packs - Comic art & short stories - Isometric or vector-style scenes Clients love working with me for my fast communication, strong attention to detail, and a positive, creative attitude. 100% Job Success — your project is in safe hands! Let’s create something unique and fun!

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Line Drawing
  • 2D Illustration
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Logo Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Procreate
  • Vector Graphic
  • Digital Illustration
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Character Design
  • Book Illustration
  • Business Illustration
  • Character Illustration
Jaime R.

Lisbon, Portugal

$50/hr
5.0
426 jobs

I'm a skilled, experienced illustrator and graphic designer with +10 years in freelance illustration and graphic design, and hold a master degree in Fine Arts, from the Fine Arts University of Lisbon. My strongest skills rely on intricate, bold and figurative illustration work and on cleaner, minimal layouts as well. Over the years I've been producing extensive work for a variety of outputs. My main areas of expertise: - Digital Illustration - Poster design - T-shirt /apparel design /merch design - Logo design & branding - editorial (books and magazines) illustration - music album artwork - label/packaging design

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Logo Design
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Digital Art
  • Vector Art
  • Album Cover Design
  • Banner Ad Design
  • Photo Editing
  • Flyer Design
  • T-Shirt Design
  • Poster Design
  • Label & Packaging Design
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
Richard O.

Portimao, Portugal

$20/hr
4.9
194 jobs

I’m a professional book and magazine designer with over 30 years of experience in publishing, layout design, and print production, specializing in book formatting, magazine design, and typesetting for both print and digital platforms. For much of my career, I worked in legal and financial publishing, including as Head of Design and Production for Euromoney’s Legal Media Group, where I managed over 100 titles per year. I also served as Production Editor for the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), collaborating with some of the world’s top law firms to deliver precise, polished publications under tight deadlines. Since becoming a freelancer, I’ve applied that same high standard of design and accuracy to projects across travel, lifestyle, cookery, poetry, fiction, and children’s publishing. I currently design a bilingual Canadian wine club magazine and a digital magazine for in-house counsel in Hong Kong. 🧩 Services Book layout design (print and eBook) Magazine and brochure design Cover design & typesetting Print-ready file preparation (PDF/X-1a, bleed, crop marks, etc.) Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Lulu, and Blurb formatting Prepress & production management Editorial and proofreading support 🖥️ Software Expertise Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator QuarkXPress, MS Office Deep understanding of prepress workflows, color management, and typography Experience with bilingual and multilingual publishing (English/French) 💬 Client Feedback “Richard is the best of the best. Great communicator who follows up frequently to ensure everything runs smoothly.” — ★★★★★ “Amazing designer — fast, professional, and an absolute pleasure to work with.” — ★★★★★ Whether you need a book layout designer to prepare files for Amazon KDP, a magazine design specialist to handle regular issues, or a print production expert to manage your full publishing process, I bring decades of experience and a meticulous eye for detail to every project. Let’s make your publication look exceptional — in print and online. 📘 Richard Oliver Book & Magazine Designer | Former Head of Design, Euromoney Legal Media Group

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Quark Xpress
  • Page Layout Design
  • Logo Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Magazine Layout
  • Photo Editing
  • Typesetting
  • Book Cover
  • Infographic
Adnan F.

Covilha, Portugal

$5/hr
4.4
25 jobs

Top Rated Adobe InDesign designer specializing in books, workbooks, annual reports & Brochure, Academic books, textbooks and KDP-ready layouts. I create clean, print-ready documents with professional typography and formatting. I specialize in: • Books & eBooks (layout + formatting) • Academic books, textbooks • Activity Book for kids, Proposals, reports, and multi-page documents • Converting messy files (Word, Canva, Illustrator) into professional InDesign systems What you’ll get: ✔ Consistent typography & layout (no manual overrides) ✔ Master pages, paragraph styles, and reusable templates ✔ Print-ready files (bleed, margins, CMYK, KDP/IngramSpark) ✔ Clean, organized INDD files your team can reuse Most designers focus on visuals. I focus on structure + usability + print accuracy. If you need something clean, professional, and built properly — I can help.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Ebook
  • Brochure
  • Photobook Design
  • Magazine Layout
  • Ebook Design
  • Book Cover
  • Catalog Design
  • Catalog
  • Book Layout
  • Ebook Formatting
  • Academic Textbook
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • INDD
  • Brochure Design
  • Annual Report
  • Interactive Design
  • Translation
  • Virtual Assistance
Beatriz P.

Lisbon, Portugal

$12/hr
5.0
8 jobs

I’m a Portuguese graphic designer based in Zurich. I hold a Master’s in Typography and Editorial Design. I’ve collaborated with TEDxMarvila, worked on several worldwide freelance projects (illustration, editorial, brand, presentation and social media design), and recently completed a six-month internship at AZ Design in Lisbon. There, I created digital and print-ready assets following brand guidelines for clients such as LEDVANCE and Sonepar, among other tasks. I am highly proficient in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Canva, which I use daily. I’m fluent in Portuguese, English and Italian, have a good command of Spanish, basic knowledge of French and am starting to learn German.

  • Illustration
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • 2D Illustration
  • Visual Identity
  • Editorial Design
  • Book Illustration
  • Digital Illustration
  • Photography
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe XD
  • Web Design
  • UX & UI Design
  • Logo Design

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