Visual Design with
DANN.AC
Meaning and Soul
From board games to branding, I create visuals that tell stories I Illustrate ideas I blend storytelling I connect people
ABOUT
Self-taught illustrator and designer with a multidisciplinary background and over tree years of professional experience in visual design, illustrations, and board game development.
MY BACKGROUND
I transitioned from dentistry to design, applying my strong aesthetic sense and visual discipline to create real, published products — including seven multilingual board games, licensed materials, educational illustrations, and faith-based publications.
My design practice blends creative direction, layout, branding, and visual systems with hands-on experience in illustration, multilingual production, and AI-assisted workflows. I’ve worked directly with editors, developers, and internal design teams from publishers in Brazil and Spain, contributing to products distributed internationally.
MAIN PROJECTS ON BEHANCE
Design & Illustration
Art Direction & Graphic Design
Episode cover illustration
MAIN CLIENTS
I value my clients and strive to provide exceptional service to meet their needs and exceed their expectations.
some pages from my sketchbooks
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCER | 2020-Present
- Created visual assets for the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (Communication Department), including covers, banners, and online course visuals.
- Illustrated Think Biblically by John C. Peckham (cover for 2025 edition).
- Created 90 collectible sticker illustrations for an album (85 characters + 5 items).
- Delivered o ver 500 in ternal illustr ations f or the Childr en’s Cr eative Illustrated Bible (Safeliz, 2024/2025).
- Currently developing 5 new board game projects for future release.
FREELANCER | 2022-Present -PARTNERING WITH EDITORIAL SAFELIZ (SPAIN) & LION EDITORA (BRAZIL)
- Designed and co-directed 7 board games in 4 languages (EN/ES/FR/PT), from concept to print-ready assets.
- Delivered full design packages: branding, iconography, layout, packaging, manuals.
- Created original illustrations, managed external illustrators, and used AI-based visual gener ation f or base c ompositions, r efining them manually to ensure stylistic alignment.
- Worked directly with editors and internal design teams.
- Games include: Apostolos: Messengers, Catch Canaan, 7 Seconds: Biblical Challenge, The Legacy of the Reformers, Maranatha, The Neckerchief Path, Septeto.
FREELANCER | 2022-Present
- Developed logos, visual identities, and communication systems for clients including Viva Estúdio Dental, IASD Braga, and the NPG/NLG initiative.
- Created content for web, social media, signage, and print materials.
EDUCATION
UNIFTC, BRAZIL
INNOVARE / AVANTES
▪ Specialized in functional aesthetics, visual analysis, and digital photography.
▪ Final thesis on Digital Smile Design (DSD).
▪ Taught esthetic planning and visual design within dental postgraduate programs.
DSD INSTITUTE
▪ Practical training in aesthetic planning and digital communication tools using facial symmetry, photography, and visual projection — forming the basis for later visual design work.
▪ Learned Adobe tools and design principles through platforms like domestika, Udemy, VideoCopilot and YouTube, refining workflows through real-world publishing partnerships.
KEY STRENGTHS
- Strong narrative design sense and visual strategy;
- Real experience with published multilingual products and high-volume illustration;
- Creative dir ection and c ollaborative workflow with edit ors and publishers;
- Ethical, inno vative use o f AI-enhanced workflows and stylistic r efinement;
- Self-driven learning mindset with proven adaptability;
- Solid foundation in proportion, harmony, and aesthetic balance.