You’re not just competing with thousands of service providers like yourself. You’re competing with hundreds of emails, nonstop social media notifications, and ten other tabs open on their screen.

For customers to opt in -- and press purchase -- you need to captivate them instantly.

With a quick glance at your page, they need feel like they can trust you. They need to be in awe of your work -- imagining the ways that you could help them. They need to assume your products and services will be worth a large investment because you’re clearly a top expert.

Hi, I’m Joana,

I create innovative branding + design for visionary entrepreneurs who desire to serve millions of people.

So, what's my story?

After graduating from the #1 university for graphic design in the UK, I worked for award-winning design agencies (like Brand42 who have clients such as CNN, VisitBritain, Euronews, and the Daily Mail).

Ultimately, I wanted to work with ambitious and revolutionary entrepreneurs, so I started my own design business. Because of my tremendous dedication to exceeding my clients’ expectations, within 6 months I was serving industry leaders like Lewis Howes, Danielle LaPorte, and Selena Soo.  

I now have a team of 10 in my Portugal studio - Gif Design Studios.

Want to know more about me? Keep reading...

You could say my entire life has led me to creating your extraordinary branding + design.

My first design job goes back to age 7, when I insisted on designing my friends’ birthday party invitations. I was convinced that if I designed them, more people would come. (And yes, we had very high invite-to-RSVP conversion rates.)

When I was 13, I took my first business class to learn how to create and sell a product. A few weeks in, I eagerly asked the teacher when we would start designing the marketing materials. He told me that if I was interested in design, I should go to art class.

Art class? I’m not here to paint fruit!  

Even at age 13, I knew -- I’m here to make a huge difference in the world with my design.

I see myself as a citizen as the world. I’ve lived in places like Portugal, London, Holland, and New York City. And I’ve travelled to places like Brazil, Indonesia, Costa Rica, and Malaysia.

I bring in fresh ideas from different cultures and environments into my design, making sure every project is unique + distinctive.

You can also get a behind-the-scenes look at my studio in Portugal here:
My team and I love Instagram, so we share the meaty stuff there. You can follow our studio here.