Gonçalo Viana

LISBON, PORTUGAL

Gonçalo Viana was born in Lisbon, a retro European town famed for its bright light and custard tarts. He studied architecture and moved to London, where he worked at a practice for a few years. Illustration had always been his first love though, and back to Lisbon he left architecture and soon started work as a freelance illustrator. Geometry did find a way to seep back in, providing a framework for his concepts, strong colors and textures.

Gonçalo likes nothing more than to translate complex ideas into simple and engaging images. He has over 15 years experience in editorial and advertising illustration. He also loves to illustrate children’s books.

Advertising & Design Clients:

T Rowe Price, Iam8bit, FNAC, White Rabbit, Plot Content Agency, Torke CC, M2/Chapeu, Silva Designers, Levoir, EGEAC, Vista Alegre

Editorial Clients:

The New York Times, Variety, How Magazine, Adweek, Barron’s, Pacific Standard, University of Chicago Magazine, Colorado Biz, Scientific American Mind, WWD, ACC Docket, New Scientist, HR Magazine, Middlebury Magazine, Syllabus, DJ Plus, Australian Property Investor, Computer Arts, Corriere Della Sera, Brasil Economico, Estrategia, Mente e Cerebro, Visao, Expresso, Publico, Diario de Noticias, Jornal I, O Independente, Diario Economico, Jornal de Negocios, Semanario Economico, Exame, Correio da Manha, GQ Portugal, Sabado, Estante, Maxima, Montepio, Saber Viver, Os Meus Livros, Aposta CTT, Deco Proteste, Nau XXI

Publishing Clients:

Penguin Random House Portugal, Mondadori Editore, Leya, Editorial Caminho, Bruaa, Tcharan, APCC, Pato Lógico

Honours and Awards
  • European Newspaper Awards, Award of Excellence, 2016
  • Luerzer’s Archive, 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, 2014
  • 3×3 Professional Show No.11, Merit, 2014
  • Society of Illustrators 56 Show, Selected, 2013
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual 54, Award of Excellence, 2013
  • Gestalten, “Little Big Books, Illustrations for Children’s Picture Books”, 2012
  • 3×3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, ProShow, Best of Show Award, 2012
  • Bologna Book Fair Guest Country Exhibition, 2012
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53, Award of Excellence, 2012
  • 3×3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, Children’s Illustration Show, Merit, 2011
  • Luerzer’s Archive, 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide, 2011
  • Society for News Design, Award of Excellence, 2004

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The Wall Street Journal

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Expresso
Humanista
Público
Pórtico

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Holiday Window Art
Vista Alegre
Publico
Amnesty International
The Wall Street journal
Expresso

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Austin Monthly
D Magazine
Secure and Adaptable Employement
Expresso
Hoppy Beverage Company

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Publico

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INATEL's Tempo Livra
Crocodile Creek

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Expresso
Revista | Fundación Juan March

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Público

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Optimistic, Pessimistic or Catastrophic?
Vista Alegre
Expresso

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Tempo Livre Fundação INATEL
Pandemic Crowds, Political Power & Scrutiny

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How to put out democracy's fire
Manipulate & Experiment

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10 Life Rules to Follow No Matter Your Age

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Carbonica 2018

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Identity Theft
Social Economy
Tracing
Tomorrow's Harvest
European Green Capital 2020

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Vista Alegre
Robot Rights

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School Bullying

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Trindades Theatre
Trindades Theatre
Future of food under climate change

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Pay-to-Play

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Alentejo Coast, Portugal
Meet the Manager Behind a Top-Notch, But Tiny Actively Managed Fund
Tourism & Traveling
Summer Holiday Special

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How to Use ETFs to Invest in Commodities
Little Women
House of Slaves

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Mediterranean Diet
Sibling Bullying

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Special Edition Fernando Pessoa coffee cups and saucers

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Wine Market
Wine Market
Fados De Lisboa without Text
Fados De Lisboa without Text
Fados De Lisboa with Text
Fados De Lisboa with Text
Ai Mouraria with Text
Ai Mouraria with Text
Ai Mouraria Without Text
Ai Mouraria
Aquarium
Aquarium
Board Member Misconduct
Board Member Misconduct
Capital Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
History of the Book
History of the Book
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins
Saramago Nobel Without Text
Saramago Nobel

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Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Travel Books Without Text
Travel Books

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Bad News Without Text
Bad News

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Child Abuse Without Text
Child Abuse

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Employment Recruiters
Employment Recruiters
Flying Cars Without Text
Flying Cars

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Lisbon Tourism
Lisbon Tourism
Love Me Tinder Without Text
Love Me Tinder

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Robotization
Robotization
Secretaries
Secretaries
Uber Without Text
Uber

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Natalia Correia
Natalia Correia
Animal Rhythm
Animal Rhythm
Silence Plants
Silence Plants
Student Debt
Student Debt
The Secret Lives of Letters

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Police Informants

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Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz
Prado Lavra Funicular
Prado Lavra Funicular
Mind Warmth Chill
Mind Warmth Chill
Time Machine
Time Machine
Oscar West East
Oscar West East
Excess hygiene? Can we be too clean?
Saramago wins the Nobel Prize

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Escape Goat: Coffee cup & saucer

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Vista Alegre

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Vista Alegre

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