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Hello 👋
I’m Nidia Dias, a Porto-based Art Director and Designer with over 15 years of experience in 3D and motion graphics. Working remotely with a global network of studios and direct clients like Apple, Microsoft, and Google Deepmind, I move fluidly between high-level Executive Creative Direction and hands-on design.
My work is centered on the conceptual power of styleframes for pitches, awarded commercials, and commissioned digital art. While my personal aesthetic is often abstract, I thrive as a stylistic chameleon—finding the visual metaphors that ground a narrative and ensuring every frame feels both intentional and poetic.
SOME
NUMBERS
Years of cross-disciplinary experience, evolving from hands-on designer to executive leadership.
Speaking engagements at global design conferences and industry events.
Creative hubs called home—Sweden, UK, and Canada—now bringing that global perspective back to Portugal.
I help brands and studios bridge the gap between abstract ideas and evocative execution. Whether leading a campaign as Creative Director, overseeing production as a Director, or crafting the initial visual soul as an Art Director and Designer, I adapt my role to fit the specific needs of the story.
CLIENTS
& STUDIOS
Apple
Meta
Buck
Tendril
AKQA
Microsoft
LosYork
& More
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Freelance ECD, Director & Designer
(For various studios and Clients)
2018—NOW
Art Director
(TendRIL)
2018—2018
Freelance Art Director
(For Various Studios)
2016—2017
Art Director
(Analog Studio)
2016—2016
Senior Designer
(Future Deluxe)
2014—2016
Designer
(Stereo)
2013—2014
Motion Designer
(Mainframe)
2011—2013
SPEAKING
EVENTS
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