Name: Rui Tavares.
Nationality: Portuguese, born in the city of Porto, Portugal;
Age: 44, born in 1981.
Secondary Education: 3 years in Arts.
Higher Education: 5-year bachelor’s degree in Communication Design - Graphic Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto (Equivalent to a Master’s degree in several countries).
Professional experience: since 2004, after graduation, I completed a 2-year internship in graphic arts companies, where I gained experience in file preparation, printing, production, and application techniques, as well as creative work. I started working as a freelance designer, both on-site and remotely, around 2005, and have continued in this mode ever since.
Professional level: Senior Designer.
Why "Alchemist"? Using a nickname becomes necessary when one's personal name is, coincidentally, used by public figures from various fields.
I consider myself an "Alchemist" as someone who creates something both real and mystical. The designer is an alchemist of shapes, creating symbols loaded with meaning and compositions that bring magic into the real world and fill the imagination of everyone, dealing not only with representations but also with emotions.