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Designer, born in Brazil, based in Madrid. I make complex systems legible.

Ink portrait of Pedro de AlbuquerqueLanguages

Portuguese, Spanish, English. Learning French.

Certifications

AWS Data Engineer · SQL for Data Analysis

For more than sixteen years I have designed products where the stakes are high and the data is dense: a digital twin for industrial decarbonisation at Moeve, a geospatial analytics platform at CARTO, a global business banking app at BBVA, and B2B and IoT services at Telefónica.

I started in visual design and art direction, moved into interaction and service design, and went on to lead teams — growing BBVA's enterprise design team from 3 to 15 and rebuilding CARTO's design system. I still work close to the pixels and close to engineering: I write SQL, read APIs, and certified as an AWS Data Engineer to collaborate better with the people who build what we design.

Today I run Quotidiano Studio, an independent practice. Outside client work I write the Quotidiano Dispatch on Substack and draw by hand — the Spiralis Albuca series.

pedro.albuquerque@gmail.com

Experience

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2023 — nowFounder, Product & Design LeadQuotidiano Studio, Madrid — independent practice for fintech, B2B SaaS and energy
2025Design LeadGaraje de Ideas, Madrid — Moeve Decarbonize platform and Smart Twin
2022 — 2023Head of DesignCARTO, Madrid — geospatial analytics platform
2018 — 2021Global Senior Design LeadBBVA, Madrid — Global Enterprise Mobile App
2015 — 2018Global Design LeadTelefónica, Madrid — B2B SaaS, cloud and IoT
2011 — 2015Senior UI/UX DesignerTelefónica Innovation Center, São Paulo
2001 — 2011Visual Designer → Digital Art DirectorPepper, ActualSales, DOT Digital Group, Isobar, CYBIZ, NEORIS — Brazil