João Ribeiro
Colorist Creative Assistant
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJoão Ribeiro is a versatile visual development artist and colorist with 12 years of experience crafting animation, concept art, and brand-driven worldbuilding for companies like GitHub, Optimism Foundation, and Studio MDHR. Based in San Francisco, he bridges traditional painting, rapid 3D prototyping, and animation to deliver cohesive character and environment systems that enrich brand identity across events, offices, and marketing. His roles have ranged from hands-on cel-coloring and background painting to senior-level art direction and mentorship, giving him both production rigor and creative leadership. João’s appetite for learning new tools is evident in his multi-disciplinary practice—he moves fluently between illustration, storyboarding, 3D preproduction and physical art like murals and sculptures. Colleagues rely on him to turn abstract brand motifs into tangible visual languages that resonate with audiences. Outside the studio he keeps a salty, self-aware humor—“salty old man from across the sea”—that hints at a seasoned, pragmatic creative voice.
13 years of coding experience
Licentiate degree, Communication Design, Licentiate degree, Communication Design at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário LisboaErasmus Exchange, Interaction Design, Erasmus Exchange, Interaction Design at Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch GmündMaster of Fine Arts - MFA, Traditional Animation and Visual Effects, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Traditional Animation and Visual Effects at Academy of Art UniversityLicentiate degree, Design and Visual Communications, General, Licentiate degree, Design and Visual Communications, General at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e TecnologiasHochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd
French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, EnglishGithub contributions (2)
JohnCreek/JohnCreek.github.io
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:18 commits in 1 day
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