Ricardo Lafuente
Editor & Data Architect
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Top SchoolRicardo Lafuente is an editor and data architect based in Porto with 17 years blending media design, typography and code to make complex patterns legible across print and digital formats. He leads data-driven storytelling at J++ Porto while facilitating civic data projects through Date With Data and Transparência Hackday Portugal, translating messy datasets into clear visual narratives. Trained in Networked Media (Piet Zwart) and Communication Design, he pairs academic rigour with hands-on design practice from roles at Manufactura Independente and Libre Graphics magazine. As a lecturer and community organiser he’s comfortable teaching, coordinating events, and prototyping tools that foreground typographic clarity and user comprehension. He often ships experimental tooling and visualizations on personal GitLab repos, favoring pragmatic, reusable solutions rather than one-off visuals. Colleagues know him for a quiet obsession with making information both beautiful and operational.
17 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), Networked Media / Media Design, Master of Arts (MA), Networked Media / Media Design at Piet Zwart InstituteLicentiate degree, Communication Design, Licentiate degree, Communication Design at Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
python10
security10
computer-graphics10
gedit-plugin10
vector-graphics10
methodology10
gerador10
risk-assessment10
live-coding10
nodebox10
vector10
rep10
chrome-extension10
journalism10
portable9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
centraldedados/eleicoes-legislativas
Sep 2015 - Oct 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
centraldedados/parlamento-datas_sessoes
May 2014 - Jun 2018
Datas das sessões plenárias do Parlamento
Contributions:39 commits, 1 PR, 14 pushes in 4 years 1 month
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