About Harbor

Raised in the south of Brazil, he was drawing and painting long before design became a profession, and graduated in Graphic Design from the Federal University of Technology – Paraná in 2014. Painting stayed beside the design work ever since. He studied the academic methods on his own and through every class he could find, and as a member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, he also learned to paint icons in its tradition. Most of his illustration today is painted digitally, on a foundation built by hand.

His path went through very different rooms. At an animation studio he painted backgrounds and learned the basics of motion. For five years he worked at a company that created and sold franchises, where he helped shape the business models, ran the campaigns that sold them, and trained the hundreds of franchisees who came from across Brazil to open their own units. Between catalogues, packaging, pricing, suppliers and a design team to lead, he learned how a brand works on the ground, in the hands of the people who run it.

Years of independent work followed. Harbor Creative Studio was registered in the US in 2025 and spent its first year building showcase projects and a working system made to grow into a full studio, before opening in 2026.

The way he works comes from those years. He listens closely, wants to understand how a client's business actually runs, and looks for the real problem behind the request. When a project needs something outside his field, he learns it and fills the gap. Curious by nature and business-minded by experience, he treats every project as something to bring to life, beyond a simple delivery.

Today he lives and works in Ukraine with his family, learning the language along the way. Through the war, the studio keeps its schedule, its standards and its commitments, with the same discipline and attention to every detail.