Olá. I'm Carlos Bocai, a passionate Brazilian multi-disciplinary designer based in NYC. I naturally enjoy immersing myself in a project to seek a unique visual solution and create brand experiences with a meaningful impact.
◯ Awards
Latin American Design Awards
Finalist Student Editorial
2018 (Peru)
Latin American Design Festival
2017 (Peru)
12th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennale
2017 (Brazil)
12th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennale
2017 (Brazil)
11th Design Week PUC-Rio
O Banquete
2017 (Brazil)
10th Design Week PUC-Rio
Design Principles & Practices
2016 (Brazil)
10th Design Week PUC-Rio
2016 (Brazil)
◯ Featured
May, 2018
May, 2018
April, 2018
◯ Education
PUC-Rio - Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro
Visual Communication
2012 — 2017
Bezalel Academy of Arts and
Design (Jerusalem)
exchange program
2015 — 2016
Middletown High School
(New York)
exchange program
2012
A. Liessin Scholem Aleichem
(Rio de Janeiro)
middle—high school
2005 — 2012
◯ Workshops
Design & Music
DIA Studio
2018 @ LADFEST (Peru)
Design & Love
Atolón de Mororoa
2017 @ LADFEST (Peru)
Text Invader
Onur Yazıcıgil
2015 @ Bezalel (Israel)
Fashion Marketing
André Caravalhal
2014 @ IAJ (Brazil)
◯ Languages
portuguese (fluent)
english (fluent)
spanish (advanced)
hebrew (medium)
Carlos Eduardo Braverman Bocai is a 22 years old visual designer from Rio de Janeiro based in New York City and currently working as an intern at Gretel. He graduated in 2018 in Visual Communication at PUC-Rio. In 2015 he had an exchange experience at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, Israel.
In November 2017 he collaborated as a freelancer creating mockups and art directing campaign sets at Sagmeister & Walsh. Prior to that, He has worked at Junior Enterprise PUC-Rio and Brazilian creative studio TUUT between 2016 and 2017. In July 2017 he had an exchange experience at Atolón de Mororoa in Montevideo, Uruguay, considered studio of the year by the LAD Awards 2016. In February 2017 he was selected among 18-30 years old designers from all over Latin America as a young talent and made a presentation in the 2016 edition of Latin American Design Festival in Lima, Peru. In October 2017 he co-founded Anywhere Studio with Julia Aguiar, working remotely with the construction and management of brands, mainly in the art, culture and fashion fields.
His practice crosses different disciplines, from brand identities and strategy, typography and editorials to exhibition design. In his work, meaning and aesthetic walk together. He believes in design as a powerful voice, interested in projects with social relevance and that impact the society in a positive way. Also, he thinks that collaborations are enriching and constantly attempts to collaborate with different people of varied perspectives.
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