Ricardo Osório Santos

Ricardo Osório Santos has a diverse work experience in the field of design and user experience. Ricardo currently holds the position of User Experience Lead at Ory Corp since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Principal Designer at frog from December 2017 to April 2022.

In their role as an Interaction/Visual Designer at Google from July 2016 to November 2017, Ricardo was involved in redesigning the Google Account and Google Dashboard, focusing on visual language and user experience. Ricardo also worked on various projects related to GDPR, including data protection, transparency, and data transfer.

Before joining Google, they worked as a Freelance Sr. Visual Designer at Zalando SE from April 2016 to June 2016. Ricardo also gained valuable experience as a Senior Visual Designer at HERE, a Nokia business, from April 2014 to March 2016. During their time at HERE, they worked on art direction, software development, research, and the development of a design language system for HERE digital touchpoints.

Ricardo's early work experience includes freelance roles as an Art Director at Scholz & Friends from August 2012 to January 2013 and as a Senior Visual Designer at Fjord from January 2012 to July 2012. Ricardo also worked as a Senior Visual Designer on freelance contracts for Nokia from August 2011 to July 2012 and AKQA from August 2011 to December 2011. Additionally, Ricardo served as an Art Director and Visual Designer at Pixomondo on a freelance basis from June 2011 to July 2011.

Overall, Ricardo Osório Santos has demonstrated expertise and versatility in design, user experience, art direction, and the development of design language systems throughout their career.

Ricardo Osório Santos completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Design and Visual Communications, General from the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra - Escola Superior de Educação between 2002 and 2006. Ricardo also participated in an international exchange program at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2004-2005, where they pursued a Bachelor of Communication Design. In addition, they had an experience at Gestalten Berlin, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.