I'm Ricardo Angulo — Head of Design and Creative Director based in Barcelona.
For 15 years I've been doing one thing: shaping how brands look, feel and communicate. I define visual identity and art direction that hold across markets, lead teams that ship work they're proud of, and direct creative that moves both people and numbers.
Currently leading a team of 6 at Academy of Digital Industries, directing brand and campaigns across Georgia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and the UK simultaneously. Recognized as ADPList Top 10 Design Mentor in Europe, 2024 & 2026. Bilingual Spanish/English. Based in Barcelona, open to roles across Spain and remote.
Creative leadership that makes quality repeatable.
Direction before decoration
I help teams understand what good looks like before production starts, so execution becomes faster and more consistent.
Systems that leave room for judgment
Visual systems should create shared standards without flattening the work into templates that cannot adapt.
Feedback as an operating rhythm
Creative quality improves when critique, prioritization and stakeholder alignment are built into the workflow.
Academy of Digital Industries / XPUP
Head of Design
Designerds / Amazon Blink
Senior Designer
Ricardo Angulo
Founder & Creative Director
Superside
Senior Graphic Designer
Combarranquilla
Senior Graphic Designer
Aepiphanni Business Consulting
Senior Visual Designer, UI/UX
Dolmen
Senior Graphic Designer
Universidad del Norte
Graphic Designer
Fab City
Visual Designer
- Creative Direction
- Art Direction
- Brand Strategy
- Campaign Direction
- Brand Quality
- Visual Identity
- Multi-Market Rollout
- Digital Design
- Team Leadership
- Mentorship
- Stakeholder Alignment
- Design Operations
- Creative Reviews
- Workflow Improvement
- Brand Governance
- Creative Testing
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Monday.com
- Tilda
- AI-Assisted Creative Workflows
- Global–Local Brand Adaptation
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Midjourney
- Magnific AI
- Miro
- English (C2)
- Spanish (Native)
- Catalan (A2)