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RICARDO ANGULO

I'm Ricardo Angulo — Head of Design and Creative Director based in Barcelona.

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For over 12 years, I’ve worked across brand identity, creative direction, and design leadership, helping companies turn fragmented visual execution into clearer brand direction, stronger systems, and higher-quality creative output.

Today, I lead the design function at Academy of Digital Industries, supporting brand execution across 4 international markets and the XPUP rollout across selected markets. My work sits between creative vision and operational clarity — building the standards, feedback loops, and design systems teams need to deliver with consistency and impact. Before ADI, I built experience across independent studio work, global agency accounts, startups, SMEs, and international remote teams.

Experience12+Years
Projects60+Brand & Communication
Markets4International
Leadership Approach

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

Brand 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.

Experience

Academy of Digital Industries / XPUP

Head of Design

Nov 2024 — Present

Designerds / Amazon Blink

Senior Designer

May 2024 — Oct 2024

Ricardo Angulo

Founder & Creative Director

Mar 2016 — Apr 2024

Superside

Senior Graphic Designer

Jan 2022 — Apr 2023

Combarranquilla

Senior Graphic Designer

May 2021 - Dec 2021

Aepiphanni Business Consulting

Senior Visual Designer, UI/UX

Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

Dolmen

Senior Graphic Designer

Aug 2013 - Mar 2016

Universidad del Norte

Graphic Designer

Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

Fab City

Visual Designer

Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
Design
  • Creative Direction
  • Brand Transformation
  • Campaign Direction
  • Brand Quality
  • Visual Identity
  • Multi-Market Rollout
  • Brand Systems
  • Digital Design
Leadership
  • Team Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • Design Operations
  • Creative Reviews
  • Workflow Improvement
  • Brand Governance
  • Creative Testing
Tools
  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Monday.com
  • Tilda
  • AI-Assisted Creative Workflows
  • Global–Local Brand Adaptation
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Midjourney
  • Magnific AI
  • Miro
Languages
  • English (C2)
  • Spanish (Native)
  • Catalan (A2)

Looking for a design leader? I’m currently exploring senior design leadership roles in Spain and remote-first teams across Europe.

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