André Covas is a multidisciplinary designer and art director working on user interface design, corporate image, editorial and graphic design.
He is Director of Design at Metyis and a User Interface Design teacher.
He is also a visual artist, working as a duo with Carmo Azeredo, and a musician with both solo and collaborative work.
Selected Competitions,
Awards and Distinctions
Awards and Distinctions
Award: Circuitos de Artes Plásticas 2022,
Madrid, ES, 2022
Madrid, ES, 2022
Residency, Centro Cultural Vila Flor – CIAJG,
Guimarães, PT, 2022
Guimarães, PT, 2022
Residency: URRA Tigre, Beca Comunidad de Madrid, Tigre, Buenos Aires, AR, 2021
BID.20 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (BID)
Y, Desenhar Portugal - Porto Design Biennale, Seleccionado, DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2020
Y, Desenhar Portugal - Porto Design Biennale, Seleccionado, DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2020
BID.20 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (BID)
TBA — Teatro do Bairro Alto, Seleccionado, DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2020
TBA — Teatro do Bairro Alto, Seleccionado, DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2020
Hiiibrand Awards 2018
NOMAD, Identity Merit Award (Professional Level), China, at united by , 2019
NOMAD, Identity Merit Award (Professional Level), China, at united by , 2019
Polytechnic of Viseu
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, Viseu , at united by
2019
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, Viseu , at united by
2019
Teatro do Bairro Alto (TBA)
Branding / Public Tender - 1st place, EGEAC, Lisbon, at united by
2019
Branding / Public Tender - 1st place, EGEAC, Lisbon, at united by
2019
BID.18 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (BID)
NOMAD, Mención Diseño digital (2nd Place), DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2018
NOMAD, Mención Diseño digital (2nd Place), DIMAD, Madrid, at united by, 2018
Teatro Micaelense
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place , Ponta Delgada, Açores, at united by, 2018
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place , Ponta Delgada, Açores, at united by, 2018
Branding and communication for the Touristic Region of Ribatejo
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, ERT Alentejo, Évora, at united by, 2017
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, ERT Alentejo, Évora, at united by, 2017
Singage dor the city of Cento
Branding and Signage, Public Tender - 1st place, Sindaco di Cento + AIAP, Cento, Italy, at united by, 2017
Branding and Signage, Public Tender - 1st place, Sindaco di Cento + AIAP, Cento, Italy, at united by, 2017
Braga Media Arts - Unesco Creative City
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, Braga, at United By, 2017
Branding, Public Tender - 1st place, Braga, at United By, 2017
Portuguese musuem of the year 2016
MMIPO - Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, APOM Prize - Associação Portuguesa de Museus, at united by, 2016
MMIPO - Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, APOM Prize - Associação Portuguesa de Museus, at united by, 2016
Selected Exhibitions
BID.22 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño
Design, group exhibition - as part of united by
Casa America, Madrid, 2022
Design, group exhibition - as part of united by
Casa America, Madrid, 2022
Circuitos de Artes Plásticas 2022, collective exhibition curated by Violeta Janeiro, as ACCA, Sala Arte Joven, Madrid, ES, 2022
Meta-darkness, Solo exhibition, as ACCA, Mupi Gallery, Saco Azul / Maus Hábitos, Oporto, PT, 2022
Como plantar um penedo, collective exhibition by CampaNice, as ACCA, Centro Cultural Vila Flor – CIAJG , Guimarães, PT, 2022
La luz que atraviesa los cuerpos, collective exhibition, as ACCA, URRA Tigre, Buenos Aires, AR, 2021
BID20 - Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño 2020
Design, group exhibition - as a member of United By
Central de diseño, Matadero, Madrid, 2020
Design, group exhibition - as a member of United By
Central de diseño, Matadero, Madrid, 2020
Aragon Park
Installation, video and music in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, group exhibition
Madrid, 2020
Installation, video and music in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, group exhibition
Madrid, 2020
Anuário 2019
Multi-media installation, in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, group exhibition
Porto, 2020
Multi-media installation, in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, group exhibition
Porto, 2020
Biblioteca na Biblioteca (Library in the Library)
Design, group exhibition, curated by Ricardo Nicolau and Mário Moura
Biblioteca de Serralves, Serralves Museum, Porto, 2019
Design, group exhibition, curated by Ricardo Nicolau and Mário Moura
Biblioteca de Serralves, Serralves Museum, Porto, 2019
BID18 - Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño 2018
Design, group exhibition - as a member of United By
Central de diseño, Matadero, Madrid, 2018
Design, group exhibition - as a member of United By
Central de diseño, Matadero, Madrid, 2018
Every Square Meter of the Earth
Installation, video and music in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, solo exhibition
Porto, 2018
Installation, video and music in collaboration with Carmo Azeredo, solo exhibition
Porto, 2018
The Medium Is Not The Message
Curatorship in collaboration with José Alberto Gomes, design
Maus Hábitos, Porto, 2017
Curatorship in collaboration with José Alberto Gomes, design
Maus Hábitos, Porto, 2017
DTT - Desejo Tensão e Transição, Experimenta Design
Design, group exhibition
Casa do Design de Matosinhos, 2016
Design, group exhibition
Casa do Design de Matosinhos, 2016
A Capacidade De Um Objecto-Lugar, Maia Art Biennale
Design, group exhibition
Fórum de Arte da Maia, 2015
Design, group exhibition
Fórum de Arte da Maia, 2015
Floating Islands
Installation, group exhibition
Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, 2015
Installation, group exhibition
Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, 2015
Sub-40, Arte e artistas no Porto. Geração pós-25 de Abril
Design, group exhibition
Galeria Municipal do Porto, 2014-2015
Design, group exhibition
Galeria Municipal do Porto, 2014-2015
Design Experience
Director of Design at Metyis
2022 - present
2022 - present
Global Lead Designer at Metyis
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021
Design Director at Semibreve Festival
2011 - present
2011 - present
Lead Designer at United By
2015 - 2020
2015 - 2020
Teacher at EDIT, UX/UI Design Course
2014 - 2019
2014 - 2019
Mobile Senior Team Manager & Head of Mobile;
UX/UI Designer at Alert Life Sciences Computing, S.A.
2012 - 2015
UX/UI Designer at Alert Life Sciences Computing, S.A.
2012 - 2015
Graphic and UX/UI designer at Alert Life Sciences Computing, S.A.
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2012
Freelance Designer
2008 - present
2008 - present