Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata graduated as architects from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo (FAUUSP), and completed a Master of Arts in Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences Mainz (FH Mainz), in Germany. In 2003 they founded ps.2 arquitetura + design, studio based in São Paulo that creates and develops graphic design projects for both print and digital media. The studio is involved on projects of visual identity, wayfinding, editorial, promotional and websites, mainly for clients within the cultural field.
ps.2 has received over 100 national and international prizes, including the German ‘best of the best’ red dot award and TDC New York and Tokyo awards, and was twice chosen as ‘studio of the year’ by the Latin American Design Awards, the most relevant graphic design award in Latin America. The studio has been published and exhibited worldwide, in countries such as Germany, England, France, The Netherlands, USA, Mexico and Japan.
Flávia and Fábio frequently teach, give talks and workshops for students and professionals in Brazil and abroad, and are members of AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale since 2013.
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‘Studio of the year’ in 2017 and 2019 at the Latin American Design Awards. Lima, Peru
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7 winning projects at the red dot award: communication design + 1 ‘best of the best’ in the Visual Identity category. Essen, Germany
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58 selected projects, with 7 distinction prizes, in all Brazilian Graphic Design Biennials since 2004. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Curitiba, Brazil
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2 winning projects at the TDC – Type Directors Club New York. New York, USA
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15 winning projects of gold, silver and bronze + 1 ‘Best of Category’ on Graphic Design at the Latin American Design Awards. Lima, Peru
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2 winning projects at the Tokyo TDC Annual Awards. Tokyo, Japan
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First prize on Text Book category of the 20th Brazilian Graphic Excellence Award Fernando Pini. São Paulo, Brazil
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6 winning projects at the ISTD International Typographic Awards. London, UK
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1 selected project for the III Design Iberoamerican Biennial. Madrid, Spain
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First prize on the Max Feffer Grafic Design Award. São Paulo, Brasil
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3 nominated projects for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt, Germany
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1 selected project for the 4th Visual Arts Biennial. Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Together. Trieste, Italy
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Manifesto Gráfico. São Paulo, Brazil
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ñ – El otro lado. Mexico City, Mexico
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Borders: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Paris, France
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Design para Todos?. Florianópolis, Brazil
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Futura. Die Schrift. Mainz, Germany
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Conversões: Criação/ Mídia/ Linguagem. São Paulo, Brazil
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Coexistence. Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
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Quebra-Cabeça. São Paulo, Brazil
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Poster Festival Ljubljana‘09. Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Connexions><Conexões Brazil/France. São Paulo, Brazil
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Creative Art Session. Kawasaki, Japan
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Brésil à l’Affiche. Chaumont, France
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Studio Culture Now, Unit Editions, UK
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Ten Designers, Three Generations, AGI Brazil. Brazil
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La Tina – Diseñadoras gráficas en latinoamérica. Pupila, Costa Rica
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Graphic Design From Latin America, Counter-Print. UK
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Novum Magazine. Stiebner Verlag, Germany
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Neon: New Fluorescent Graphics, Victionary. Hong Kong
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Computer Arts Magazine, Ed. Europa. Brazil
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Art in Books, Sendpoints Publishing. China
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Diagraphics, HarperCollins Publishers. USA
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Vivid! The Allure of Colors in Design, Sandu Cultural Media. China
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Creating Great Graphic Design to a Budget, RotoVision. England
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Touch Branding, Artpower International Publishing. Hong Kong
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Design 360° Magazine: Brazil Issue, Sandu Cultural Media. China
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Design No Hikidashi, Graphic-sha. Japan
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The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog – Typeface Memory Game. BIS Publishers, The Netherlands
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Talks at AGI Open/Congress. Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Mexico City, Mexico; Paris, France; São Paulo, Brazil
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Guest Professors on the Postgraduate Course Graphic Design and the City at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Escola da Cidade. São Paulo, Brazil
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Talk and Workshop at the Type Directors Club. Taipé, Taiwan
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Professors of Visual Narratives in the Graphic Design course at EBAC – British School of Creative Arts. São Paulo, Brazil
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Talk and workshop at the 1st Luanda Design Week. Luanda, Angola
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Masterclass Graphic design and architecture: sensorial immersion and visual identity given in the module Design in space of the course Design Spaces in the Contemporary at Espaço.CC. São Paulo, Brazil
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Talk at the course Conversations About Design, Centro Universitário Maria Antonia. São Paulo, Brazil
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Talk and workshop at the 1st Ladfest – Latin American Design. Lima, Peru
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Workshop Architecture and Museography Techniques ICAMT – Visual Identity at FAAP. São Paulo, Brazil
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Open interview for Escola Livre at Itaú Cultural. São Paulo, Brazil
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Talk at 25º NDesign. São Paulo, Brazil
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Roundtable Reprogramme: communication, branding and culture in a new era of museums. São Paulo, Brazil
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Masterclass Visual Identity in Exhibitions at Plana. São Paulo, Brazil
Founders / Art Directors
Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata
Designers & Interns
— past and present
Ana David, Anna Helena Tokutake, Annika Goepfrisch, Aurelian Halhuber, Barbara Cutlak, Bárbara Rennó, Beatriz Sallowicz, Camila Ono, Clara Almeida, Clau Lima, Daniel Abreu, Eric Zink, Gabriela Luchetta, Guilherme Falcão, Gustavo Inafuku, Helena Sbeghen, Joyce Kiesel, Lisa Moura, Luana Graciano, Lucas Blat, Lucas Machado, Marcos Silva, Marlon Ilg, Matheus Carvalho, Nathalia Cury, Pedro Destefani, Peter Roden, Rafael Freire, Silvia Kabashima, Tamara Lichtenstein, Teresa Lima, Thiago Simbol, Vera Jiménez, Yugo Borges
Web Programmer
André Felipe
ANFACER
Boldarini Arquitetos
Sesc Editions
Editora Carambaia
Editora Monolito
Expomus / CCBB
FILE
FDAG
FRM
Bradesco Foundation
FUSP
Galeria Luisa Strina
Ibermuseos
IMS
In-Mod / SPFW
Vale Foundation
Itaú Cultural
MIS-SP
NMNM
Paço das Artes
Pivô
Pro Helvetia
Rosenbaum Arquitetura
SEGIB / OEI
Sesc
sp-arte
Studio Arthur Casas
T + T Projetos