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Mauricio Pontual
AI Art Director — brands, campaigns & visuals.
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The recipe survived the Bolshevik Revolution. The website did not.
Dona Irene is a 19th century Russian cuisine restaurant in the mountains of Teresópolis, Brazil. It was founded in 1964 by Mikhail and Eupraxia Smolianikoff, a couple who fled the 1917 Revolution and rebuilt their...
Portfolio update, part 2. Refining the desktop experience — hero with live elements (rotating role, real-time Rio clock), a cleaner nav, and tighter pacing between sections. Structure is settling in.
The whole site — HTML, images, copy — is being built through Claude + Readymag,...
This is part of my portfolio update — currently in progress. Still testing layout, pacing, and content as I rebuild the site. More finished work and case studies coming soon.
THE ORIGINAL REBELS. STILL HERE.
Vans hasn't changed the Old Skool since 1977. The people who wore it first haven't changed their attitude either, only their age. This project asks a simple question: what if the brand stopped treating its original customer as the past, and...
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Odòyá, Iemanjá
AI + Art Direction
An editorial tribute to Iemanjá, the ocean mother. Every February 2nd, thousands gather at the shore — white flowers, candles, and offerings carried into the sea. A ritual of devotion that turns the beach into a sacred space.
Women in...
