Paula Cruz is an illustrator + designer witch ✨ She has a bachelor's degree from EBA/UFRJ and a master's degree in Design from PUC-Rio, where she developed research on hybrid publications and new ways of reading. She crossed the Atlantic to study the Dutch design masters at the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam, Holland. She currently lives in Rio de Janeiro and has been teaching design + illustration in book courses since 2019. She has worked for clients such as Google, Facebook, Youtube Global, Whatsapp Global, Editora Record, Intrínseca, Descomplica, TAG Livros, Adidas, Adobe, O Globo, Snapchat, and Disney+. Parallel to her work and studies, she builds authorial projects that unite design, illustration, and research, such as books and posters.