Career Highlights!

1. Hello!
I want to work with you and I’ll try to show
why! allow me to introduce myself first:

2. essentially, all I want is an epic life.

3. For me. For you. For them.

4. WITH PLENTY OF SPACE
FOR PEOPLE
AND Animals
TO LIVE TOGETHER
An awesomeworld

5. And as my father
always says:
“If you want to change
the world, you have to
know it first”

6. And to san francisco I went!
to study at the academy of the arts university (2010)
fashion ba

7. I CAMPED IN THE FOREST.
WORE NOTHING BUT
VINTAGE CLOTHES.
Yosemite, california, 2010

8. Yosemite, california, 2010it was amazing.

9. WHERE I FINISHED MY FASHION BA
then I went back to brazil
at estÁcio de sÁ university (2011)

10. my project
featured
UNWANTED
MATERIALS
TO CREATE
GARMENTS
“WHERE THE WEEDS TAKE
ROOTS” COLLECTION
winter 2011

11. i WORKED AS ASSISTant DESIGNER AT ATELIER CLEMENTTINA
and i got my first job!
10/ 2010 to 12/2011

12. My role:
Research on materials/trends + creative input on
products + daily Posts on their Blog and
Facebook + Layout for Invites (Photoshop)
MY Job:
To assist in all phases of product
development and Media
Communication
atelierclementtina.blogspot.co.uk

13. www.aventuradeler.com.br
2011 / 2012
on the side, i joined
a group of young
writers TO contribute
with monthly essays
and illustrations.

14. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER
TO LIFE, UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING...

15. I CROSSED THE ATLANTIC,
JUST TO END UP HERE
london, 2012

16. the fashion and the environment MA
at london college of fashion
to study:
09/ 2012 to 12/2014

17. I’VE STARTED MY Masters TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COMBINE
FASHION AND SUSTAINABILITY
IN A "COOL" WAY

18. (I’M STIIL WRESTLING
WITH THIS ONE)

19. I’VE INTERNED WITH THE CENtRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION
01/ 2013 to 10/2013
at their local wisdom project

20. My role:
Analysis and transcription of audio interviews
for Local Wisdom events + Imagery editing
(photoshop) + Social Media Communication
(Facebook, Twitter ,Blog)
WHAT:
a research project on meaningful
relations between people and garments
sustainable-fashion.com

21. I Headed BACK TO BRAZIL TO GIVE A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ABOUT
creative CUSTOMISATION FOR CHILDREN AS PART OF MY RESEARCH
in july 2013,
cargocollective.com/mariananegreiros/Workshops

22. THEN I WENT TO KOLDING SCHOOL OF DESIGN
IN DENMARK, FOR THEIR ANNUAL DESIGN CAMP
SEPT 2013
woau.nl/projects/design-skolen-kolding-design-camp-2013/

23. OUR TEAM DEVELOPED PLAYFUL STRATEGIES TO EMPOWER
PASSENGERS WHEN GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT SECURITY
at billund airport

24. outcome:
friendly signs + souvenir bag +
teaser “we want to have adventures with you”
vimeo.com/79052620
task:
how might we create a playful
atmosphere rather than a stressful one
for travellers at billund airport?
(password: adventure)

25. WHEN FINALLY WORKING ON MY FINAL PROJECT, I’VE DEVELOPED A
SURVIVAL CODE TO DEAL WITH THE UNKNOWN
"totrustwhatis
knownor
tobeready
tofight
(orfly)?”
the turkey dilemma

26. IT WAS ABOUT HOW TO
T H R I V E A T M A K I N G
G A R M E N T S W I T H O U T
KNOWING HOW TO PATTERN
CUT AND SEW cargocollective.com/mariananegreiros/The-Turkey-Dilemma
the jersey swimsuit
PIECE1/14

27. i had a little help from my author friends…
David Bayles & Ted Orland Nassim Nicholas Taleb Daniel Kahneman

28. cargocollective.com/mariananegreiros/The-Turkey-Theory
1. taming
imagination
keeping myself
positive and avoiding
frustration
2. eschew
judgement
how to get away
from biased opinions
towards the new
3. between cognitive
ease and strain
getting away from mental
torture by giving a break
when stuck in the middle
4. feeling
empowered
i am the judge of my
own work
5. substituting
problems
using heuristics to
find manageable
solutions
6. Fight-not-to-
flight approach
channelising adrenaline
and pressure to finish
garments
…TO develop This “6 PROTOCOLS FOR ACTION”

29. THESE PROTOCOLS were
created TO DEAL WITH
CHALLENGES TO BE
FACED AHEAD.

30. AND NOT TO
GET STUCK!
NOW, FOR
2015...

31. projeto.felinos@gmail.com
A RECENT PROJECT THAT I’VE WORKED
ON HAD JUST GOT ME STARTED:

32. OUR TEAM CREATed A BOOKLET TO HELP SPREADING THE
WORD ABOUT HOW TO CONTAIN stray cat's
OVERPOPULATION.
At felinos - brazil 2015
www.oitovidas.org.br

33. MY ROLE WAS TO FACILITATE THEIR VISION TO COME TO LIFE:
project coordinator
Cida
animal tracker
Sr. carlos
the catcher
jackson
veterinarian
dr. romulo

34. I THEN:
CREATED THE LAYOUT using INDESIGN +
HELPED RESEARCHING AND EDITING THE CONTENT +
+ WORKED with the creative TEAM, KEEPING
THEM MOTIVATED AND ENSURING WE’D MEET
DEADLINES.
!

35. I’M READY TO TAKE ON THE
NEXT CHALLENGE
AS PART OF YOUR CREW!
AND NOW THAT
THAT’S DONE,

36. so let me tell you
what i can help
you with :

37. 1. research
i’m a curious designer
who believes research
goes beyond siting in
front of a computer
3. writing
Dale carnegie wrote
readers can sense
apathy when a writer
isn't fond of people. i
believe this is true.
2. generating ideas
not afraid of pitching a
bad idea if that will make
others comfortable to
share theirs.!
4. graphics
comfortably able to
combine photoshop,
indesign and illustrator
to make booklets and
brochures.
6. sustainability
confident to work on
design projects with
the “S” word on their
ethos
5. presentations
experienced in preparing
and delivering live
presentations with a
good sense of story-
telling

38. my will is to help
your company to
grow, so i can
grow as well.

39. …THEN we can
make an impact,
together.

40. AND keep on doing the
STUFF THAT MATTERS.
always!

41. contact
mariananegreiros@gmail.com
thank you!
0044 7835 266 365