Rafael Nobre is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a degree in Graphic Design from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). His work blends the fields of design and illustration, bringing together the precision of visual communication with the expressiveness of image-making. He has extensive experience in both the editorial and advertising markets, working with clients in Brazil and internationally—including Samsung, Flatiron Books, EA Sports, Penguin Random House, Abrams Books and Companhia das Letras.
Rafael combines digital and traditional techniques in his illustrations, developing a distinctive graphic style marked by vector shapes, rich textures, colorful, and vibrant, conceptual narratives. His portfolio includes book covers, editorial illustrations, packaging illustration, and various print and digital project.
Rafael also teaches a course on how to design book covers on Domestika, where he shares his creative process and professional experience with students around the world.
email: contato@rafaelnobre.com
Award/Judge
Brasil Design Award / 2024 / Judge / Category: Editorial
Fida world wide / 2024 / Judge / Category: illustration
65 Jabuti / 2023 / Finalist / Category: book cover / Moby Dick – Zahar
Brasil Design Award / 2021 / Silver / Category: Book / Espelho quebrado / Planeta e TAG Livros
Brasil Design Award / 2021 / Bronze / Category: Book / Box George Orwell / Nova Fronteira
Brasil Design Award / 2020 / Bronze / Category: Book / Todas as aventuras de Huckleberry Finn e Tom Sawyer/ Nova Fronteira
Brasil Design Award / 2020 / Bronze / Category: Book / O Conde de Monte Cristo / Zahar
Communication Arts / 2020 / Finalist / Category: Book cover illustration / Darwin por Darwin / Zahar
Brasil Design Award / 2019 / Silver / Category: Book Cover / Biblioteca Áurea / Nova Fronteira
Brasil Design Award / 2019 / Bronze / Category: Book design / Uma Travessia perigosa / FTD
13 Bienal Brasileira de Design gráfico – ADG / 2019 / Category: Book cover / Box Hercule Poirot – Harper Collins / Coleção Biblioteca Áurea – Nova Fronteira
11 Bienal Brasileira de Design gráfico – ADG / 2015 / Category: Book cover / Coleção Agatha Christie – Globo
54 Jabuti / 2014 / Finalista / Category: Book cover / Iscas Vivas – Bertrand Brasil
Best book cover Getty Images Brasil / 2011 / #3 / A festa do século – Bertrand Brasil