About

Lisbon, 1979.Oslo, since 2005.

Bio

I'm a designer and product leader. Since April 2026 I've been VP of Product Design at CatalystOne.

For more than twenty-five years my work has sat where design meets technology: brands, digital products and services, and the teams that make them. I lead product design end to end, from strategy and discovery to hands-on interface work. Some of it has won awards along the way.

Before CatalystOne I led design for the Core and AI teams at Flowcase, built Brandbassador's design team from scratch, set up the business design practice at EVRY, and co-founded the product consultancy We Are Int. I started in Oslo at Bleed, and later grew the digital department at Scandinavian Design Group from 2 to 20 people.

Since 2016 I've also taught at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), alongside full-time work. More on teaching.

Outside work I make experimental electronic music, most recently with In Her Space.

Before the job title

Diogo as a child, drawing in a workbook in front of a large world map — First brief

School portrait of Diogo as a child in a striped shirt against a dark backdrop — School portrait

Diogo as a child in a yellow striped shirt standing by a front door — Front door

Diogo as a boy reading a comic book on a ferry — Research phase

Teenage portrait of Diogo in a dark sweater — School portrait, later

Now.
Same pose,
same backdrop.

Portrait to come

1983 – 1991 · Lisbon

Experience

Roles

2026–CatalystOneVP Product Design
2023–2026FlowcaseHead of Product Design. Core and AI teams
2016–AHOAssistant Professor. Oslo School of Architecture and Design
2023MoodifyHead of Products
2020–2023BrandbassadorProduct Owner. Built the design team from scratch
2019–2020EVRYBusiness Design Director
2011–2019We Are Int.Co-founder, Business Design Director
2007–2011Scandinavian Design GroupCreative Director, Digital. Grew the digital team from 2 to 20
2007Jimmy RoyalSenior Designer
2005–2007BleedDesigner
2002–2005Undo.tw, LisbonCo-founder, designer
1999–2004Lisbon studiosDesigner. Formas do Possível, Washing Machine, LAB Design

Clients

Worked with

Statoil (Equinor) · Spirit Energy · Normod Carbon · Telenor · Netcom (Telia) · Sony PlayStation · Pepsi Nordic · Diesel · Levi's · Gjensidige · NSB · TAP Air Portugal · Eidsiva Energi · Space Group Architects · Widerøe · Godtlevert · Politiet · Brandbassador · SevenSix Tenis · Hyundai

Recognition

Awards and juries

2010–2013Jury member, DOGA Award for Design Excellence, Interactive
2007Jury member, Grafill Visuelt, Interactive
2004Clube de Criativos de Portugal, Bronze, Web
AwardsEuropean Design Awards · DOGA Design Excellence · Grafill Visuelt · Awwwards

Education

Studies

2004–2005MPhil coursework, New Media, Interaction and Interfaces. Universidade Nova de Lisboa
1997–2001MA, Design and Visual Communication. IADE, Lisbon