Portrait of José Bernabé, Art Director and Motion Designer
Art Director · Designer · Type Artist

WOW is the Goal

I am a multidisciplinary Art Director, Designer and Type Artist dedicated to crafting visual experiences. By blending craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital tools, I transform complex brand messages into memorable storytelling with long-term value.

My practice moves fluidly across Branding, Creative Typography, 3D, and Motion Graphics. I approach every visual solution like a chef preparing a signature dish: meticulously selecting and balancing each element to ensure a meaningful and lasting impact.

Over the years, I have collaborated with industry-leading agencies and studios such as MediaMonks, Buck, MakeMake, Roger.tv, JWT, Scholar, Havas, and Brand New School. My vision has contributed to projects for iconic global brands including Nike, Adobe, Meta, and Nickelodeon.

Portrait of José Bernabé, Art Director and Motion Designer
Brands José Bernabé has worked with
Talk — Element Talks Warsaw Talk — Festival de Antigua Guatemala Talk — Let's Talk Design Amsterdam Workshop

Adobe · Fubiz · Inspiration Now · Taxi · Fahrenheit Magazine · Betype · Trend Hunter · Abduzeedo · Goodtype · Graffica · BG Magazine · NUZ Japan · Index Books · Sandu Books · Show Us Your Type · 36 Days of Type · Typespire · Typetopia · Type Gang · Logo Inspirations · Logo Awesome · Type Matters · Hand Made Font · Creative Market · The Inspiration · Trend Graphy · Funk Master · Paste Magazine · Idesigni · Desigh4Today

Bas Korsten

I have worked with José on various projects, and he has always brought freshness and originality to those projects. Besides being a great logo designer, he has skills in any design field, which makes him a versatile designer that is very useful for any type of project. And he's a nice human being as well! Which always helps.

Bas Korsten Global Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman Thompson LinkedIn ↗
Jenna Conlin

Working with José is always a pleasure. He has jumped in on a variety of projects with very short notice and has saved the day over and over again. He is extremely flexible and has worked under some extremely tight deadlines and still delivers top quality each time around.

Jenna Conlin Executive Producer, Media.Monks LinkedIn ↗
Rodger Beekman

I have worked with José on many projects. From graphical design, to illustration to Photoshop improvements on images and logo design. On every field he is always positive, open and looking for new ways. He has a great visual mind and imagination and I loved working with him.

Rodger Beekman Creative Director Europe, Monstarlab LinkedIn ↗
Gerard Foekema

I worked quite a while with José at JWT Amsterdam. He's a very talented guy, an original thinker, and a good colleague. A bit stubborn though, but sometimes stubborn is good. I'm a great admirer of his artwork. It's unique, funny, bizarre and colorful.

Gerard Foekema Senior Creative, Wunderman Thompson Amsterdam LinkedIn ↗
Budi Gonzalez de Chaves

We have worked with José numerous times, at Havas Worldwide and the fact that we also asked José to work for our own agency Bijvoorkeur says enough. His designs, whether it's logos, house style, creative ideas, etc., are amazing. He is pro-active and very pleasant to work with.

Budi Gonzalez de Chaves Founder, Bijvoorkeur LinkedIn ↗
Mark Tigchelaar

José has an amazing creative mind, and makes the most beautiful designs. At the same time he is very goal oriented and focused on deadlines, what makes working with him very pleasant.

Mark Tigchelaar TEDx Speaker, Neuro-psychology LinkedIn ↗

Visual Production

  • Logos & Marks
  • Motion Graphics
  • Key Visuals
  • Web Design
  • Interactive Design
  • Creative Typography
  • Handmade Lettering
  • 3D Graphics
  • Posters
  • Packaging Design

Brand Experience

  • Design Strategy
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Creative Direction
  • Visual Identity Systems
  • Generative AI Artwork
  • Brand Launches
  • Campaign Ideas
  • Pitch Decks
  • Marketing Video
  • Digital Ads