Hi! Thank you for your interest in my work.
My name is Ana Isabel Ramos. I design and create illustrations for print and for the screen. I design knitwear and embroidery patterns and teach people how to knit and embroider.
I have a passion for telling stories of the people and the places around me, both written and in my sketchbooks.
When I’m working, I strive to bring clarity to my clients through visual artwork. I help my clients convey their message with the tools of graphic design and illustration.
I am also a fierce advocate of creating beauty around us, and I love making things with my hands and teaching others to knit and embroider.
I work with:
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small startups and medium sized businesses who need an expert to express their message visually;
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large NGOs who need to explain visually what they do;
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publications in need of art for their pages;
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individuals who want to communicate visually, and need a designer to help strategize and execute their vision.
Is that you? Get in touch or read more.
I am an introvert (who appears to be extrovert!) who loves to connect meaningfully with people. I have lived in three different continents and six different countries, which makes it easier for me to understand you and your needs, and bring you the best results. I am an avid learner, and I won’t stop researching until I fully understand your message. I love making things and creating beauty with my hands, giving my clients a unique solution crafted specifically for their needs.
If you want to take a peek behind the scenes and access all the free content I have for my community, please sign up below. You will find back issues of my illustrated e-zine We’re in Panama!, later titled airing from Lisbon, as well as a free illustration and many embroidery tutorials.
My lovely clients at the Magnolia Inn have said the following about working with me:
“As far as working with Ana, in all honesty she is a pleasure to work with. She does what she says and when she says she will do it. Ana was always prompt when responding to our feedback. She listened to our ideas and incorporated them into the sketches like we wanted. And her sketches are beautiful and fun and detailed with an air of whimsy to them… they’re great”.
By the way, I loved working with them too! And the same is true about working with Maria João, who says:
“O trabalho de design é bastante complexo, pois implica a capacidade de conciliar o trabalho técnico com gostos pessoais do cliente, o que acredito nem sempre seja fácil de conseguir. Ao trabalhar com a Ana, sempre a senti dedicada e bastante preocupada em ir de encontro ao que eu pretendia,conseguindo encontrar soluções criativas e perfeitamente alinhadas com os meus interesses e gostos. Só tenho elogios e recomendo vivamente o seu trabalho!”
Maria João Ceitil, coach, formadora e consultora em Recursos Humanos
I have had the privilege of seeing my work featured:
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in the Portuguese national weekly Expresso, where I talked about my love for sketching;
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in “Stitch-Illo”, volume S of Uppercase’s Encyclopedia of Inspiration;
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in Uppercase Magazine, from Canada. You can read about it here, here and here. Or my guest post, where I share a personal story of how craft and creativity helped me integrate in my new communities when living abroad;
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the air Embroidery Club was featured in the Fall 2017 issue of Calm magazine, from Portugal;
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Anita no Trabalho, the podcast Eliana and I co-created and co-host, was featured in Time Out magazine, Porto edition, in August 2016;
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in Prevenir magazine’s April 2016 issue, where I talked about the benefits of knitting;
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in July 2014, the air Embroidery Club was featured in an article in Flow Magazine;
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in February 2014, the nice folks over at Projeto Lida posted a long conversation with me;
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in October 2012 I had the privilege to be featured in an article on Betrend about new embroidery;
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in September 2012 I was featured in “On the Side Project”, a blog about entrepreneurs. You can read the full text here.
Olá,gostaria que me pode-se facultar a receita em portugues da camisola dos mochos, porque a minha filha esta apaixonada por essa camisola só k ha um problema eu não consigo perceber quase nada da receita em ingles.
com os melhores cumprimentos
céu curado
Olá!
Encontrámo-nos, esta manhã, na Távi …
Já entrei no seu blog, mas apenas por uns breves momentos. Tenho que ver com mais tempo…
Se quiser ver os meus álbuns de fotos, com alguns dos meus trabalhos, no FB, estou com o nome de Fernanda Cruz e a foto é de um origami (são seis caixas em origami, que
que formam um hexágono,
Também criei um blog: opeixinhodepapel.blogspot.com, mas quando criei conta no FB, acabei por não voltar a usá-lo, estando, portanto
muito desactualizado.
Tive muito gosto em a conhecer e vou passar a “frequentar” o seu site e blog.
Um abraço
Fernanda Cruz
Olá Fernanda! Que bom já estarmos em contacto. Mandei-lhe mensagem pelo ravelry, recebeu? Um beijinho!
Hi Ana,
Just thought you would like to know that under the heading feather stitch, (on the vault page) your text says ” A free and easy to follow tutorial to my favorite stitch: backstitch”.
I just signed up for your newsletter and your embroidery course. Any idea when you are going to launch the course?
Stephanie
Hi Stephanie,
Welcome and thanks for the heads up!
The course is already live! It starts every Monday, so if you signed up today, you will receive lesson 1 next Monday. This is to allow students to gather all the materials and get all set.
Hope you like it!
Parabéns por todo esta trabalho. Cheguei só hoje aqui através da Constança Cabral, que já leio há anos.
Subscrevi o vosso aprender a bordar para partilhar com as minhas netas – posso?
Em tempos ainda tive a ilusão de escrever um guia de bordar para principiantes, com a minha filha, e alguns videos para ensinar o essencial de bainha aberta.
Ainda fizemos algumas fotografias, mas a “vidinha” tanto a dela como a minha, complicou-se. Ficou tudo em nada.
A Ana está num local, de Lisboa, que agora frequento mais, quando aí vou – vivo no Porto. Lá irei logo a seguir à Páscoa.
Desejo-lhe muito, muito sucesso em todas as frentes que está a agarrar .
Um abraço
(no blogue não tem onde comentar, pois não?)