
Self-learner and bilingual
Where graphic design and languages
come together to tell your story

Welcome to Non-Native Studio, a collection of multilingual projects born from a mix of languages and struggles. Over the years, living and learning in different language environments has shaped how this studio thinks and transforms its own projects.
At Non-Native, every project is treated as its own world, shaped by its story, spoken language, culture, and the people it connects to. Here projects are sometimes handled in more than one language. Through these multilingual dialogues we create and develop visual identities that cross borders and strengthen local connections.
João Rodrigues
João Rodrigues is the creative mind behind Non-Native Studio. Specialized in graphic design, João studied book design and typography in Kiel (DE), Lisbon (PT), and Bilbao (ES). Living across Europe has made him, in a way, non-native in English, French, and Dutch, while his mother tongue is Portuguese.
Today, living in Belgium continues to inspire him to explore language learning through design, creating visual narratives. This is how João celebrates the beauty of multilingualism and diversity in his projects. He brings graphic solutions that tell your own story in multiple languages.
➜ SPECIALIZED IN
Graphic design → Identity / Flexible Visual Systems
Editorial design → Brochure layout
Motion graphics → type and logo animation / video-promo
➜ COLLABORATED WITH
Manus magazine
Cultivers — De Wondere Pluim
Annelien Vermeir
Destelheide and Hanenbos
— General Service for Youth Tourism (Flemish government)
➜ BILINGUAL PROJECTS / AVAILABLE IN
English
Portuguese
Dutch / Flemish
French
Spanish
TECHNICAL COMPETENCES
English
English
➜ DIGITAL AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCES
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
AfterEffects
Premiere Pro
➜WEB COMPETENCES
WordPress
Wix Studio
Adobe Xd

Happy to meet new people, especially if they speak a language I don’t speak.
Give me a call (+32) 491 765 103 or let’s book a video call.