Francisco Laranjo is an independent graphic designer based in London, UK.
He runs his own studio since completing an MA in Communication Art & Design at the Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, after finishing a BA in Communication Design at ESAD, Francisco worked in Portugal as a freelancer for a wide range cultural clients and in New York (USA) with Stefan Sagmeister, in his studio, Sagmeister Inc.
Francisco’s work focuses on print, identity, exhibition as well as on writing and design criticism.

His writings have been published on ARC magazine, Bypass and on the books Design - Critical Readings (Labcom) and A Nervous Nap – On expanding the field of design (Fundacja Bec Zmiana). Francisco teaches Communication Design at Richmond University, London, UK.


Awards
Certificate of Excellence, Book Design, Print Magazine, USA, 2007
Experimenta Design/ Super Bock design award (co-winner), Lisbon Design Biennial, Portugal, 2005