Bráulio Amado

Bráulio Amado (born 1987) is a Portuguese illustrator, graphic designer, and artist. He is best known for his record cover and poster designs.

Amado was born in 1987 in Almada, Portugal.^[1][2] He grew up in Portugal and moved to New York City after graduating college.^[3][4][5][6] Before launching an independent studio practice, Amado worked as designer at Pentagram and Bloomberg Businessweek magazine,^[1][7] and as art director at the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy.^{[2][8][9][10]} He gained recognition as independent artist through weekly poster designs for Good Room, a nightclub in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Amado designed album covers for musicians including Róisín Murphy,^[13][15] Frank Ocean,^[16] Robyn,^[17] Beck,^[18] Washed Out,^[19] The Juan MacLean,^[20] Rex Orange County,^[21] and Westerman.^[22] He was nominated for 2026 Grammy Award in Best Recording Package category for his design of Mac Miller's posthumous album Balloonerism.^[23][24] Amado is the cover artist of Harry Styles' 2026 album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.^[25][26] He also did the art direction for the upcoming new The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues^[27].

Amado also created designs for fashion brands Opening Ceremony,^[28] Unspun,^[29] and Wasted Collective,^[17] cycling brand Rapha,^[30] and footwear brand Allbirds.^[31] His illustrations were featured in The New York Times Magazine,^[32] The New Yorker,^[28] and Wired.^[33]

Amado's graphic style earned acclaim^[34][35][19] for his use of humor, experimentation, and vibrant colors.^[34][16][36] His artworks often feature warped figure drawings,^[15][37] distorted or handwritten lettering,^[14][34][38] and photocopier-like textures.^[35][36]

For seven years between 2017 and 2023, Amado published annual portfolio books featuring works he created throughout the year, distributed by a Lisbon-based art book publisher Stolen Books.^[34][39][15] He received the Art Directors Club Young Guns Award in 2015.^[40]

Amado is gay.^[41] He illustrated Sassy Planet: A Queer Guide to 40 Cities, a 2021 travel guide to LGBTQ-friendly destinations around the world.^[42][43]

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