Portfolio Beatriz Mateus
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This was the first and last time I ever hurted your eyes. Thank you for being bold enough to continue.
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But first... let me introduce myself! My name is Beatriz Mateus and I am a curious Portuguese girl born in 1993. Work Experience 04/2015 - now | International Office, TU Delft
Welcome Activities Coordinator for the International Introduction Programme Collaborating with 56 study associations, organizing a 2-week programme for 2000 new international students 06/2015 - now | ‘t Klooster, Delft
Beer Specialist and Bartender Advising and serving beers in a Belgian pub with more than 200 beers and numerous whiskies
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12/2014 - 04/2015 | X-tra, Antwerp (Belgium)
Event Waitress Waiting at big events around Belgium. Learned to endure stressful situations without guests noticing 08/2014 - 03/2015 | Katoen Natie, Antwerp
Picker and Packer This job gave me insights on logistics and how product details heavily impact its distribution process 07/2011 - 09/2011 | ACManutenção, PT
Sales Secretary My first experience in the sales world which left me interested in the area
Education and Training 02/2015 - now | TU Delft
Master in Design for Interaction - user-driven design - various research techniques 02/2014 - 07/2014 | TU Delft Industrial Design Engeneering
Other activities 09/2015-now Cases Coordinator & Acquisition Study Trip Organization Committee July 2016, Taiwan 10/2014 - 12/2014 Tango assistant teacher 02/2014 - now Learning and dancing tango
- Erasmus Exchange Programme - production and embodiment - design thinking
2013 Member and team-leader at bars during two academic weeks in Aveiro
09/2011 - 01/2014 | Aveiro University, PT
11/2012 - 11/2013 Member of AIESEC (International Students Association)
Bachelor in Design - graphic and communication design - product and service design - history and aesthetics
09/2009 - 06/2010 Vice-President of Students Association Externato Cooperativo da Benedita,
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Language skills
Design Tools Adobe Photoshop (advanced user and enthusiast)
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Adobe Illustrator (advanced user and enthusiast) Adobe InDesign (advanced) SolidWorks (beginner) Video Editing
* Certificate in Advanced English
Adobe Premiere (advanced user and enthusiast) Adobe After Effects (intermediate)
Driver’s license | B, B1 Other Softwares
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Microsoft Office
IBM SPSS Statistics (beginner)
Word, Powerpoint (advanced)
PHC & POWER - stock and management
Excell (intermediate)
Inova Gest - POS system
Honours and awards “And The Winner Is...” Category: Author | 2014 Annual design award attributed by University of Aveiro to Design students
“A Toilet for Everyone” 1st Place | 2014
Personality Extrovert Living in 3 new cities in the same year by myself taught me to feel comfortable in any situation. Calm I have been responsible for various projects and I can smoothly endure stressful situations.
A design competition organized by the University of Aveiro and Oliveira e Irmão, SA.
Team-worker Group projects and committees have trained me to deal with various personalities.
Other Projects
Hard-worker I always challenge myself to do better and encourage people around me to do so.
Obelixx Popping Factory 11/2014 - 6/2015 Communication design, social media management, direction and production of videos for an international dance community based in Antwerp, Belgium
Timekeeper Working in a warehouse has made me aware of each minute’s value. Responsible I am a serious and honest person.
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Hígia Beatriz Mateus (and group) | December 2013 Developed at University of Aveiro in the course Project in Design IV, for the “Toilet of The Future” competition by OLI, a Portuguese toilet manufacturer. Hígia is an inclusive public toilet which is environmentally friendly and discourages vandalism. The toilet seat uses a biodegradable plastic film that renovates at every use, making it possible to sit. No water is used while flushing. When not in use, Hígia’s glass walls turn transparent, promoting the trust from its future users and discouraging anyone of leaving it damaged. This project was recognized with the first place at the competition.
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Overal Beatriz Mateus | April 2014 Developed at TU Delft in the course Design and Cultural Impact, for a competition by HEMA within the domain of dining. Research was performed to figure out problems faced while having meals nowadays, such as the lack of time. Overal emerges from the trend of eating anywhere, allowing its user to safely eat all over the house and working simultaneously. It is made up by a ceramic and a rubber part. The latter works both as heat protection and as a lid that keeps the dirt and smells after eating.
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Plamp Beatriz Mateus (and group) | June 2013 Developed at University of Aveiro in the course Project in Design III, for a competition by LG that consisted on creatively using the new OLED technology (a flat sheet of LED light). A research was carried out regarding lightening, eating, and the influence one may have on the other. It was concluded that there is a significant effect of light on emotions. Plamp is a product aimed at restaurants, defining a dining concept on its own. It gives a new dining experience with stronger intensity. The different colours are meant to be adjusted according to the mood of the meal or specifically to the dish itself, allowing the cook to emphasize certain flavours.
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Take On Me Beatriz Mateus | June 2012 A project carried out at University of Aveiro at the course Project in Design I, connected with the Fast Food Museum. The goal was to create a merchandising product specific to the museum. Take On Me is a portable rubber device to allow fast food to be eated faster. I wanted to give it a practical function but also make it easy to carry (both before and after the meal). The user is able to walk while eating, since only one hand is required. Rubber isolates the temperature of both the cold beverage and the hot meal. After the meal, the object can be turned inside out and it becomes a ball, keeping the dirty parts inside.
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Lampquake Beatriz Mateus | December 2012 A project carried out at University of Aveiro in Project in Design II. The goal was to take a simple IKEA lamp and use it to visually portrait a natural disaster. With the theme of earthquakes, I decided to go beyond the visual portrait. Lampquake appears to be an unmodified IKEA lamp that once touched it bounces, causing shadows to oscillate all over the room. It is a fun interactive approach to a serious situation, a product intended to raise money for the victims of such catastrophes while raising awareness amongst its users.
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Light Up Beatriz Mateus (and group) | October 2012 A project carried out at University of Aveiro in Project in Design II, for a competition by the Portuguese cable service company MEO. The task was to design a new router, satellite box and remote control that would make costumers happier with their service. Due to the amount of elderly users, focus was given to the remote control (that very often confuses them). The remote control has LED-lighted buttons, that appear and disappear according to the interface’s needs. Less buttons mean less confusion. However, discrete physical buttons remained so that the user is able to use the remote control without being required to look at it.
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LIGHT UP um conceito nova dimensão mais interação
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Suitch Beatriz Mateus (and group) | December 2012 A project carried out at University of Aveiro, related to the previous project for MEO. Now familiar with the challenges of interfaces and controllers, we were asked to develop a user-friendly concept (including graphic identity, interface and remote control). “Suitch� is an interface that keeps its grid structure at all situations. The channels are no longer numbers, but a sequence organized automatically according to the user’s preferences. The remote control has a round touch surface that supports different scroll commands and also works as a button. The simplicity of the remote allows the user to focus on the screen.
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And The Winner Is... Beatriz Mateus | March 2013 A poster developed for the award ceremony “And The Winner Is...� taking place at the University of Aveiro, recognizing the best works done by design students each year. The poster portrays part of a designer’s work: the printing stage, where CMYK marks are visible. The camouflaged title allowed an interaction: from a far point of view, the title is visible but not the details of the event. As the person comes closer to read the details, the title fades and it is hardly readable. The visual aspect and the interaction were used to captivate. This poster was awarded the following year in the same ceremony.
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Hire Me! Beatriz Mateus | September 2014 “Hire Me!� is a Curriculum Vitae made out of my need for a job to survive while living in Antwerp. I wanted to practice Dutch at the same time I was learning it, so working as a waiteress seemed like the best way to exercise. This CV got me 3 different jobs: one in a hotel, one in a restaurant and one in a catering company!
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Beatriz Mateus Vlamingstraat 4, 2611KW Delft (Netherlands) (+31) 617856045 beatrizmateust@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/beatrizmateus
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