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