Own
I started on my own. Design and code.
You live with the work and the number at the same time. I still enjoy working like that. I can take a brief too.
I helped found a studio. I spent 10+ years there as a partner.
I stay in the work with other people. That’s how I like to build.
The brief can be unclear. The date still matters. I show up for that.
Marco
Barbosa
How I got here.
Partner
I ran the studio with other people. Partner still meant being in the work.
I loved building it together.
Independent
I was ready for a new challenge. Those were some of the best years of my life.
I’m still in the work. Freelance for now, while I look.
Next
Open to a long stretch. A team, real ownership.
Hands still in. Remote from Florianópolis.
Three calls I’d still make.
Leave
Stockholm
I started on my own. Then I left for Stockholm and built there.
I didn’t feel ready. I went anyway.
Stay
14islands
Help found it. Stay more than ten years. The years, not a season.
The work was never only mine. I stayed close to it.
Take
The work
I don’t need the famous brief. I take the one that isn’t a sure thing.
I’d still say yes to that.
I lead it. I still have to ship it.
Roles
I come from code. I care about the design. Partner also meant new business, running projects, looking after the team.
Craft
I like to craft. I like when the result is actually good. I stay with the work until I can see the end of it.
People
I like to lead. I’m a strong team player. I keep the mood good and the work practical, while still open to learning.
I like to share. It challenges me, and I learn more.
Courses and workshops
Delivery and craft
How a team takes a fuzzy brief and ships something that holds.
Courses and workshops
Frontend systems
Structure, standards, a codebase other people can actually run.
