One might say I am a frankenstein product designer
Previously to Product Design, I have worked in illustration, graphic design, and customer success, all of which have made me a well-rounded professional able to look at a problem from an array of different perspectives and tackle new challenges creatively and with confidence.
What I’ve been up to for the last few years


Plus some extra nifty stuff
Issued by the City Council of Aveiro, July 2022
Honorable Mention in Digital Art-Aveiro Jovem Criador
Issued by the Museum of Aveiro, February 2018
És DeCÁ- Laua (PT)
És DeCÁ Podcast, May 2023
Conversas de Artistas Podcast, June 2020
Project Presentation- NOSSA!
Digital Interactions Day, May 2022
Is there a life after NTC- Laura Ferreira
Lusco-fusco Talks, April 2021
Ferreira, L., Santos, C., Pedro, L., & Carvalho, A. R. The HCA Framework – a storification model to support and facilitate gamification design. Eighteenth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2023).
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Ferreira, L., Santos, C., & Pedro, L. The Here Comes the Airplane (HCA) Gamification Framework: Facilitating Gamification Design through Narrative Structure. Eighteenth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2023).
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Santos, C., Pedro, L., Carvalho, A. R., & Ferreira, L. Designing and validating the gamification strategy model of a digital platform to promote extracurricular projects in K-12 schools – The GENE gamification strategy model. 18a Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação (CISTI’2023).
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Santos, C., Carvalho, A. R., Pedro, L., Dionísio, C., Gonçalves, L., Ribeiro, N., Almeida, J., Ferreira, L., Santos, S., & Filipe, M. (accepted). Assessing the relevance of developing a gamified digital platform to promote extracurricular activities and users’ sense of belonging in K-12 schools. The 23rd IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2023).
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