# Work — every project in one place

> The full index: five case studies, three disciplines with pages of their own, and seven built and shipped products with a URL.

Source: https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/work
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( Work )
## Everything, in one place.
Six case studies — including the AI feature I designed and shipped — three practices with pages of their own, and eight products that are actually online. Roughly in the order I would show them to you.
6
Case studies
3
Disciplines
8
Built and shipped
2018 →
Designing professionally
## Six projects, start to finish.
A mix of shipped work and self-initiated concepts. Each one goes from the problem through the decisions to what actually got built.
![Ask Pholu](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/art/Ask-Pholu%20%E2%80%94%20answer.png)
Shipped / AI
AI product design · Retrieval · Trust
### Ask Pholu
An AI that answers questions about your own memories, grounded in sources you can open — and that asks permission before the model sees anything.
View case study
![Pholu](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/art/Home%20%E2%80%94%20hero-image.jpg)
Shipped / Founder
Product · Brand · Mobile
### Pholu
A private memory app for couples and families, taken from brand and UX through React Native implementation and launch on Google Play.
![Lingoway](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/art/Home%20%E2%80%94%20Lingoway-Banner.jpg)
Concept
Product · Learning
### Lingoway
A Mandarin learning concept built around tones, useful conversation and short daily practice.
![Jade Dynasty](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/art/Home%20%E2%80%94%20Jade-Dynasty-Banner.jpg)
Brand identity · E-commerce
### Jade Dynasty
A self-initiated Chinese tea brand and storefront exploring identity, packaging and digital retail.
![Kairova](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/art/Home%20%E2%80%94%20Kairova-Banner.jpg)
Product strategy · Systems
### Kairova
A life-OS concept exploring habits, progression and game-inspired interface systems.
![Personal identity](https://ricardoportfolio.xyz/ricardo-wordmark.svg)
Brand · Design system
### Personal identity
The mascot mark this site is built on, and the system that keeps it working from a favicon to a full lockup.
## Three practices with their own rooms.
Too much work to sit inside a case study, and too much a part of the job to leave out.
Information designPresentation designInformation design under real deadlines — high-volume decks for a confidential private-equity client, plus six decks you can open.View presentation work ↗
DrawingIllustrationCharacter design, portrait painting and visual development — where the whole practice started.View illustration ↗
CommercialGraphic design & motionIdentity, packaging, campaign systems, print and short-form motion built to survive production.View graphic design ↗
## Things with a URL.
Designed and, in most cases, built by me — the part of the practice that has to keep working after the presentation ends.
01PholuA private memory app for couples and families — brand, product and front-end.Live · 2026↗ — https://pholu.app/
02OpenQuizA free, open-source live quiz platform with a polished dark-mode UI and real-time multiplayer.2026↗ — https://openquiz.xyz/
03FactionInteractive web-based novel reader with a clean, distraction-free reading interface.In development↗ — https://faction-alpha.vercel.app
04YohuroBoxA custom music-player interface designed in Figma with bespoke SVG panel shapes.2025↗ — https://yohurobox.vercel.app
05OGLAA catalogue-first appliance retailer in Leeds — 400+ products, built around enquiries instead of checkout.Live · 2026↗ — https://ogla.online
06Nexus CreativWeb design and build for a creative agency, focused on conversion and visual hierarchy.2025↗ — https://www.nexuscreativ.com
07EmelephantBrand-driven website design and build for the Emelephant brand.In development↗ — https://emelephant.vercel.app
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This site
Designed in Figma across sixteen frames and rebuilt in React — the page you are reading.
2026
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( Contact )
## Let’s build something people keep.
I’m open to design roles in China, freelance collaborations and interesting products. If you think we’d make something good together, send me a message.
Email me →
LinkedIn ↗ — https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-lourenco-da-costa
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Ricardo Costa
Product · Brand · Front-end
© 2026 Ricardo Lourenço da Costa
Designed in Figma · Built with React
Leeds, UK · Open to China