Creative Portfolio — Gio Rivera

Design.
Edit.
Create.

Graphic Design Video Editing Photography UI / UX
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About

The creative side

Beyond the code, I create. Design and development live in the same thought for me — both are about reducing friction between an idea and the person receiving it.

I shoot, edit, compose, and design across disciplines without treating them as separate crafts. The same systems thinking that makes a codebase clean makes a composition breathe.

I take on freelance creative work: brand identity, video production, photo editing, and UI/UX projects for content. If you can describe the feeling you're after, I can build toward it.

"Every medium is just another way to solve the same problem — make people feel something true."

Based in
Ilocos Region, Philippines
Available remotely worldwide
Disciplines
Graphic Design · Video Editing
Photography · UI/UX Design
Currently
Open to freelance
Creative & multimedia projects
Work

Selected projects

01
Brand Identity — Pulse Coffee
Logo · Typography · Brand Guidelines
Graphic +
🎨
Brand Identity
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Full brand identity system for a local specialty coffee shop. Developed a visual language around minimalism and warmth — mark, type system, color palette, and usage guidelines.

Tools used
FigmaIllustratorPhotoshop
// 2024
02
Short Film — Laya
Cinematography · Color Grade · Edit
Video +
🎬
Short Film
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A 7-minute short film shot on location in Ilocos. Handled full production — shoot, edit, and color grade. Screened at a local university film festival. Warm teal-orange grade, handheld aesthetic.

Tools used
Premiere ProDaVinci ResolveAfter Effects
// 2024
03
Mobile App — StudyPad
UX Research · Wireframes · Prototype
UI / UX +
📱
App Design
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End-to-end UX design for a student productivity app. Started with user interviews, built flows, wireframes, and a high-fidelity prototype. Reduced onboarding steps from 7 to 3 through iterative testing.

Tools used
FigmaFigJamMaze
// 2023
04
Photo Series — Ilocos Streets
Street Photography · Post-processing
Photo +
📷
Photography
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A 20-photo documentary series capturing the texture of everyday life in Ilocos Norte. Shot over 3 weekends. Muted, film-emulating edit with grain and lifted blacks. Published in a regional photography zine.

Tools used
LightroomPhotoshopCapture One
// 2023
Tools

Software & gear

Figma
UI / UX
Photoshop
Photo / Graphic
GIMP
Photo Editing
Filmora
Video Editing
Kdenlive
Video Editing
DaVinci Resolve
Color Grading
Lightroom
Photography
Canva
Quick Design
Services

What I offer

🎨
Graphic Design

Brand identities, logos, posters, social media kits, and print materials. Built to last and built to scale.

🎬
Video Editing

Short films, vlogs, event coverage, reels, and promotional videos. Color grading and motion graphics included.

📷
Photo Editing

Retouching, color grading, composite work, and batch editing. Consistent, clean, and true to the subject.

📱
UI / UX Design

App and web interfaces — from wireframes and user flows to polished, developer-ready Figma prototypes.

Contact

Start a project

Got a vision?
Let's make it real.

I work with individuals, small businesses, and content creators. Tell me what you're building and I'll tell you what's possible. No brief too small, no idea too rough.

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Open for freelance

Currently accepting freelance projects and full-time conversations.