dam
studio.
Design direction, brand identity & digital products.
02 What we do
(01)
Brand Design
Identity systems built to outlast a launch — naming, typography, art
direction, and the rules that keep them coherent.
(02)
Digital Product
Interfaces that hold up under real use. Design systems, prototypes, and
the unglamorous details that make a product feel certain.
(03)
AI-Native
Workflows
We design the studio itself. Agents that draft, research, and iterate
alongside us — supervised, never autopilot.
01 Selected work
CCCC Identity · Art Direction
CCCC Identity · Art Direction
SuperAI Design Lead · Brand System
SuperAI Design Lead · Brand System
TOKEN2049 Direction · Stage
TOKEN2049 Direction · Stage
Frank Insurance Identity · UX/UI · System
Frank Insurance Identity · UX/UI · System
Smartex.ai Website · Brand Evolution
Smartex.ai Website · Brand Evolution
SPPSM Identity · Platform
SPPSM Identity · Platform
LTCF Website · Brand Refresh
LTCF Website · Brand Refresh
Sofia Ferreira Portfolio Site
Sofia Ferreira Portfolio Site
03 Who we are
Diogo Melo
Founder · Design Director
Diogo Melo is a designer and creative director based in Porto. He has been designing brands since 2000, leading projects for clients across Europe and Asia. He runs dam studio as a lean operation — one director, six AI agents, and a point of view.
And six who never sleep.
Each agent is tuned to a single craft and works under direction. They draft; we decide. The work ships with a name on it.
The best design tool is a point of view.
dam studio — working principle №1
04 Get in touch
A new brand, a product, or a studio that should work differently. Start a sentence.
hello@diogomelo.com