Cabo Verde Digital


Visual Identity & Communication


© Startup Portugal

Creative direction by Constantin Peyfuss;
Art direction and graphic design by Marina Barrocas︎︎︎;
Logo design by Susana Monteiro︎︎︎;
Graphic design by Sara Papaia︎︎︎;
Photos by Teresa Folhadela︎︎︎;
Extra images from Unsplash︎︎︎ and Web Summit︎︎︎.
Since August 2019, Startup Portugal has collaborated with the government of Cape Verde and given the support to create, capacitate, and accelerate the country's entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The result of this collaboration is Cabo Verde Digital, the government's arm to develop a series of public initiatives spanning from coding school for youngsters to scholarships to create businesses, and public support to attract digital nomads to the country.

Startup Portugal has not only supported the strategy and execution but also developed CVD's visual identity and communication. We invited designer Susana Monteiro, 2nd generation Capeverdian diaspora, to design the logo and worked with her to design brand essentials, such as stationary.

Startup Portugal has designed communication and promotional pieces, presentations, reports, merchandising, key visuals for their programs and events, videos, and many more for Cabo Verde Digital. We also designed their Web Summit 2019 stand, where the initiative was presented to the world.

It was a very successful partnership where many people were – and still are – empowered to develop their business and help develop Cape Verde.