Entropy — Gonçalo Monte

PROFILE
goncalojdomonte@gmail.com
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I'm a multidisciplinary designer from Portugal, based in New York. I work across UX/UI, branding, and visual storytelling, with a focus on clarity, emotion, and purpose. With a background in both design and tech, I care about crafting experiences that feel thoughtful, intuitive, and human.

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Education

MFA, Design and Technology
Parsons School of Design, The New School
August 2021 - May 2023
New York, NY, US

BA, Design
IADE, Universidade Europeia
September 2017 - June 2020
Lisbon, Portugal

Employment

Soda
Digital & Product Designer
2024 - Present
New York, NY

Sprint
Digital & Product Designer
2023 - Present
New York, NY

Parsons School of Design
Part-time Lecturer
2024
New York, NY

Nodd
Digital & Product Designer
2023 - 2024
New York, NY

Skills
& Tools

UX/UI Design
Graphic Design
Interface Design
Editorial Design
Branding
Rapid Prototyping
Content Design
UX Research
Data Visualization

Figma
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Framer
LiveSurface
Cargo
After Eﬀects
Notion
Slack
Webflow
Google Slides | PowerPoint | Keynote

Clients

RADAR
Lushi
Abelian

Last Updated 25.06.16

PROJECTS

4. Entropy

BFA and MFA
Design and Technology
Class of 2023

The website showcases the end-of-year events for the BFA and MFA degrees in Design and Technology, along with the students and their respective projects.

To improve the site’s UX and UI, the committee was divided into smaller teams, each focusing on specific pages. I worked on the Landing and Home Pages, as well as the desktop and mobile menu designs. We incorporated interactive elements, like the animated “Entropy” letters and neon green accents. I also proposed how to adapt the menu layout for smartphones and tablets based on the desktop version.

First Version

The staggered “stair-step” arrangement created a visual imbalance and made the page feel disorganized. It didn’t align with the cleaner, grid-based structure used across the rest of the site, which led to student feedback asking for a more cohesive and unified layout.

Final Version

In response to that feedback, we redesigned the People page using a consistent grid system that aligned with the visual language of the rest of the site. We removed the stair-step effect, balanced the spacing between elements, and organized the content in a clearer and more cohesive way across screen sizes. The goal was to bring visual harmony and improve scannability without losing the page’s energy.