DEMOCRÀCIA®

ESTABLISHED FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS IN VALÈNCIA,
DEMOCRÀCIA® IS A STRATEGIC DESIGN STUDIO.
WE CONNECT BRANDING AND STORYTELLING 
THROUGH VISUAL LANGUAGE AND INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION.
A PROJECT BALANCED BETWEEN IMAGE AND WORDS.
WITH A DISSENT STYLE, WE MAKE IMAGES, EMOTIONS,
WORDS OR OBJECTS, ALWAYS THROUGH A CONCEPT
AND OUR OWN GRAPHIC STYLE.

TEAM

JAVI TORTOSA—ART DIRECTION
javi@democraciaestudio.com
MARTA TORTOSA—CREATIVE DIRECTION
marta@democraciaestudio.com

AREAS

STRATEGIC DESIGN
BRANDING
BRAND PLATFORM:

1. DESIGN

2. MANUAL

3. GUIDELINES

4. PACKAGING

5. COPY

STORYTELLING
ART DIRECTION
COMMUNICATION 
EDITORIAL DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN
SET DESIGN


MENTORING

UPV. MDI. Gráfica publicitaria. 2024

Barreira A+D. Neo2 (case study). 2024

Barreira A+D. Democràcia® - Diego Areso. 2024

Festival Paradís. Fundació del Disseny. 2024

Domestika. Marcas personales, de la conceptualización al desarrollo. 2023

LAS NAVES. Miradors de l’Horta 2023

YuTalks. UPV. 2023

MDI Talks. UPV. 2023

Pecha Kucha 38. 2023

UPV. MDI. Gráfica publicitaria. 2023

UPV. MDI. Projectes de disseny editorial. 2023

UPV. MDI. Projectes de disseny editorial. 2022

UPV. MDI. Projectes de disseny editorial. 2021

UPV. MDI. Projectes de disseny editorial. 2020

Graffica Talks. 2019

EASD Alcoy. 2015

IMPIVA. 2012-2013


AWARDS

BRONZE—ADCE*(2024)
La Filmoteca. Corporate Identity 
GOLD—Laus Awards ADG FAD (2024)
Falles 2023. Motion design 
SILVER—Laus Awards ADG FAD (2024)
Falles 2023. Art Direction Illustration
BRONZE—Laus Awards ADG FAD (2024)
La Filmoteca. Corporate Identity 
BRONZE—Laus Awards ADG FAD (2024)
MUTESAC. Graphic campaign  
ORO—ADCV Awards (2024)
La Filmoteca. Corporate Identity 
PLATA—ADCV Awards (2024)
ZISSOU. Corporate Identity 
PLATA—ADCV Awards (2024)
MUTESAC. Graphic campaign   
PLATA—ADCV Awards (2024)
Design Market Barcelona. Poster design   
SILVER—ADC*E Awards (2022)
Una imagen interior  
ORO—Premios ADCV (2024)
La Filmoteca. Identidad corporativa  
PLATA—Premios ADCV (2024)
ZISSOU. Identidad corporativa  
PLATA—Premios ADCV (2024)
MUTESAC. Campaña gráfica    
PLATA—Premios ADCV (2024)
Design Market Barcelona. Cartel / Linea de carteles   
GOLD—Laus ADG FAD Awards (2022)
Una imagen interior 

SILVER—ADCV Awards (2022)
Congreso Smart Cities España 

BRONZE— ADCV Awards (2022)
Teatre Rialto 

BRONZE— ADCV Awards (2022)
Ventura. María Arnal i Marcel Bagés

BRONZE—ADCV Awards (2022)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa

BRONZE—ADCV Awards (2022)
Violencia, conceptualización, memoria, represión, estudios, monumentalización , exhumaciones. Diputació de València

BRONZE—ADCV Awards (2022)
éssers. Ajuntament de València

BRONZE—ADCV Awards (2022)
Lilly. Diabla

BRONZE—ADCV Awards (2022)
Una imagen interior. Conde de Torrefiel 

BRONZE—ADCE (2021)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa

BRONZE—ADCE (2021)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa
GOLD—European Design Awards (2021)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa
BRONZE—Premios Laus (2021)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa
BRONZE—Premios Laus (2021)
Orri. Orri Runing Committée
TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB CERTIFIED (2020)
Mòlt. Obrador de pa
BRONZE—Laus Awards (2020)
Miradors de l’Horta
BRONZE—Laus Awards (2020)
Premios ADCV 2019
GOLD—ADCV Awards (2019)
Can’ Leandro / La Lloma & La Vella
BRONZE—European Design Awards (2019)
Sara Simar
GOLD—International Design Awards LA (2015)
Welcome to the global village 
BRONZE—Laus Awards (2015)
Welcome to the global village

PUBLICATIONS

Its Nice That. 2025

Rayitas Azules. 2025

DXI Magazine. 2024

Brand Magazine. Experiment First, 2024

NEO2 190. Impsum Planet. 2024
Irregular Three. TF205. 2024
BranD Magazine 70, 2023
Palette Mini Series, 0 Nude. Victionary, 2022
Graffica N27 Quién es quién, 2022
Premis ADG-Laus, 2022
Premios ADCV. Cosecha 2022

BranD Magazine 61, 2022

Premis ADG-Laus, 2021

Idn Magazine, 2022
Brand Magazine, 2022
Eme Magazine, Universitat de València, 2021
Good by design, Victionary, 2021
Choose fonts. Hightone, 2021
Eat & go. Sandu publishing, 2021
Premis ADG-Laus. ADG-FAD, 2021
Premis ADG-Laus. ADG-FAD, 2020
Coronacrisis - La Nau de la U.V., 2020
Prohibit Fixar cartells - CCCC, 2020
Architechtural digest, sept. 2020
Elle Decor, sept. 2020
Talks - Gràffica, 2019
Typography for screen: Type in motion
Sandu Publishing, 2019
Premios ADCV. ADCV, València, 2019
AIGA: Eye on design, 2019
Gràffica, València, 2019
Verlanga, València, 2019
The Dieline:
Sara Simar - Top 18 Coral packaging, LA, 2018, 
Sara Simar - We love the colorfull yet sophisticated 
look of this cosmetics brand, LA, 2018
El País Semanal. Arte por los suelos, Madrid, 2013
Premis ADG-Laus. ADG-FAD, Barcelona, 2012