Hello! We’re the Oupas, a group of three young girls and a gorgeous cat who love to do what we do.
The Oupas! studio makes graphic design and illustration in an ecological and responsible way, with the least waste possible. As a sustainable studio (with re-nourish approvement) we are recognizable by the materials we use, specially by cardboard: our material of choice.

After finishing college at ESEIG we decided that we shouldn't stop and wait for a good job, we should get into the front battle and start our own studio. We said "Oupas! (portuguese expression for "Let's go!") Let's do it!": and the project was born. We got a incubation year at our college to start our studio and see if it would work as a real business. One year of incubation at ESEIG granted us enough to keep going and in 2011 we moved to the heart of Porto and adopted a cat named Tobias. We haven't stopped since and we don't plan to; we want to keep smiling, keep cardboarding, keep getting better and keep others happy with our work.

Exhibitions:
Feiras Francas – Transparências – Porto, Portugal, 2010
Elipse da Duração – Porto, 2011
Feiras Francas – Being Green – Porto, Portugal, 2011
Crazy Cat People – Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 2012
Crazy Cat&Dog People – Casa Ruim, 2012

Publications:
WebDesign index by content .05 - Pepin Press

Cannes Bronze Lion with Cardboard City, 2011
Reddot award with Cardboard City, 2011
Silver Award at Eurobest with Cardboard City, 2011