Intermitente is a small, focused motion design studio. We design and animate the moving side of a brand. A broadcast identity that has to run 24 hours a day, a social campaign that has to stop thumbs mid-scroll, a title sequence that has to feel like an event. Different jobs, same instinct: motion should feel considered, not bolted on at the end.
Founded in Brazil, now based in Lisbon, and it shows in the work: precise enough to hold up under scrutiny, loose enough to still feel like a person made it. Brazilians have a word for that mix of structure and improvisation: "ginga". We didn't set out to brand ourselves around it. It just kept showing up in the work anyway.
We only take on a handful of projects at a time. Not because it sounds exclusive on a homepage but because motion work punishes anyone who's distracted, and we'd rather do three things well than seven things fine.
Design that moves - in every sense of the word.
Three ways people usually hire us: to build an identity from zero, to turn an identity into a system a whole team can run without us, or to make one piece of motion that has to work hard entirely on its own.
Full visual identity and motion systems for TV channels, streaming platforms and media brands. We design the language your audience will watch for years.
You already have an identity. What you need is for everyone on your team to use it correctly at 11pm on a deadline, without calling us. Color, type, motion principles, component libraries — the actual working tools, not the poster version of the brand.
From concept to final render. A campaign spot, a product explainer, a kit of social cuts — whatever the format, it's designed, not just animated, from the first frame to the last.
Four phases. No theatre. We defend our thinking, explain tradeoffs clearly, and ship systems that outlast the rebrand cycle.
We start by understanding where your brand stands and where it needs to go. A focused audit, a conversation about what you're building, and a clear brief before we touch a frame.
Not ten options. Two. Both informed, both distinct. One bolder, one more restrained. You choose the path. We defend our thinking and explain the tradeoffs clearly.
Once the direction is locked, we build — systematically. Every element designed to work at scale, from the logo in a tweet to the opener on primetime.
We deliver more than files. You get a system your team can use, a Figma library they can navigate, and guidelines that answer the questions that come up six months later.
We take on a focused number of projects each year — enough to stay fully committed to each one. No intake forms. No automated responses. Just a real conversation about what you need.