※ A personal archive by
Duarte Vaz de Almada
VOL. 04 / 2026 — NOW PLAYING

A picture
is worth
a thousand
words.

This is me, in images. A curated visual diary of the things I make, the things I run after, and the things I stop to look at. Not a portfolio. An archive.

Enter the archive 04 Index of works
family - NY 2024
My 2020 Exhibition
me, at work - 10yrs of worten
Full Ironman Barcelona 2024
← start here
— archive
1247 frames
— paintings
38 works
— finishes
27 races
— years
2000 — now
— 01 The wall · 247 frames

My inspiration.

— things I keep looking at.

Pinned to a corkboard in my head. Architecture, sport, dust, color. I don't know yet what they all have in common. That's why they're here.

Unless stated otherwise, images are curated from my personal Tumblr archive.

Waigeo Barat Kepulauan, West Papua, Indonesia
green
Untitled
adventure
source
ocean
Untitled
creativity
Untitled
land rover
da5
surf
Untitled
horses
fresh*
ocean
Untitled
basketball
Untitled
surf vibe
FRAME · 0042
FRAME · 0118
FRAME · 0203
10 of 247 shown · curated, not chronological
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— 02 Studio · 2008–now

My paintings.

Oil, acrylic, paper. I paint slowly. Most of these took longer than they should have. A few took less.

SK8 in Rossio
Plate 01 / 24

SK8 in Rossio

Medium
2x acrylic on 3D canvas
Size
—
Year
2021
Status
Sold

Started in the studio after a long walk along the coast. The paint sat on the canvas for three weeks before I knew what to do with it. Then it came in an afternoon.

Enquire
— Process · painting from start to finish
PROC·01 Lisbon Skater
PROC·02 Bailarinos
— 03 How I think · build · lead

My job.

I build systems, shape teams, and turn ideas into scalable output.

● Currently @ Worten Lisbon
— Manifesto / vol. 04

I'm not interested in output alone. I'm interested in building the conditions that make great output inevitable.

⊞ — Capabilities · the four corners
hover to inspect →
01 →

Building the tools and AI applications that strip out repetition and let teams move faster — from internal apps to a full AI lab I designed, built and shipped end to end.

⊡ — Proof · not just talk

I don’t just design automation. I build it.

ai.duartealmada.com is a private lab of AI tools I made for my own design work — generating interiors, cutting out products, managing catalogues. Real tools, shipped solo, end to end.

Enter the AI Lab
⊟ — Milestones · not a CV
from execution → to system thinking
01 Worten Scaling a high-volume e-commerce platform through systems and team structure now 2016 →
02 Internal Tools Creating applications that turn repetitive work into scalable processes in progress 2023 →
03 UX Systems Connecting design, development and business into coherent systems practice ongoing
04 Multinational Experience IBM, Vodafone, Vizzavi, Telecel — complex digital ecosystems, large teams, high expectations foundation 2000 — 2016
05 Foundations From execution to system thinking origin 2005 — 2008
— role
Lead, Web Design
— now @
Worten
— shipping for
10+ years
— thinking in
systems
— 04 Off the clock · sport · film · slow walks

My hobbies.

— what keeps me moving.

⚑ — running · triathlon · gravel →
Full Ironman Barcelona 2024
IM 140.6 - Barcelona
Triatlo Sines 2025
Triatlo Sines 2025 2 km swim + 80 km bike + 18 km run = 100 km, start to finish.
◐ — Family · Frends · Triatlons · Run
Collected along the way
Not the point, but a reminder
Photo or it didn’t happen.
mandatory selfie
Race Mode
No shortcuts
the right people
behind every finish
Thousands of kilometres
trusted companion
What I do outside work to stay curious, active, and grounded.

Sports, movement, and personal projects that balance how I think and create. Every finish line looks individual. It never is. Built on people, time, and a lot of quiet work.

— DVA
— 05 Get in touch · slowly

Let’s make
something
worth keeping.

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