Available for commissions — spring 2027
Print taught me patience.
The screen taught me motion.
I’m Mara, a multidisciplinary designer in Lisbon. I design identities, books and campaigns, then photograph and film them, so the work feels as considered on a screen as it does in print.
Disciplines
Graphic design, photography, film
Based in
Lisbon, Portugal
Working with
Studios, publishers, cultural institutions
01 — Selected work
Six projects, two mediums.
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01
The Nile, reissued
Editorial design · 2026
02
Small Hours
Portrait series · 2026
03
Warehouse Sessions
Short film · 2025
04
Haven Archive
Identity & wayfinding · 2025
05
Faces of Alfama
Photography · 2024
06
Open Studio
Campaign film · 2024
02 — About
Print first. Then everything else.
I started in a print studio, setting type by hand and learning why a margin matters. Today the same habits shape everything I make: a book cover, a portrait series or a thirty-second film. Fewer elements, chosen with care, given room to breathe.
01
Graphic design
Identities, books, posters and packaging.
02
Photography
Portraits and still life, on film and digital.
03
Video
Short films and campaign edits, from storyboard to grade.
04
Communications
Copy, tone of voice and launch planning.
03 — The archive
The full portfolio lives behind a door.
Client work under NDA is kept in a password-protected Behance portfolio. If you don’t have the password yet, just ask, and I’ll send it the same day.
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04 — Contact