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Mara Ellison
Brand & Digital Designer
@maraellison
Selected works 2020 — 2026
Creative Portfolio
Brand identity, websites and digital products for startups, studios and independent brands.
About Me
About Me
Hello, I'm Mara — I design quiet, bold things.
Hello, I'm Mara — I design quiet, bold things.
For twelve years I have designed brand identities, websites and digital products for startups, studios and independent brands. My work lives between brand and screen: strong type, clear systems and interfaces that feel effortless.
For twelve years I have designed brand identities, websites and digital products for startups, studios and independent brands. My work lives between brand and screen: strong type, clear systems and interfaces that feel effortless.
12+
12+
Years of practice
Years of practice
140
140
Projects shipped
Projects shipped
18
18
Awards & features
Awards & features
Selected work
Selected work
A few recent projects across brand identity, web and product design — each one built around a single, clear idea.
A few recent projects across brand identity, web and product design — each one built around a single, clear idea.
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What I do
What I do
Four disciplines, one approach: understand the idea first, then give it the form, the system and the experience it deserves.
Four disciplines, one approach: understand the idea first, then give it the form, the system and the experience it deserves.
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01
Brand Identity
Brand Identity
Logos, type systems and guidelines that hold up from favicon to façade.
Logos, type systems and guidelines that hold up from favicon to façade.
Strategy · Logo · Guidelines
Strategy · Logo · Guidelines
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02
Art Direction
Art Direction
Campaigns, shoots and visual languages with a clear point of view.
Campaigns, shoots and visual languages with a clear point of view.
Campaigns · Photo · Motion
Campaigns · Photo · Motion
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03
Web Design
Web Design
Fast, editable websites in Framer, designed to convert and easy to update.
Fast, editable websites in Framer, designed to convert and easy to update.
Strategy · UX · Framer
Strategy · UX · Framer
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04
Product Design
Product Design
Apps and dashboards with clear flows, a solid design system and a strong visual layer.
Apps and dashboards with clear flows, a solid design system and a strong visual layer.
UX · UI · Design systems
UX · UI · Design systems
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Featured project
2025 · Brand & Product
Northwind — London
Northwind — London
Northwind
Northwind
A complete rebrand and app redesign for a fintech helping freelancers get paid faster.
A complete rebrand and app redesign for a fintech helping freelancers get paid faster.
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Brand kit
Stationery
Poster campaign
Client
Client
Northwind
Northwind
Role
Role
Brand, Product design
Brand, Product design
Year
Year
2025
2025
Duration
Duration
6 months
6 months
How I work
How I work
A calm, transparent process in four steps — so you always know what happens next and why.
A calm, transparent process in four steps — so you always know what happens next and why.
Week 1
Discover
Discover
Listening, research and a sharp brief we both sign off on.
Listening, research and a sharp brief we both sign off on.
Week 2–3
Define
Define
Two or three concept routes, then one clear direction.
Two or three concept routes, then one clear direction.
Week 4–7
Design
Design
Craft, iterations and the details that make it feel finished.
Craft, iterations and the details that make it feel finished.
Week 8
Deliver
Deliver
Final files, guidelines and support for a confident launch.
Final files, guidelines and support for a confident launch.
“Mara turns a loose brief into something you can feel. Calm, exact and always a little surprising.”
JL
Julia Laurent
Julia Laurent
Founder, Northwind
Founder, Northwind
Trusted by studios & institutions
Northwind
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Atelier Nord
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Field Journal
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Studio Halden
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Casa Vale
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Orbit Press
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Maison Ève
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Northwind
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Atelier Nord
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Field Journal
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Studio Halden
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Casa Vale
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Orbit Press
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Maison Ève
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Northwind
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Atelier Nord
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Field Journal
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Studio Halden
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Casa Vale
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Orbit Press
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Maison Ève
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Available for new projects
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Elsewhere
Behance
Are.na
Contact
hello@maraellison.com
+351 912 000 000
Based in
Lisbon, Portugal
Available for new projects
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Elsewhere
Behance
Are.na
Contact
hello@maraellison.com
+351 912 000 000
Based in
Lisbon, Portugal
Available for new projects
Have a project in mind?
Start a project
→
Elsewhere
Behance
Are.na
Contact
hello@maraellison.com
+351 912 000 000
Based in
Lisbon, Portugal