Profile / Independent since 2018

Small practice.
Wide-angle thinking.

Editorial portrait of fictional creative director Mara Vale in her studio.
Fictional demonstration portrait · Replace with your own

I’m Mara Vale, an independent creative director working where identity, campaigns and digital products meet.

I join small senior teams for the part of a project where the answer is not obvious yet: shaping the proposition, building the visual idea and making sure the system survives past the launch deck.

Every person, organisation and project in this demonstration is fictional. Replace this profile, portrait and project record with your own work.

Selected experience

2024—NowIndependent creative directionIdentity · Campaign · Digital
2021—24Design Director · North AssemblyCulture · Civic · Technology
2018—21Senior Designer · Common FormIdentity · Editorial
2014—18Designer · Studio PracticeCampaign · Digital

Working principles

  1. 01

    Make the decision legible.

  2. 02

    Let constraints sharpen the work.

  3. 03

    Leave a system people can use.