Graphics Design/Digital Marketing/Fashion Designer/Creative Direction
MariyaAkter.
A multidisciplinary creative weaving fashion's tactile poetry, brand narratives, and data-driven digital marketing into singular, resonant stories. Studio in Dhaka — clients in London, Dubai, and the digital frontier.
Aura Digital/Velvet & Co./Maison Carré/Kinetics Lab/Rive Atelier/Studio Noor/Métier/Mod Avenue/Ferra Studio/Saffron House/Linen Collective/Onyx Press/
Numbers, briefly
12+
Years of Practice
60+
Brands Shipped
9
International Awards
32
Countries Reached
Selected Work
Stories across mediums.
Beauty has consequence✦Restraint is leverage✦Brands are gardens✦Slow is unkind, dull is unforgivable✦
The Studio
Six principles.
The longest-lived brands aren't the loudest. They're the ones with a philosophy clear enough to defend at 2am. These six lines hold the studio together.
I
Intentional Asymmetry
Beauty lives in the imperfect proportion. The grid is a starting point, not a verdict.
II
Material First
Every digital surface should remember it came from a hand and a fabric. Tactility is a feature.
III
Editorial Discipline
If it can't be argued in writing, it shouldn't be designed. Words steady the eye.
IV
Performance is a Craft
Speed, accessibility, and clarity are aesthetic choices. Slow sites are unkind.
V
Quiet Confidence
Brands that whisper outlast the ones that shout. Restraint is leverage.
VI
Long Time Horizon
Design for the second year, not the launch week. Trends are tax.
Voices
"Mariya doesn't just design. She authors a worldview. Our launch sold out in 72 hours and the press called the visual system 'aestheticly disciplined and emotionally rich'."
Selma Aydın
Founder, Aura Digital
Recognition
On the record.
- 2024AwwwardsAura Digital launch siteDigital
- 2024FWAMaison Carré digital flagshipDigital
- 2024CSS Design AwardsVelvet Silence — SS24 capsuleEditorial
- 2024Brand NewNotable identity work — Kinetics LabIdentity
- 2023Type Directors ClubAward of Typographic ExcellenceTypography
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