I design expressive digital products that move with purpose.
I’m Mara Rivers, a product designer and motion-minded art director building interfaces, identities, and launch systems for teams with thoughtful ideas.
About
Design partner for teams moving from idea to launch.
Over the last eight years, I’ve helped early-stage founders, nonprofit labs, and internal product teams turn fuzzy concepts into clear, memorable experiences.
Structure before style
I map the product story, user decision points, and system constraints before pushing pixels.
Motion with manners
Animations clarify cause and effect, guide attention, and keep interfaces feeling calm rather than loud.
Beautiful handoff
Teams get tidy components, annotated flows, and pragmatic specs that survive real production timelines.
Selected work
A gallery of product systems, identity work, and motion prototypes.
Each project balances strategic clarity with a visual rhythm that feels alive on screen.
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Atlas Care Companion
A calm mobile experience that helps family caregivers coordinate medication, appointments, and daily check-ins without feeling buried in tasks.
Northline Studio Identity
A visual identity and launch kit for an architecture practice specializing in adaptive reuse and timber interiors.
Orbit Revenue Dashboard
A decision dashboard for a sales operations team, designed around exception-based workflows and quick executive readouts.
Kinetic Field Notes
A set of animated storytelling loops for a climate research collective translating field observations into public-facing explainers.
Verdant Table Journal
A seasonal digital journal for a farm-to-table restaurant group, pairing ingredient essays with immersive photography direction.
Signal Labs Prototype
A tactile prototype library for an audio tools startup, making complex mixing controls feel understandable before engineering buildout.
Contact
Have a launch, redesign, or prototype that needs momentum?
Send a note about the challenge, timeline, and the kind of collaboration you’re imagining. I’ll respond with availability and a few useful next steps.
Prefer direct email?
mara.rivers.studio@proton.me