MEET THE DESIGNER

Hello, I’m Mara.

I like making the next step easier to see. Lilac Atelier is a fictional independent design practice shaped around that idea.

Mara, fictional lead designer in a plum cardigan

Mara

I work from the task outward, using quick sketches and small prototypes to make a design decision concrete.

Ari, fictional collaborator in a sage overshirt

Ari

Ari joins workshops and helps translate design decisions into practical notes for the people building the interface.

Mara and Ari collaborating around a design worktable

SHARED PRACTICE

The work is a conversation.

We leave space for alternatives, questions and the constraints that show up once someone tries the interface.

See how we work

A SMALL BEGINNING

Have a project in mind?

Put the idea, audience and constraints into a brief you can take with you.

Prepare a project brief