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This artist book was designed as a portfolio of my
contemporary art practice, with the publication
itself treated as a designed object. The layout
focuses on creating a sense of rhythm and
continuity between artworks through typography,
spacing, and image placement. The design balances
structure with an expressive, book-like quality,
allowing the work to unfold as a visual narrative.
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I joined Contra just a week ago and have mostly shared the client branding work I do through Mariya Design.
But I haven't properly introduced the other branch of my practice yet:
Color Systems by Mariya.
It started from something I kept running into in brand and packaging work: a color palette can look beautiful and still be surprisingly difficult to use.
So I began building systems around color instead of collecting combinations.
Today that includes:
/49 Luxury Color Systems
Role-led color systems for branding and packaging.
/365 Cultural Color Palettes
A growing archive of color directions inspired by places, objects, materials and visual culture around the world.
/Color Systems Workbook
A free tool for turning color inspiration into a usable system.
/Color System Sales Kit
A practical tool for designers presenting and selling color direction to clients.
I'll share some of the systems, visual references and thinking behind them here over the next few weeks.
If you're a designer, brand strategist or just slightly obsessed with color, this side of my work is probably for you.
Color Systems by Mariya
mariya.design/color-systems
Branding me and @Roman Cojuhari have done and won 1st place in competition!
great work
Where the ball meets the game 🎾
Spent the past week building this one — a full brand identity for SETTA, a tennis resort that didn't want to look like every other sportswear label chasing this season's trend.
The mark lives right on the seam of the ball itself — heritage green, quiet typography, nothing borrowed from anyone else's court. Built to hold up whether it's on a sweatshirt or thirty feet tall on the side of a building. 🌿
Some brands are designed to be loud. This one was designed to last.
