Mara Mel - Game Designer | ContraWork by Mara Mel
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Mara Mel

Designing products people understand, trust & enjoy

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I finally built my own version. Using Flowstep, Claude (via MCP), and Figma, I turned that childhood idea into a playable MVP where you can customize your character, choose different worlds, pick obstacle packs, and jump into the game. 🎮 Play it here: https://dino-game-ten-beige.vercel.app 🎨 Flowstep prototype: https://app.flowstep.ai/file?activeFileId=a88187e9-97f9-491d-a012-026e49a0e483 Now I have one question... What's your highest score? 👀 Drop it in the comments—I want to see who becomes the SWAP DINO champion. 🦖🏆
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Project Overview PUNI is a bold Japanese-inspired mochi café concept created from scratch, including both the visual identity and the website experience. For this submission, I designed the complete website in Squarespace, using the previously established branding system as the creative foundation. The goal was to explore how far Squarespace could be pushed beyond its default capabilities through thoughtful design, custom styling, animations, and code. Live Website Website: https://puni-cafe-bar.squarespace.com (https://puni-cafe-bar.squarespace.com)Password: punibar Branding Project The complete branding case study can be viewed here: https://contra.com/p/PbeP72BN-branding-for-puni-mochi-bar?referralExperimentNid=DEFAULT_REFERRAL_PROGRAM&referrerUsername=mara_melkonyan_2z5rmtfq (https://contra.com/p/PbeP72BN-branding-for-puni-mochi-bar?referralExperimentNid=DEFAULT_REFERRAL_PROGRAM&referrerUsername=mara_melkonyan_2z5rmtfq)What Was Built Complete website designed in Squarespace Custom typography and brand color system Japanese-inspired visual direction Scroll-based animations Custom CSS enhancements Custom code for interactive elements Responsive layouts Motion effects throughout the experience Fully branded user interface matching the original identity The website demonstrates how a strong brand system can be translated into an engaging web experience while extending Squarespace with custom animations and code where needed.
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Branding for PUNI Mochi Bar
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For this challenge, I wanted to show that AI doesn’t replace creativity, it expands it. Using Envato as my creative toolkit, I built every part of this project, from the visuals and branding to the sound and motion. The most important part wasn’t generating ideas, but deciding which ones deserved to become the final story. Human by Design. 🧡
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For the Base44 Challenge, I wanted to do more than redesign a website. I chose Aregak Bakery & Café, a small social business in my hometown of Gyumri, Armenia, where people with disabilities have meaningful employment opportunities. Here’s what I built: ✨ Storytelling website experience ☀️ Follow the Sun concept 📅 Unified Reservation Center for tables & bread pickup 💛 Support Aregak donation experience 🤖 AI Guide for instant assistance ♿ Built-in Accessibility Center 🌍 Fully multilingual (English & Armenian) 📊 Internal Aregak Panel for managing reservations & demo donations 📱 Fully responsive across desktop, tablet, and mobile Built with Base44. 💛
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My submission for the Wonder Challenge is live ✨ I created my personal portfolio website with Wonder — from prompt-based design exploration to a complete Marmel portfolio experience. Wonder helped me build the design foundation quickly, Claude helped bring it into code. Live portfolio: Web site live (https://www.marmel.life) Wonder project: https://app.wonder.so/mara-melkonyan/files/019f1da4-b75f-7486-856a-181471ba5994 Don’t forget to leave me a message in the Playground section. I’d love to read it.
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Allow me to introduce Deadli. 🚀 A fictional productivity companion designed to transform deadlines into a calmer and more focused creative experience. Built as both a collectible mascot and the central character of a digital product, Deadli represents the idea that great work doesn’t need more pressure, just the right companion. I hope Deadli earns a place in your memory long after you’ve finished viewing this project. 😊 ✨Here is the link to my project https://www.recraft.ai/project/6b62ad39-13f8-48c3-b4eb-cf9fe1f8e45d
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Recently, I worked on a logo refresh for Kellers Beer. A little background: Kellers is brewed at the Sevan Brewery in Armenia, so one of the key goals was to preserve the connection between the brand and its origin. The client wanted the identity to reflect Sevan itself. Instead of simply adding the lake as a separate graphic element, I looked for a way to merge two existing logos into a single visual mark. The outline of Lake Sevan became part of the logo composition, helping tell the brand’s story while maintaining a refined, premium feel. The result is a design with subtle old-money aesthetics that celebrates both the heritage of the brewery and its Armenian roots. What do you think of this approach? 🍺
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UX/UI CASE STUDY · ECOMMERCE RITUAL
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Web3 , Blockchain Identity, UX/UI & Graphic Design
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Media Monitoring UX\UI
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iCrush– WEB3 BRAND IDENTITY & UX/UI DESIGN
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