Hi there! I'm Mariale and I turn research into stories people can actually feel. Ready to create something together?

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I'm a designer, illustrator, urban researcher and I turn research into stories people can feel.

With a background in Product Design (BA, University of Applied Sciences Aachen) and a MSc in Redesigning Post-Industrial Cities, a multidisciplinary programme across Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands; I work at the intersection of design, research, and communication.

My work is about taking complex ideas, data, and lived experiences and making them visible, legible, and compelling for broader audiences. I do this through illustration, data visualization, mapping, zines, booklets, websites, and audio storytelling. And moving between digital and physical formats depending on what the story needs.

I work with researchers, institutions, organizations, and communities who have something important to say and need help saying it in a way that reaches beyond the page.

If you have a project, a dataset, a report, or a research process that deserves a wider audience, I'd love to hear about it!

CLIENTS
yellow design | yellow lab Cologneyellowdesign.com
248 Studios248studios.com
Artletic Studiosartletic-studios.com
vabulavabula.de
Ensys S.A.C.ensys.pe
academa GmbHacadema.de
Snor Studiosnor_studio
Tullius Bestattungentullius-bestattungen.de
Notare in Brühlnotare-bruehl.de
BaumEntscheidbaumentscheid.de
CONFERENCES
threads: cities of care | RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London, September 2026. Session: Designing Pluriversality in Times of Crisis: Envisioning Spatial Justice Through Alternative Cartographies
Everyday Life as Expertise: Feminist Co-Creation in a Historic Neighbourhood | Future City Regions Conference, RWTH Aachen, November 2026
LET'S GET IN TOUCHmaria.atrinidad@gmail.com
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