Balcão Matosinhos Jovem

Product Web Design, Social Media

In Progress

Awarded

1/4 de Glória

Documentary, Sound Design

Absolutely Nothing

Interactive Drawing

Nominated

O Abafador

Branding, Poster Design

Cristina Cunha

Video Profile, Direction

Vegly

App, UI/UX Design

Forget-Me-Not

Branding, UI/UX Design

Awarded

Hallucination

Short Film, Sound Design

Awarded

Ganas

Short Film, Sound Design

Nominated

Patrícia Ferreira

Video Profile, Direction

Commonplace Notebook

DIY, Collages

Les Cahiers Cinéphiles

Magazine, Editorial Design

Nominated

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

Title Sequence Animation

Stains

Short Film, Sound Design

Invisible Cities

Book Illustrations, Drawings

Scrapbook

Collages

Hi, I'm Maria

Full-time UI/UX designer & part-time multi-media creator based in Portugal. You can find me holding a book or a cat. Check out my work and get in touch!

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A Bauhaus-inspired poster using geometric shapes and the colors of the Disability Pride Flag to represent different disabilities.

Six key words from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities highlight inclusion and equality.

A QR code to an audio description ensures accessibility, with ‘QR’ displayed in Braille for tactile reference.

Designed for the December 3rd Poster Contest to raise awareness while celebrating diversity and inclusion on this day.

Tiny drawings of my favourite books' covers on an A10-sized notebook - that's 2.4 x 3.4 cm.

Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Män Som Hatar Kvinnor Stieg Larson The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky The Time Machine H. G. Wells Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell O Homem Duplicado José Saramago The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Sallinger The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury The Fishbowl Bradley Somer Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman The Portable Veblen Elizabeth McKenzie Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain Barney Norris The Two Lives of Lydia Bird Josie Silver The Miseducation of Cameron Post Emily M. Danforth Gone Girl Gillian Flynn Watchmen Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons Exit West Mohsin Hamid The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood Boo Neil Smith Oh Honey Emily R. Austin How To Kill Your Family Bella Mackie I'm Afraid of Men Vivek Shraya Etta and Otto and Russell and James Emma Hooper Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon

An exploration of the legacy of a cherished matriarch through the eyes of her four daughters, showcasing her enduring influence on their lives and the generations to follow in rural Portugal.

Glória's voice is not recorded, and her image is limited to a handful of photographs.

Like her grandchildren, the viewer will come to know her legacy through her daughters who, along with the subsequent generations, have been fulfilling their mother's unachieved desires.

Film posters designed by Vasco Gil. Check out their work!

With Conceição, Joaquina, Lídia, Luísa Direction & DOP Rafaela Gomes Production Aida Silva Art Maria Jorge Sound Maria Fonseca Editing Diogo Silvestre Motion Graphics Vasco Gil, Vanda Music Estúdio Cedofeita, Bia Maria 1st Interview Camera Rafaela Gomes, Joana Mafalda Gomes Light Filipa Castro Gomes Sound Maria Fonseca Assistant Production Mariana Duarte 2nd Interview Scripty Diogo Silvestre Camera Henrique Queirós, Filipa Castro Gomes, Catarina Ribeiro Light Henrique Queirós, Catarina Ribeiro Sound Maria Fonseca, Vasco Gil BTS Emanuel Constantino Assistant Production Ana de Sousa Rental Bruma Visuals Teaser Editing Diogo Silvestre Sound Maria Fonseca Music David Matias, Vasco Gil

An interactive drawing illustrating the poem Absolutely Nothing from The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky).

Video shot & edited by the awesome Vasco Gil. Check out their work!

Branding

Icons, posts and thumbnails for the award-winning short film’s social media & crowdfunding website.

Poster

Codesigned with Vasco Gil, it was nominated for the Best Poster Award @ Sophia Estudante 2023.

From strategy to information architecture to wireframes and prototypes, a food delivery app designed for the fictional vegan & veggie restaurant "Vegly".

UI/UX Specialisation conclusion project from CalArts @ Coursera.

Concept, graphic identity, branding, and mobile app design for the fictional indoor plants adoption & care company Forget-Me-Not — a business I’d love to actually develop.

Branding

The visual identity focuses on a natural and calming aesthetic, with a soft color palette and organic shapes that reflect the connection between people and plants.

App

The app was created to extend the brand’s mission of responsible indoor plant care. It helps users track watering schedules, set reminders, and access personalized care tips for their plants.

Developed as Graphic Design and UI/UX Design capstone projects for CalArts, through Coursera.

My existence is my hallucination. Simple as that. I can hold it, shake it, and hang it up. And if the weather agrees, wear it, now and then. And walk around with it, vainly…

A trilingual exploration of texture and movement written by stylist Sofia Lopes and choreographed by dancer Margarida Ribeiro.

Winner of T Jornal Public’s Choice Award @ Porto Fashion Film Festival 2020 & nominated for Best Photography, thanks to DP Rafaela Gomes.

Direction Maria Fonseca, Rafaela Gomes Production & Concept Sofia Lopes Photography Direction Rafaela Gomes Sound Direction Maria Fonseca Dancer & Model Margarida Ribeiro Assistant Direction Mariana Duarte, Sofia Lopes Casting Mariana Duarte, Sofia Lopes Réperage Sofia Lopes Wardrobe Direction Sofia Lopes Wardrobe maybricks, "She" by JLO Voices Marta Pastene, Ruth Perera, Sofia Saldanha Text Author Unknown Special Thanks Rui Effe, Sandra Magalhães, Vasco Gil Music Breathing by Spectacular, Cactus by Nctrnm, Great Expectations by Kai Engel, O Regresso by Alexandre Bateiras, Trip to Ganymad by Kielokaz

Twenty-one voices enact fictional stories based on real people. An exploration of storytelling through audiovisual metaphor.

Third prize for best experimental short-film @ Sophia Estudante 2021 & winner @ Curtas CC 2021 in the same category.

Bachelor's degree project co-directed with DP Rafaela Gomes & finished durying lockdown. We fixed it in post.

Direction Maria Fonseca, Rafaela Gomes Photography Direction Rafaela Gomes Sound Direction Maria Fonseca Cast Ana Rita Vieira, João Mota, Leonardo Cardoso Voices Ana Rita Rocha, Ana Rita Vieira, Ana Silvestre, Andreia Barbosa, Bruna Sousa, Bruna Martins, Cláudia Rocha, Daniela Carvalho, Filipe Amorim, Francisca de Almeida, Gabriela Coelho, Vasco Gil, Henrique Ferreira, Isabel de Moura, Leonardo Cardoso, Márcia Carabineiro, Mariana Oliveira, Manuel Pedro Gil, Pedro Oliveira, Pedro Portela, Salomé Leal Special Thanks Ana Rita Vieira, Daniel Brandão, Diogo Correia, Domingos Gomes, Eduardo Gomes, Vasco Gil, Leonardo Cardoso, João Mota, João Vilas Boas, Joaquina Gomes, Pedro Portela, Sandra Magalhães, Sara Fonseca, UMinho Sports With Texts From "Ética para um Jovem" by Fernando Savater (1991) Music ATBIB (A Terrible Beauty is Born) by Marcio Alfama & João Pedro Costa, Clouds at Castor Ridge by Blue Dot Sessions, DEUS EX MACHINA by Marcio Alfama, Experimental by Strange Day, Fever Creep by Blue Dot Sessions, Rotating Self-Portrait with Joint Dimension by Corruttela, There by Blear Moon

A small window to the life and career of a portuguese artist based in the Atelier Jardim de Santa Bárbara, Braga. Nominated for Best Short Film @ the 17th Bragacine (2019).

With Patrícia Ferreira AV Direction Maria Fonseca, Sofia Summavielle Journalism Direction Isabel de Moura, Salomé Leal, Tânia dos Santos Sound Direction Maria Fonseca Music Moonrise by Chad Crouch, Shipping Lanes by Chad Crouch, Life Illusion by Ketsa, Awakenings by Ketsa

A book in which noteworthy quotations, comments, etc. are written.

Fun fact: the notebook was totally DIY'd from one of those ugly A4 notepads offered in conferences — I made about 3 notebooks and some sticky notes out of it.

Created as a Communication and Publication university project, a magazine dedicated to cinema incorporating articles & illustrations I designed.

Including an Annie Hall-inspired sketch for the cover, a written piece on Godard, and a vector illustration of a local building — all developed in different contexts & repurposed here.

Rua dos Capelistas nº 30, Braga / april 2019

An attempt at Saul Bass’s missing title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film.

Developed as a university Multimedia project & featured @ the IV Curtas CC 2019 short film festival.

A visual metaphor for the lasting impact of trauma, represented as ink on skin that doesn’t wash away. It’s not a call to action, but a quiet acknowledgment of what can live beneath the surface.

Direction & Montage Cláudia Rocha, Eliana Oliveira, Maria Fonseca, Rafaela Gomes Sound Direction Maria Fonseca Cast Cláudia Rocha Voices Ana Rita Rocha, Gabriela Coelho, Mariana Oliveira, Pedro Martins, Pedro Oliveira Music Exposition by Clocks & Clouds