I’m Marina Helena Müller, a Brazilian graphic designer, art director and urbanist based in Cologne, Germany.
With over ten years' experience, I have explored the multiple possibilities of design, integrating multidisciplinary skills in projects that embrace various fields of knowledge. In the area of Urbanism, I developed several projects that involved urban interventions, participatory methodologies and territory mapping, specially in academic and local community context. In graphic design, I was part of the talented teams of Sweety & Co, Frente and Bel Epok, working for clients such as Hermès, Hugo Boss, Lalique, O Boticário, Quem Disse, Berenice? and Vult.
My work has been acknowledge by awards such as the Brazil Design Award and, most recently, I was recognized by the Latin American Design Festival as one of the LAD Young Talents 2024, award granted to ascending designers under 30 with innovative work from Latin America.
After concluding my Design degree and my specialization in Urbanism in Brazil, I moved to Germany, where I study and research Visual Culture & Politics in the Integrated Design Master program from the Köln International School of Design.
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Awards and recognitions
Young Talent - Latin American Design Awards, 2024.
Mut Zur Wut - 100 Selected Poster, 2023.
La Tina Publication – 175 women designers from Latin America. Organized by Pupila Studio. Costa Rica, 2023.
Brasil Design Award – BDA. Bronze – Packaging Design (Professional). Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Design (Abedesign). Chocolates Haenssgen, 2022.
Brasil Design Award – BDA. Bronze – Packaging Design (Professional). Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Design (Abedesign). Dália Sabor da Fazenda Milk Package, 2020.
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 60 (60th Anniversary). California, USA (Print and Online, 2019). Concept, Visual Language and Packaging for ‘Dália Sabor da Fazenda’ (p. 74).
SET Universitário – PUCRS – Institutional and Organizational Communication Vehicles Multimedia. O Rock Corre em Nossas Veias Campaign for Radio Univates, 2015.
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Professional experience
Sweety & Co.
09.2021 - 09.2022
02.2018 - 02.2022
09.2019 - 02.2022
11.2019 - 11.2020
09.2017 - 11.2019
03.2017 - 09.2017
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Academic experience
Master in Integrated Design —— Visual Culture & Politics
Köln International School of Design - KISD
2021 - Current
2019 - 2021
2013 - 2018
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Courses
5 simple exercises
Espaço.cc, 2021
Possible Patrimonies in the City: Education and Participatory Inventories
Escola da Cidade, 2020
The urbanism of Brazilian cities
Caos Planjeado, 2019
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Languages
Portuguese - mother tongue
English and Spanish - advanced
German and French - basic
With over ten years' experience, I have explored the multiple possibilities of design, integrating multidisciplinary skills in projects that embrace various fields of knowledge. In the area of Urbanism, I developed several projects that involved urban interventions, participatory methodologies and territory mapping, specially in academic and local community context. In graphic design, I was part of the talented teams of Sweety & Co, Frente and Bel Epok, working for clients such as Hermès, Hugo Boss, Lalique, O Boticário, Quem Disse, Berenice? and Vult.
My work has been acknowledge by awards such as the Brazil Design Award and, most recently, I was recognized by the Latin American Design Festival as one of the LAD Young Talents 2024, award granted to ascending designers under 30 with innovative work from Latin America.
After concluding my Design degree and my specialization in Urbanism in Brazil, I moved to Germany, where I study and research Visual Culture & Politics in the Integrated Design Master program from the Köln International School of Design.
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Awards and recognitions
Young Talent - Latin American Design Awards, 2024.
Mut Zur Wut - 100 Selected Poster, 2023.
La Tina Publication – 175 women designers from Latin America. Organized by Pupila Studio. Costa Rica, 2023.
Brasil Design Award – BDA. Bronze – Packaging Design (Professional). Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Design (Abedesign). Chocolates Haenssgen, 2022.
Brasil Design Award – BDA. Bronze – Packaging Design (Professional). Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Design (Abedesign). Dália Sabor da Fazenda Milk Package, 2020.
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 60 (60th Anniversary). California, USA (Print and Online, 2019). Concept, Visual Language and Packaging for ‘Dália Sabor da Fazenda’ (p. 74).
SET Universitário – PUCRS – Institutional and Organizational Communication Vehicles Multimedia. O Rock Corre em Nossas Veias Campaign for Radio Univates, 2015.
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Professional experience
Sweety & Co.
09.2021 - 09.2022
Co-founder
Rola Rolê Collective02.2018 - 02.2022
Co-founder
Juntas Collective09.2019 - 02.2022
Lead UX/UI Designer
Aztec Online Solutions11.2019 - 11.2020
Designer
Frente Design09.2017 - 11.2019
Design Researcher
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates03.2017 - 09.2017
Volunteer
Taquary Valley Community
02.2016 - 08.2018
Taquary Valley Community
02.2016 - 08.2018
Design Intern
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates
06.2014 - 06.2016
Design Intern
Dobro Comunicação
08.2013 - 02.2014
Volunteer
Instituto Fialho de Vargas
04.2012 - 04.2016
Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates
06.2014 - 06.2016
Design Intern
Dobro Comunicação
08.2013 - 02.2014
Volunteer
Instituto Fialho de Vargas
04.2012 - 04.2016
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Academic experience
Master in Integrated Design —— Visual Culture & Politics
Köln International School of Design - KISD
2021 - Current
2019 - 2021
2013 - 2018
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Courses
5 simple exercises
Espaço.cc, 2021
Culture and cities
Instituto Pólis, 2020Possible Patrimonies in the City: Education and Participatory Inventories
Escola da Cidade, 2020
The urbanism of Brazilian cities
Caos Planjeado, 2019
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Languages
Portuguese - mother tongue
English and Spanish - advanced
German and French - basic
