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Creative designer

Maria Max: My visual world

A collection of things I create, explore and love

Creative designer

Maria lying on the floor in a black leather jacket and visor sunglasses, one hand on a laptop
A pile of colored markers
An iPad showing a moodboard
Light blue headphones
A small pink digital camera
An iced coffee on a coaster
A red notebook
An open sketchbook with watercolor building sketches
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About me

Art, ideas & curiosity
shaping my visual world

I’m Maria, an architecture graduate and visual creative with a passion for turning ideas into visuals. My creative journey moves between art, design, architecture, motion and AI. I love exploring different mediums and finding unexpected connections between them.

I’m naturally curious and always looking for something new to learn, experiment with, or create. I don’t see creativity as something that has to fit into one category. For me, it’s about exploring, evolving and finding my own visual language.

I’m still exploring. And that’s part of the process.

I don’t want to create just one thing.
I want to explore how many ways I can create.

Maria laughing at the wheel of a car with a pink interior, with doodled flowers, a sleepy cloud and a lightning bolt drawn around her
Creative designer

Contents

  1. 01.ArchitectureMore than spaces and numbers. It was about ideas, stories and creating something I could truly enjoy.
  2. 02.Graphic designTurning ideas into moodboards and visual directions.
  3. 03.Drawing & illustrationWhere most of my ideas begin. Sketches, characters and visual experiments.
  4. 04.Editing & AIExploring how ideas can come to life through video. Trying to find creative ways to turn concepts into engaging visuals.
  5. 05.My brandIdeas I turned into something of my own. Personal projects and creative business.
  6. 06.Off the clockThe things I enjoy beyond creating. Fishing, padel, crafts and little things that keep me inspired.
creative designerArchitecture2026

My graduation project

Rebloom

Concept collage: the original Ministry tower in 1984 growing into the 2030 twin towers, with the Nile drawn in blue and lotus-shaped arches
Render of a giant glossy orange teddy bear statue holding a lotus flower in a courtyard between arched buildings at dusk

A 5-star hotel and mixed-use development created through the adaptive reuse of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Maspero, Cairo.

My vision

The concept started with the idea of transformation: how something old can grow into something new without losing its history.

Nature became the language of this transformation, inspired by growth, flowers, trees and water.

The project was designed as a journey from the old to the new, creating moments of discovery throughout the space.

Render of two hotel towers joined by a bridge at the top, covered in climbing trees and purple jacaranda

The story

Behind Rebloom

The orange teddy bear statue holding a lotus flower

Designed as a visual extension of the concept, the teddy bear became a playful landmark

Sheet of hand sketches: tower transformation, site plan with focal point and teddy bear landmark, abstracted arches, landscape section
creative designerArchitecture2026

Natural
movement

  • Render of the arched podium with a planted roof terrace
  • Aerial render of a roof garden with curving paths, trees and orange benches
  • Render of people walking through a plaza with glass façades and planters
  • Street-level render of the arched podium and glass towers behind

Shaping the space

Organic lines, flowing paths and greenery come together to create a natural, continuous experience.

Story telling

I developed a character as part of the project’s visual storytelling, giving the concept a more human and playful identity.

The character became a visual guide through the REBLOOM experience, connecting the different scenes and making the story easier to feel and remember.

Comic storyboard of an orange frog-bear character discovering the renovated Ministry building, the Nile-view rooms, the infinity pool and the statue

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Make it visual

Giving ideas a look, mood and identity.

creative designerGraphic design2026

Acupuncture of hope

Injecting life into the dying veins of the city.

A vision of healing, where architecture becomes the needle and nature the cure.

  1. 01. The main concept

    • An architectural injection treats the polluted city.
    • It symbolizes healing, renewal, and hope.
    • Nature becomes the cure for urban neglect.

  2. 02. The child & the dream

    • The child represents innocence and hope.
    • His recycled glasses symbolize creativity from scarcity.
    • His amusement-park vision reflects the power of imagination.

  3. 03. Social inequality

    • The two sides represent privilege versus neglect.
    • Elegant figures symbolize the privileged class.
    • The chessboard represents inequality and the struggle for survival.

  4. 04. Nature as healing

    • Vegetation spreads through the neglected city.
    • Green walls transform façades into living gardens.
    • Nature improves the environment while restoring dignity and connection.

  5. 05. Acupuncture of hope

    • The syringe is the project’s core architectural metaphor.
    • The city is imagined as a living body.
    • Architecture, nature, and empathy work together to restore balance.
Pencil perspective sketch of a street and the outline of goggles
Collage of a child in recycled goggles looking up a narrow street full of laundry, birds, a chessboard path and greenery

Where my ideas begin

For me, moodboards are the first step: a space to collect colors, textures, references, shapes and little details before turning them into a visual direction.

Moodboard with a palm, red Bedouin textile, wooden arch door, lattice and a tea set
Interior moodboard with macramé, timber slats, a patterned rug, a rattan armchair and a woven lamp
Moodboard titled RIWAA with stained glass, a green chair, red armchair, timber slats and a palm

I collect anything that catches my eye: colors, textures, images, shapes, fashion, spaces and little details that inspire me.

creative designerGraphic design2026

Made of imagination

  • Greyscale collage cross-section with a water tower, windmills, stairs and figures, titled STAKEHOLDERS
  • Greyscale double exposure of reaching hands above a silhouette filled with a ruined city and floating spheres
  • Greyscale illustration of a stacked tower with windmill wheels and rooms, titled WHERE ART MEETS TOWER EXPERIENCE
All graphic design

Made by hand

Where ideas begin as lines.

creative designerDrawing & illustration2026

A digital state of mind

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Poster with a dark painting of two red figures, yellow scribbles and the word IMPERFECT
Ink and watercolor sketch of a round pavilion with a pointed roof and red figures
Dark site plan sketch with winding paths and a circular building, with a project description card
Black auditorium section drawing with labels: viewpoint, tiers of seating, harmony, geometry, ceiling heights
Sketch of stacked timber-clad blocks with trees and a pink mural wall
Ink skyline drawing with pink and orange washes, half on paper and half on black
All drawings

Bring it to life

Turning still ideas into moving stories

creative designerediting & AI2026

Editing & AI

I love seeing ideas move beyond the static frame.

Through video, motion and AI, I explore new ways to turn concepts into visual stories, from simple edits to playful experiments and moving images.

From a still idea to something that moves.

  1. 01.My favoriteCreate a clear, recognisable digital identity across social media, content and paid channels(video, opens in a new tab)
  2. 02.Home Gate ConstructionReach people who understand your offer, align with your brand and are more likely to engage or convert(video, opens in a new tab)
  3. 03.AI videoDevelop content that feels fresh, relevant and platform-native, while still supporting wider business goals(video, opens in a new tab)

Made my way

Ideas I turned into something of my own.

creative designerMy brand2026

gpsy.made

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  • Pair of white sneakers painted with a snake around a purple and gold swoosh and the numbers 8 and 24
    8 / 24
  • Pair of sneakers painted denim blue with a grey cartoon figure with X eyes
    Blue companion
  • Pair of white sneakers painted with colorful puzzle pieces
    Puzzle
  • Pair of black sneakers painted with red clouds outlined in white and a red swoosh
    Red clouds
  • Pair of white sneakers painted with manga characters in black ink with color accents
    Straw hat crew
  • Pair of white sneakers painted with a red hero mask, spiders and a MARVEL logo
    Web
  • Pair of white sneakers with black paint splatter, red stripes and GTI lettering
    GTI
  • Pair of white sneakers, one with a blue water splash swoosh and one with an orange flame swoosh
    Fire & water
The gpsy.made page
creative designerOff the clock2026

Off the clock

  1. 01.

    Fishing

    Maria on a boat at sea holding up a large fish, smiling
    A 9-year hobby I started with my dad. It became a little tradition I never grew out of.
  2. 02.

    Padel

    Motion-blurred padel racket hitting a ball against a blue sky
    I love the game, and I’m determined to get really good at it.
  3. 03.

    Customizing things

    Maria kissing a motorcycle helmet she painted with a toothy green and red mouth
    Leaving a little piece of myself where it wasn’t before.