I design products
people don't have
to think about.
I'm Maren Cole — a product designer who spends most of a project talking to the people who'll use it, then builds interfaces that get out of their way. 6 case studies below, from fintech to fitness.
Case studies
A broad mix on purpose — every project below shipped to real users, not a concept board.
Nimbus — Mobile Banking App
A banking app redesigned so people actually understand where their money goes.
Atlas — Analytics Dashboard
A dense operations dashboard rebuilt for the people who live in it eight hours a day.
Verve — Brand & Design System
A visual identity and component library built together, so neither drifts from the other.
Loomi — E-commerce Experience
A checkout redesign that turned browsing into buying without adding a single extra step.
Flux — SaaS Onboarding Flow
First-run onboarding rebuilt around one outcome, not a tour of every feature.
Pulse — Fitness Tracking App
A workout tracker designed to stay out of the way mid-set, not just look good at rest.
Skills & tools
The range I bring to a project, start to finish.
Product design
Turning a problem into an interface people don't have to think about.
Research
Enough evidence to be confident, not so much it stalls the work.
Visual craft
The last 10% that decides whether a product feels finished.
Toolkit
Whatever gets an idea in front of someone the fastest.
Hi, I'm Maren.
I've spent the last six years designing products for teams who needed more than a pretty screen — banking apps people trust with real money, dashboards operators stare at for a full shift, and checkouts that need to earn every conversion. Studio Nova is where that work lives now: a small independent practice, one project at a time, no hand-offs to a team you've never met.
I care most about the parts nobody notices when they're right — the loading state, the error message, the moment a form tells you exactly what went wrong. That's usually where a good product is actually decided.
Have a project in mind?
I take on a small number of projects at a time so every one gets full attention. Tell me what you're building and I'll reply within two business days.