Independent Designer — Portfolio 2026
Based in Rotterdam
Graphic & Type Design
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Identity — 2026
Web — 2026
Identity — 2025
Web — 2025
Motion — 2024
Near Black
#0A0A0A
Warm White
#FAFAF8
Intl Orange
#FF4D00
Gray 500
#71717A
Gray 200
#E4E4E7
95% black on warm white — #FF4D00 appears only where it matters
Display
clamp(3rem, 12vw, 10rem) / 900 / -0.05em
Loud
Headline
clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 6rem) / 900 / -0.05em
Shout
Title
clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) / 900 / -0.05em
Speak
Micro
0.75rem / mono / +0.2em
The second voice: navigation, captions, metadata
Primary
Outline
Accent
Ghost
Index Row
Print — 2026
Boxed
Case Study
A festival identity where the schedule itself becomes the poster: 96 names, one grid, zero photographs.
Inverted
Now Playing
Record label identity set in a single weight. The sleeve is the wordmark, scaled until it bleeds.
Identity — 2025
Ava Carter is an independent designer working between Rotterdam and the internet. Ten years of brand systems, editorial sites, and typefaces that refuse to whisper. The portfolio is the proof: no mood boards, no stock photos, just letters doing the heavy lifting.
Est. 2016 — Rotterdam, NL
A monthly letter on oversized type, variable fonts, and portfolios that shout. No images attached, obviously.
Note
The studio is closed for Kern Festival, May 14–16.
Confirmed
Your inquiry landed. Expect a reply set entirely in caps.
Urgent
Only one project slot remains for Q3 2026.
System
Dark sections invert the palette; the orange survives.
| Year | Project | Client | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Loud Studio | Self-initiated | Identity | Live |
| 2026 | Kern Festival | Kern Org | Web | Live |
| 2025 | Mono Records | Mono | Identity | Live |
| 2025 | Offgrid App | Offgrid BV | Web | Archived |
| 2024 | Blur Reel | Blur Films | Motion | Archived |
Manifesto — 04.01
Type isthe layoutFull stop.
Ava Carter, Rotterdam Talks 2026
00:14:32
Hairline / border-[#0A0A0A]/15
Rule / border-t-2
Bar / h-2 bg-[#0A0A0A]
Accent tick / w-24 h-1 bg-[#FF4D00]
Do
Don't