Make the complex useful.
I connect creative direction and design engineering to help teams make complex systems easier to use.
Before I forget.
SMALL NOTES. LIKES SAVED ON THIS DEVICE.
An eye for design. An itch to build.
Maharis (Ari) Azman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Current tool stack
The shoes change. The curiosity stays.
The roles and agency chapters that shaped how I work.
Where does AI actually help?
Flood awareness. Environmental response. Human judgement at the centre.
Through MAKMAL, I explore how changing signals become useful context. From flood awareness to environmental response, the aim is to help people understand more and make informed decisions.
Good work is a team sport.
Across agency teams, independent work and my current role. Select a brand to explore its context.
Worth recognising. Shared credit.
Ideas made with teams. Recognised along the way.
THE PROJECTS BEHIND THE RECOGNITION
Awards, finalist places, shortlists and nominations. A record of collaborative work.
Notes to self. Help yourself.
Notes on design decisions, useful tools and things worth passing on.
Ari. Dad jokes included.
Munirah, the family, and a few daily constants.
Munirah. And the whole crew.
Husband to Munirah. Dad to Mika, Dani, Arya, Noah and Kimi. Stepdad to Hakim.
Solat on time. Mac on the desk. iPhone within reach.
A few daily constants.
Follow the overlaps.
Clients, disciplines and the connections that shaped the work.
One point per client, campaign, project or business context. Shared service categories determine its fixed location and connecting contours.
A few drawers. A lot of history.
Open a drawer. See the work in context.
Got a good question?
Compare notes.
Design, engineering, the questions between them. Connect with me on LinkedIn.
Something worth making?
Creative direction. Design engineering. Applied AI. Explore what’s taking shape at MAKMAL.
Project brief · Context and contribution from the archive.
A soft spot for Textpattern.
Textpattern has powered my websites for years. For the next chapter, I’m exploring a different publishing workflow.