ANA SOUTO NEVES
M.A.R.A.
EXHIBITED AT THE DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2024 - DAE GRADUATION SHOW
AND MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2025
ABOUT
ANA SOUTO NEVES
“I'VE CREATED A DESIGN PRACTISE BUILT AROUND HUMAN-TO-DIGITAL INTERACTION, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ACCESSIBILITY. GUIDED BY EMPATHY, I BLEND SOUND, TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF TOOLS - EXPERIMENTAL AND PRODUCTION-QUALITY - FOR USE IN INSTALLATIONS, GAMES AND STAGES. MY WORK IS JOYFUL AND DYNAMIC, AIMING TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.”
ANA SOUTO NEVES IS A PORTUGUESE 23-YEAR-OLD CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST BASED IN THE NETHERLANDS. SHE’S CURRENTLY TAKING HER MASTERS IN CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FROM LEIDEN UNIVERSITY AND SHE’S AN ALUMNI OF DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN.
HER INTERESTS INCLUDE SOUND AND INTERFACE DESIGN, AS WELL AS INTERACTION, DIGITAL, SOCIAL AND GAME DESIGN.