“We believe that whatever the question, design has an answer”
“Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem.”
Meriem is an Austro-Italian UX researcher and writer using lived experience to challenge default design.
With a background in anthropology, mental health, and neurodivergence, she specialises in trauma-informed research, inclusive storytelling, and neuroinclusive design.
She creates digital experiences that are intuitive, accessible, and emotionally honest because, if it doesn’t make space for everyone, it’s not worth building.
Values
Empathy isn’t a feature. It’s the foundation. So is creativity. So is inclusion.
I design with care, curiosity, and complexity — building digital experiences that don’t just work, but mean something.
Empathy
I design with emotional depth, driven by a need to create experiences that truly feel right.
My work centres on real human needs, especially those often overlooked.
Creativity
My mind is a storm of ideas. I continuously sketch, test, and rebuild. The best design is never static — it evolves through collaboration, iteration, and curiosity.
Inclusivity
I build for diversity in all its forms. My research goes beyond surface-level assumptions, digging deep to understand the lived experiences of real users, so that every feature reflects the people it’s meant to serve.
About
👋🏻 Hey, I’m Meriem — I design for people who’ve never really felt seen by the digital world.
I’m a UX researcher and writer with a background in anthropology, mental health, and education.
My design journey didn’t start in tech: it began in libraries, support work, and community care, where I saw how badly systems can fail the people who need them most.
Working in libraries taught me the quiet power of access — and how easily people are excluded when systems aren’t built for real life.
As a peer support worker in perinatal mental health, I learned to hear what wasn’t said — the silences, the shame, the unmet needs hiding beneath the surface.
As a social prescriber, I guided people through fragmented services that often failed to acknowledge their emotional, cultural, or spiritual realities.
And as someone with lived experience of neurodivergence and mental illness, I know what it feels like to be designed around, but never truly for.
These roles taught me to hold space, ask better questions, and design from the margins.
They’re why my UX practice today is rooted in empathy, systems thinking, and emotional nuance.
I help build products that understand what it means to be emotionally complex, spiritually grounded, and just plain human.
No gimmicks. No noise. Just experiences that hold space, not pressure.
If you’re neurodivergent, burnt out, in recovery, or simply tired of pretending you’re fine, I’m designing with you in mind.
Experiments
I’m currently developing a mental health app designed for Muslimahs.
Maryam
integrates faith-based practices into its mental health support, recognising the importance of faith in mental well-being.
The app encourages users to engage in Islamic practices such as Dhikr, Dua'as, and Quranic reflections, offering a holistic approach that combines emotional support with spiritual grounding.
By incorporating these faith-driven elements, Maryam aims to provide peace and connection while promoting self-reflection, mindfulness, and healing through Islamic teachings.
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