Publication design for research and innovation

Research can shift policy, reshape industries, change how we live. Most of it doesn't because it never reaches the people it was meant for.

I'm a communication designer who turns dense technical work into publications, reports and visual tools that engage, educate and inspire behavioral change. I work for research institutes and innovation leaders who can't afford to be ignored.

See my work →

GET A QUOTE

150+ publications. 20+ EU languages. Trusted by research institutes across the world.

The difference it makes:

  • Person sitting on bed reading a colorful booklet titled "A Toolbox" with a building photo on cover.

    Your complexity, made clear

    A well-designed report leads to better-informed decisions. I take the time to understand your research and design presentations that your audience will use.

  • A girl sitting at a table drawing on paper with colored pencils, surrounded by various papers, cards, and small paper structures, in an indoor setting.

    One partner, every format

    You get branding, editorial design, workshop engagement tools, dataviz, and infographics from someone who understands your full story.

  • A person holding a tablet displaying a color guide with various color swatches and images of a brick building, over a white surface.

    Multilingual publications

    Make your work cross language borders. I’ve been delivering projects in 20+ EU languages, and with me nothing gets lost in translation.

  • Person sitting on tiled floor holding a blue conference booklet titled 'NECP Platform: Guidance for the implementation of climate and energy dialogue platforms.'

    High-stakes reliability

    Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation for EU-funded research projects. When you need your design done right and on time, contact me.

RECENT PROJECTS

Sustainable Regions in Action

Sustainable Regions in Action

Insights on innovative renewables

Insights on innovative renewables

Affordable Technologies for Marine Observation

Affordable Technologies for Marine Observation

The Cape Town mobility justice

The Cape Town mobility justice

Making room for circles

Making room for circles

Smart Monitoring for Regional Climate Adaptation

Smart Monitoring for Regional Climate Adaptation

Many levels, one voice

Many levels, one voice

Guidance for the Implementation of Dialogue Platforms

Guidance for the Implementation of Dialogue Platforms

  • If anyone here needs a designer who can handle technically heavy material and turn it into something genuinely compelling, you don’t need to look any further.

    FEDARENE

  • Working together with our designer, we are trying to find ways of communicating science that speak to the interest and delight of those who may not be steeped in research themselves.

    BinBin Jiang Pearce,
    Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis and Design,
    Technical University Delft

  • Agata, your dedication and contributions to our project are truly appreciated. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with someone as committed as you.

    Emmanuel Daemers, Communication expert at the Green Overseas Programme

  • Thanks a lot for the fantastic work and your fast and meticulous uptake of comments. It’s been wonderful, efficient, and overall excellent!

    Dina Eparkhina, EuroGOOS

  • A shoutout to our awesome designer Agata Smok for bringing our ideas to life with visually stunning materials! 👏

    Nely Mokay, PhD Candidate,
    Technical University Delft

  • We were blown away by Agata's ideas, energy and passion. Her exceptional creativity and a great understating of the latest trend and their function in the research environment have been of great help to our project.

    Malgorzata (Gosia) Matowska, Th!nk E

  • Agata provided us with visualisations, which without any doubt are among the best I have ever seen in the field of science. I am very much looking forward to collaborate with her again, hoping that she can provide us with even more creative and intuitive representations of what we are doing.

    Dr. Michael Brenner-Fliesser, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

  • Dat je niet veel kleuren nodig hebt om een sterk ontwerp te maken, dat weet Agata Smok te bevestigen! Deze paperlover weet perfect hoe ze alles uit een papiersoort kan halen met de juiste technieken.

    zwartopwit | duurzaam drukwerk

  • Thanks Agata, for the beautiful and impactful design! It was truly a pleasure to work together. We proudly launched "Affordable technologies for marine observation: low-cost and cost-effective approaches" publication yesterday at the Ocean Sciences Meeting. It is making waves!

    Dina Eparkhina, EuroGOOS

  • A huge thanks to our amazing designer Agata Smok for creating workshop and communication materials that really sparkle with imagination and creativity. She has done hero's work for ENCLUDE, way above and beyond what anyone could ask for.

    BinBin Jiang Pearce,
    Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis and Design,
    Technical University Delft