Armando Martínez-Celis
Senior Designer & L+D Manager at BRAINS, one-half of Father Madre, and Visiting Faculty at CalArts.

He revels in sparking ideas and aims to infuse joy and surprise into the design process by creating open, inclusive, and accessible environments for all.
CASE Floors
CASE Floors is a family-owned flooring brand distributing premium LVP products through a network of local neighborhood retailers. A full digital redesign helped reposition the company within a crowded, commoditized category by translating the new brand into a contemporary digital experience that balances clarity, warmth, and a community-first ethos.
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BRAINS
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Seeing Takes Time
Seeing Takes Time is the home of my independent collage practice, exploring the intersection of analog and digital image-making through form, texture, and composition. The project focused on creating a space that feels immersive and exploratory, allowing the process of making to guide navigation and meaning.
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Casa Ayla
Casa Ayla is an avocado farm rooted in a philosophy of slow, intentional living—one that honors land, ancestry, and the rituals of gathering. As a new venture, the website translates the brand’s ethos into an elevated, editorial digital environment. The challenge was to create something that felt both refined and emotive—balancing a sense of luxury with warmth, texture, and humanity, in line with the deeply personal origins of the project.
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BRAINS
Visiting Faculty at CalArts
Delighted to be join the faculty and lead the BFA3 core class alongside my wife, Brooke Irish.
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Easy-to-Miss
An article detailing how my journey to learn about accessibility in the web led to meaningful changes in office experiences.
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Fundamentals of GD on Coursera
Excited to join the Coursera community with my first online course for a Latin America audience.
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Magna-Tiles
Magna-Tiles is a leading brand in magnetic construction toys, known for fostering open-ended, hands-on STEM play. For their new website, we evolved a templated foundation into a more distinctive and brand-aligned digital experience, shaping a system that reflects the creativity and joy of the product while strengthening the brand’s contemporary presence—contributing to a 60%+ increase in sales post-launch.
BallerCam
BallerCam is a device that transforms a smartphone into an automated sports camera, capturing and livestreaming games through an intelligent tracking system. Following brand development by the BRAINS team, I contributed to the site’s strategy and design, shaping the digital experience to create a sleek, contemporary interface that communicates both performance and ease of use.
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BRAINS