Hi! My name is Darya Litovchenko. My specialty is graphic design. Below is my journey in this field since 2014.
Education
2010 — 2016Ivan Fyodorov Moscow State University of Printing Arts (now POLYTECH). Diploma in graphic art with a specialization in «Artistic design of printed products.» Curators: Alexander Vasin and Nadezhda Velchinskaya.Graduation project: a catalogue of works for the contemporary artist Tatyana Badanina «White Clothes.»
Additional education
2016 — 2017ID_24 course to improve proficiency in Adobe InDesignAE_24 course to improve proficiency in Adobe After EffectsAE_Pro_24 course to improve proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Cinema 24
2019«Workshop of Artistic Expression» Rodchenko Workshops (Anna Prikhodko)Course «Graphics and Contemporary Visual Practices» Rodchenko Workshops (Anna Prikhodko)
2020Boris Trofimov Workshop
2024Bolditalic — typeface course, ninth set. Course project: display typeface.Bolditalic Advanced — Italics. Course project: additional italic style for display typeface.
2025Visual Diary — Pasha Ripley’s course from Werkstatt.
Work experience
2015Design practice at the advertising agency Duck Design [designing advertising layouts, corporate gift cards, animating promotional flyers, creating brochures and catalogs; a report book for MegaFon on the Sochi Olympics (design concept, layout)]
2015 — 2018Guest illustrator and junior designer at Strelka KB [creating illustrations for a set of books included in the «Standard for the Improvement of Streets and Urban Public Spaces, ” layout of presentations, design of pictograms]Result: creating an archive of graphic materials in isometric projection for subsequent use in the work of a bureau engaged in designing various elements of urban infrastructure; creating images in the shortest possible time, thanks to optimizing work in Adobe programs, in particular Illustrator)]
2016 — 2017Junior designer at Vedov Clinic [creating illustrations and design concepts for pharmaceutical product packaging in line with the company’s brand style, infographics, and animation of promotional video clips]Result: developing a series of vector graphic images dedicated to medicine and handing them over to the clinic’s design department.
2017 — 2018Senior motion designer at the Moscow City Education Department [storyboarding based on a text script, developing the stylistic approach, and animating educational videos for schoolchildren in Moscow].Result: the approach to developing the graphical stylistic design of video lessons was completely updated. Outdated and uninformative presentation of information was replaced with up‑to‑date and high‑quality visuals.
2019 — 2020Motion designer at Garage Museum [developing KV advertising campaigns for the museum, participating in the development of KV exhibitions, creating creatives for SMM (social media), creating motion video clips to promote the museum’s exhibition and other projects]Result: the communication processes were optimized within the team of specialists responsible for promoting the museum on social media and in other departments, which contributed to more efficient and prompt completion of assigned tasks. More than a thousand different creative materials were created for publication on various platforms, including animations and static images.
2020 — 2021Senior designer at Vedov Clinic [development of a series of packaging and design of labels for medical products, creation of advertising campaigns to promote products on social media]Result: the work on vector illustrations and other creatives (for example, product photography) was handed over to the design department for further use.
2021Senior Designer at HSE LAB (HSE University School of Design) [creating showreels for the Laboratory’s key areas]
2021 — 2023Art Director at HSE LAB (School of Design, HSE University) [creation of KVS for exhibitions at HSE ART GALLERY (preparation for printing creatives such as posters, labels, banners, etc.), as well as creation of flyers for digital promotion; design or updating corporate styles in various areas; development of high-quality printing materials for internal communication at the HSE School of Design (brochures, posters, etc. other) and digital media, in the corporate style of the school; creation of layouts and layout of book products; development of branded illustrations for external and internal communication of the school and the Laboratory; creation and support of motion video formats for the PR department; case design for Laboratory projects]Result: we managed to achieve positive dynamics in communication with the gallery for the successful design of exhibition kv and the subsequent delivery of materials for print and web within a timeframe that is convenient for both parties; productive feedback was also established with other departments of the studio. Thanks to the cohesive team of the design department, all stages of creating design formats were completed on time and with the appropriate quality.
2023 — 2026Motion designer at Yandex [development of vector illustrations and animation of advertising creatives. Development of font stories]
2023 — …Other works during this period.