OLESYA N.

Multidisciplinary designer based in St.Petersburg, Focusing on visual communication in the fields of branding and motion.

I believe that design is not just about creating a beautiful visual. It's about researching, inventing new methods, and telling a story through form and color. It's an opportunity to combine deep symbolism with visual storytelling. 


Education:
2008-2018_The Art School
2020-2024_HSE Communication design_bachelor
2024-2026_HSE Art Direction_master

Work experience:
2024-now_Forme clinic [communication designer]
2024-2025_Trofoto design [communication designer]
2023-2024_LLC Lindemann [UI/UX]
2022_Freelance [UI/UX; motion; graphic]

Exhibitions:
Cogito: Design Almanac [work: Visual Perception]
Festival de Bannes [art direction; motion; work: Fuga]
213X203: Exhibition of alternative film posters 
[work: Stanley Kubrick]
Visible View [work: Black metal as a reflection
of tabooed symbols of medieval culture] 
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01 The intercession of the Virgin Mary

The Intercession of the Virgin Mary is a project that explores the semantic and functional aspects of fabric, using photographs and articles from the Propp Center's archive.

The Propp Center is a non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian research into traditional culture, as well as the preservation and study of Russia's cultural and social heritage.

Read more
Sep, 2024
Pragmema project
Typography

Calameo





02 VR : BLACK METAL AS A REFLECTION OF TABOOED SYMBOLS OF MEDIEVAL CULTURE

The visual research aims to study taboo symbols and images on the covers of black metal albums. It investigates the reasons for the appearance of these taboo signs from medieval culture in black metal music, as well as the ideological justifications that have led to the emergence of this genre.

Read moreDec, 2023 
Typography
Motion

Calameo 




03 IFP : Music label brand identity [Vol.1]

Infinite Fog Productions is a label dedicated to rare and experimental music, reissuing records on vinyl and other analog formats. 

One of the goals of the project was to create an interactive website that immerses visitors in the label's unique atmosphere. 

Read moreMay, 2024
Art Direction
Motion

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04 IFP : Music label brand identity [Vol.2]

Infinite Fog Productions is a label dedicated to rare and experimental music, reissuing records on vinyl and other analog formats. 

One of the goals of the project was to create an interactive website that immerses visitors in the label's unique atmosphere.

The visual image of the site continues to reflect the identity of the brand.

Read moreMay, 2024
Art Direction
Branding
Photography




05 THE SHINING : Alternative title sequence

The goal of the project was to create alternative opening and closing credits for the Syanley Kubrick’s film, based on the director's artistic language. 

Read moreDec, 2022
Motion

Link





06 Moby — JLTF

Moby - JLTF is inspired by Jessica Dimmick's book The Ninth Floor, which documents a group of drug addicts moving into an abandoned flat in midtown Manhattan.

The project was developed for MAX3MIN competition 

Read moreFeb, 2023
Motion
Illustration

Link





07 FUGA : Film studio opening

Screensaver and identity for a film studio based on Roman Polanski's films.

The character of the studio is based on Roman Polanski's early works, which most clearly show his artistic style in terms of the ideological component of the films and their visual features. 

Read moreJune, 2023
3D Motion
Branding

Link



08 VISUAL PERCEPTION : Video essay

A video essay about the mechanism of human perception of visual information, some results of research in this area in the aspect of applied design (on the example of navigation systems in the urban environment).

Read moreFeb, 2023
Motion

Link





 09 Street art : book series

A series of books dedicated to street art, for each of which a dust jacket has been developed. The covers were inspired by images of painted subway cars and walls.

Read more Oct, 2021 
Typography
Illustration




10 Fitter Happier 

The animated video, inspired by the Radiohead song "Fitter Happier", tells the story of a man who finds himself in a monotonous andrepetitive cycle, losing touch with his own identity and becoming part of a machine-like routine.

Read moreOct, 2022
Motion
Illustration

Link




11 A series of video clips for the Inclusive Department of the Russian Museum.

The project of the Russian Museum aims to create a series of educational videos about the history of art and the works of various artistsin Russian sign language for children and teenagers with hearing impairments.
Dec, 2024
Motion





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