Taras Viksenko
Graphic designer
Kyiv, UkraineWork Experience
Kronas
Graphic designer
○ I designed logos, identities and related printing materilas for new brands of the company.
○ Monthly developed 3-6 advertising key visuals for the site, social networks and for printing.
○ Introduced and implemented a new visual style for the design of the Instagram profile.
○ Made multi-page catalogs and brochures with products in InDesign.
○ Updated the look of the company's YouTube channel, designed the style of video covers.
○ Main achievments:
• came up with and drew a sticker pack for Telegram and Viber - https://t.me/addstickers/meblar_KR
• developed the design of a new trade hall - branding stands, navigation.
○ Monthly developed 3-6 advertising key visuals for the site, social networks and for printing.
○ Introduced and implemented a new visual style for the design of the Instagram profile.
○ Made multi-page catalogs and brochures with products in InDesign.
○ Updated the look of the company's YouTube channel, designed the style of video covers.
○ Main achievments:
• came up with and drew a sticker pack for Telegram and Viber - https://t.me/addstickers/meblar_KR
• developed the design of a new trade hall - branding stands, navigation.
August 2020
- February 2022
Kyiv, Ukraine
Design Studio ToTop
Graphic designer
○ Developed design for different companies from different fields.
○ Designed logos and identities.
○ Designed outdoor advertising (roadside billboards, citylights, car branding).
○ Drawn realistic product visualizations in Photoshop.
○ Lots of printing design for companies (calendars, business cards, postcards, stickers, etc.)
○ Made design of multi-page catalogs and brochures.
○ Main achievement: in one working day came up with the design for the brochure, approved it with the client, made 16 pages and launched it into print.
○ Designed logos and identities.
○ Designed outdoor advertising (roadside billboards, citylights, car branding).
○ Drawn realistic product visualizations in Photoshop.
○ Lots of printing design for companies (calendars, business cards, postcards, stickers, etc.)
○ Made design of multi-page catalogs and brochures.
○ Main achievement: in one working day came up with the design for the brochure, approved it with the client, made 16 pages and launched it into print.
October 2019
- August 2020
Ukraine
Typography Wolf
Prepress operator / DTP designer
○ Received preflight digital files from clients and checked them for thoroughness and completeness.
○ Applied required traps, holdbacks, overprints, knockouts, minimum type and line thickness.
○ Created traps for different types of printing per specifications to ensure customer jobs print properly.
○ Adjusted files to match customer specifications.
○ Placed proper marks, printer registration, color bars and tone scales on jobs.
○ Performed a Quality Control check list.
○ Main achievement: learned a lot about printing and color correction, how everything works in printing and how to correctly develop a design for printing.
○ Applied required traps, holdbacks, overprints, knockouts, minimum type and line thickness.
○ Created traps for different types of printing per specifications to ensure customer jobs print properly.
○ Adjusted files to match customer specifications.
○ Placed proper marks, printer registration, color bars and tone scales on jobs.
○ Performed a Quality Control check list.
○ Main achievement: learned a lot about printing and color correction, how everything works in printing and how to correctly develop a design for printing.
June 2018
- September 2019
Kyiv, Ukraine
Typography Wolf
Lead graphic designer
○ Organized and supervised the work of a team of two junior designers.
○ Together with the marketing department we developed and improved the visual style of the company.
○ Also developed all advertising, print and digital: citylights, roadside billboards, subway boards, wide-format banners, public transport advertising, advertising in magazines, contextual advertising, design of posts on social networks.
○ Designed printing materials for the company and the company's customers: from business cards and stickers to brochures and catalogs.
○ Main achievement: development and preparation of the visual style of the company to the REX2017 exhibition. My team and I developed and designed a huge stand of the company 5m high and design of neighboring territories (racks for managers, photo zones, chill-out zone) with a total complexity of 40m². For this event we prepared a bunch of print materials in the same style with our entire site: main brochure with UV varnish and differenr types of paper (which can be seen in my portfolio), new business cards, postcards, branded souvenirs and much more :)
○ Together with the marketing department we developed and improved the visual style of the company.
○ Also developed all advertising, print and digital: citylights, roadside billboards, subway boards, wide-format banners, public transport advertising, advertising in magazines, contextual advertising, design of posts on social networks.
○ Designed printing materials for the company and the company's customers: from business cards and stickers to brochures and catalogs.
○ Main achievement: development and preparation of the visual style of the company to the REX2017 exhibition. My team and I developed and designed a huge stand of the company 5m high and design of neighboring territories (racks for managers, photo zones, chill-out zone) with a total complexity of 40m². For this event we prepared a bunch of print materials in the same style with our entire site: main brochure with UV varnish and differenr types of paper (which can be seen in my portfolio), new business cards, postcards, branded souvenirs and much more :)
February 2017
- February 2018
Ukraine
"Lastivka" Publishing
Graphic designer / retoucher
○ Designed for the company's products (postcards, cups, notebooks, etc.)
○ Developed concepts for new products (souvenirs and gifts from the wood).
○ Created beautiful content for the company's website and blog.
○ Engaged in subject photography.
○ Also did a looooot of subject retouching :)
○ Developed concepts for new products (souvenirs and gifts from the wood).
○ Created beautiful content for the company's website and blog.
○ Engaged in subject photography.
○ Also did a looooot of subject retouching :)
October 2014
- January 2017
Ukraine
Languages
English (Advanced),
Ukrainian (Native),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Blender,
Figma,