UX/UI, Product Designer, Creative Technologist, PhD Candidate
I am Polina, a Product Designer and Creative Technologist with 5 years of experience. I have worked with clients across web3, e-commerce, education, finance and healthcare industries.
I hold a masters degree as a Digital and Interaction Designer at Politecnico di Milano, where I continue my research on designing blockchain driven products. I have work experience in both departments: development and design. It provided me with countless insights on how the technology shapes the design solutions and visual language used. I truly believe that the best design can incorporate the opinions of all stakeholders and of the users.
In my opinion, every design solution starts from the problem definition, followed by proposals and testing.
05/2022 – 03/2024
HolaPlace, UX/UI Designer -> Product Design Lead
Barcelona, Spain
Led the redesign of a marketplace for event space rentals towards the SaaS for event planning
Developed Design System and content standards
Developed wireframes, pixel perfect mockups, interactive prototypes and video presentations
Maintained the existing marketplace web-app
Managed the design department, providing art direction and overseeing business needs
Conducted UX design and research, including user testing and prototyping
Demonstrated leadership skills
Performed effective communication with stakeholders
05/2022 – 12/2022
Vegan Solutions, UX/UI Designer
Milan, Italy
Designed mobile apps for the health industry, focusing on UX and UI design
Took part in design workshops among multidisciplinary teams
Designed and prototyped websites and apps for LivePerson, UniCredit, Dolce&Gabbana and RCS Sport
Maintained communication with stakeholders and clients
10/2021 – 07/2022
LLC Vtoroe Leto, Product Designer
Moscow, Russia
Designed an educational mobile app for taxi drivers, emphasizing UX and UI design
Developed content standards
Maintained regular communication with stakeholders, client, and educational designer
01/2021 – present
InTempo App, UX/UI Designer
Kyiv, Ukraine
Designed a phygital game for mental health, conducting UX research and implementing UX and UI design solutions
Developed brand identity, Design System, pixel perfect mockups
Collaborated closely with developers to ensure design integrity
07/2020 – 02/2023
TJ Collection, part-time jr. Design Engineer
Moscow, Russia
Contributed to the development of an e-commerce website using JavaScript, Vue, and Nuxt.js
Designed the user interface for a marketplace
Conducted manual QA and testing to ensure functionality and user experience quality
09/2019 – 12/2019
Inty.pro, jr. Interactive Exhibition Designer
Moscow, Russia
Designed interactive exhibition commercial stands and exhibition spaces, contributing to immersive experiences for visitors for Coca-Cola, Shell, Mosgaz and InterRAO events
Prepared presantation materials for clients
Politecnico di Milano
PhD in Design
Research focus: User-Centric Data Design for Health Wearables: Exploring Adoption Privacy through Blockchain;
Teaching classes: Hardware and Software Technologies for Design, Embodied Interaction Studio
Politecnico di Milano
MSc Digital and Interaction Design, GPA: 110/110
Moscow Institute of Architecture
BSc Architecture GPA: 4.82/5
Russian, Naitive
English, C2
German, B1
Spanish, B1
Italian, B1