i specialise in product design, frontend development and motion. as an independent design engineer i work with founders and teams to bring digital ideas to life.

with 10+ years of experience across more than 50 projects, i’ve helped shape products in ai, fintech, web3, gaming and beyond. my work spans product interfaces, websites, brand identities and design systems. today, i bring that experience into frontend development and animation, taking ideas from the first concept to a working interface.

i enjoy making complex products easier to understand and use. i connect product thinking with visual design and frontend development. i can build the responsive interface i design, create reusable components and bring interactions to life with animation. you can work with me from the first idea through visual implementation.

you work directly with me throughout the process. i value open conversations, honest feedback and a shared understanding of what we’re building. the best part is seeing something we shaped together become part of someone’s everyday life.

hawl

founder / independent design engineer

i founded hawl as a subscription-based design studio for startups and global brands, shaping its service model, positioning and day-to-day operations. i lead work across product design, branding, websites and marketing, from the first brief through delivery.

i built and led a remote team of designers and developers, overseeing hiring, creative direction and client relationships. today, i also use ai tools and agent workflows to take designs into working products and support long-term client partnerships.

okx

senior product designer

i redesigned key parts of the trading and wallet experience, using ux audits and user testing to identify friction in onboarding and core crypto flows. the focus was on making complex interactions clearer and building user trust.

i developed responsive components and design tokens for web and mobile, alongside a dark mode optimised for oled displays. working with product managers and engineers, i helped bring dense trading interfaces into a consistent, approachable experience.

ender

lead product designer

i led product design from the ground up for an education platform where children learn to build games and apps through friendly competition. i created the design system, prototypes and core user flows, using research to guide product decisions.

i designed playful, age-appropriate interfaces and personalised learning experiences that adapt to each child’s pace and skill level. i also managed the design team and worked with engineering and marketing on the product launch.

metafy

senior product designer

i designed the coaching journey from discovering a coach and booking a session to the session experience itself, across web and mobile. i also worked on premium plans, tiered offers and course sales to support the platform’s business model.

i improved the creator dashboard so instructors could publish, track and monetise their content more easily. research with professional and amateur gamers, close engineering collaboration and a more consistent ui system informed the work.

cuberto

ui/ux designer

i created interface concepts, detailed prototypes and user journeys for mobile and desktop products across fintech, healthcare and ecommerce. the work translated wireframes and strategy into polished visual experiences.

i developed microinteractions and motion transitions in figma and after effects, working closely with developers on implementation. i also contributed to the studio’s internal design system and explored new visual directions for client projects.

whitebit

ui/ux designer

i reworked navigation and information hierarchy in the trading interface, alongside onboarding flows for deposits and withdrawals. the goal was to make crypto operations easier to understand and support clearer decisions.

i designed responsive interfaces for account management, transaction history and identity verification, including error handling and ui states. close collaboration with qa and frontend developers helped keep the implementation consistent.

real projects. real feedback

Thoughts from founders and teams who have worked with me.

Vadim is a great addition to any design team, product or otherwise. We worked together at Metafy at an early stage, which requires a lot of context switching and new design requests coming at all times and from all places (product, marketing, pitch decks, etc.). Vadim is great at listening and understanding the needs and putting out quality designs, fast. Seriously. Fast. He's exceptional at getting early design iterations done at a very rapid pace, then working with his cross-functional partners to wrap up the final tweaks to a polished final product. Also worth mentioning what a positive team member he is! He's just a delight to have on your team.

clear priorities.
thoughtful work.

good work starts with understanding what matters.

50+ happy customers

understand before designing

i start with your product, your people and the problem we need to solve. that context guides every decision.

make the complex feel simple

i bring structure to dense information, create clear paths and help people find their next step.

build a system that lasts

consistent components and considered details give a product room to grow without losing its character.

keep the conversation close

you work directly with me. i share the thinking, listen to feedback and refine the work together with your team.

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