AboutKateryna · Berlin

Productdesigner,slowwriter.

Currently
Whatever the algorithm hasn't found yet.
ReadingDeath and Life of Great American Cities — JacobsListeningNils Frahm · SpacesLearningRust, slowly, badly.
Plants
Six monsteras. Two opinions.
Hover the card for one (1) fresh leaf.
Photography
Mostly trees, mostly out of focus.
Hover the frame — focus is a deliberate act.
Sport
Half-marathon, 1:42 if everything goes right.
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EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION2013 — PRESENT
2021—Present
SPACE SQUAD
Graphic Designer
  • Developing and expanding iOS, macOS, and web design systems.
  • Creating UI, icons, illustrations, and App Store release visuals.
  • Building prototypes and collaborating cross-functionally on product quality.
2021—2025
IU International University of Applied Sciences
BA, Media Design
    2013—2017
    NTU "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
    BSc, Computer Systems & Networking
      REVIEWS / people I'd work with again
      “The rare designer who closes the spec gap by writing the code.”
      — M. Kowalski · Eng. director, Finch
      “Treats a design system as a moral position. I mean it as a compliment.”
      — L. Vega · PM, Orbit
      “Has the patience to delete things until only one thing is left.”
      — J. Adeyemi · Designer, Loom
      “Will redo the page on Friday if she wakes up smarter on Saturday.”
      — E. Russo · CTO, Atlas Health
      “Half of my hires this year were Kateryna's nudge.”
      — R. Aoki · Head of Design, Prairie
      “Specs as essays, decisions as receipts.”
      — S. Brandt · CPO, Finch
      “The rare designer who closes the spec gap by writing the code.”
      — M. Kowalski · Eng. director, Finch
      “Treats a design system as a moral position. I mean it as a compliment.”
      — L. Vega · PM, Orbit
      “Has the patience to delete things until only one thing is left.”
      — J. Adeyemi · Designer, Loom
      “Will redo the page on Friday if she wakes up smarter on Saturday.”
      — E. Russo · CTO, Atlas Health
      “Half of my hires this year were Kateryna's nudge.”
      — R. Aoki · Head of Design, Prairie
      “Specs as essays, decisions as receipts.”
      — S. Brandt · CPO, Finch