
I’m Valeriy Fironov, a digital designer and art director desired for transforming good ideas into visually stunning products. With 25 years of experience in agencies and product development, now I focused on tackling complex UX challenges and crafting exceptional UI designs and visual identities, bringing innovative solutions to projects worldwide.
Principles
I’m driven by challenge of managing big projects that not everyone is willing to take on and carry through. What I do is shaping the overall visual vector of a product with the backing from analytics, research and design thinking. I always think about the future of the project, its development and use my inherent care and perfectionism to bring it to perfection.
Knowledge capacity
The higher education I received as a marketer at the university has helped me to see tasks not only from a designer’s perspective, but also from a marketer’s point of view, understanding many of the intricacies.
Leveraging expertise in design systems, typography, art direction, I’m creates brightnes brand experiences that resonate on an emotional level.
Creative way
I started as a graphic designer in Kazakhstan, where I was born and raised. There I was a designer and co-founder of the Arts Laboratory advertising agency. Later, I had my own design studio FIRON, whose projects were repeatedly awarded.
At different times, I worked as an Art director, Creative director and Design director in advertising and digital agencies: Actis Systems, MRM Interactive, Red Keds; in the media business: RBC, Hearst Shkulev; in large companies that are industry leaders: Kalashnikov Group, Detsky Mir, Chery Automobile.
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What can I do?
- Conducting an audit of your website or mobile application to analyze usability, identify weaknesses in functionality and interface consistency, and provide recommendations for improving the visual design.
- Consultations and strategy for the creation and development of design and production areas. Project consultations and road map.
- Creating websites of varying levels of complexity (from simple landing pages to sophisticated e-commerce portals) with intuitive user interfaces that are easy and enjoyable to navigate, helps attract new customers and boost sales.
- Developing a new product’s or company’s identity, as well as rebranding existing ones in order to make their visual style more modern and expand the geography of their business, or to solve other business challenges.
Expertise
Visual Reseach
Brand Identity
Brand Guidelines
Creative Direction
Design Management
Art Direction
Logos
Design Systems
Interface Design
Website / UI Design
Advertisement
Event Branding
Who did I work with?
From startups to global companies around the world, I’m proud to have worked on projects for these companies.
BP
Canon
Coca-Cola
Nivea
L’Oreal
Maybelline
Mastercard
Nokian Tyres
Harvard Business Review
Mitsubishi Motors
JAECOO
Orlen Oil
Lukoil
Softline
CryptoWallet
Toyota
GE
Chery
Hyundai
Ssang Young
TNS
Lucid Architecture
Condé Nast
Hearst Shkulev
Diners Club International
Kalashnikov
PangoCars
Rosneft
OMODA
Nornickel
Beeline
TopGear
Experience
Year | Contest | Position | Sector |
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2023 – 2025
2023 – 2025
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Chery Automobile
Chery Automobile
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Design Lead
Design Lead
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Automobile
Automobile
|
2020
2020
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Detskiy Mir
Detskiy Mir
|
Design Director
Design Director
|
Children’s retail
Children’s retail
|
2017 – 2019
2017 – 2019
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Kalashnikov Group
Kalashnikov Group
|
Creative Director
Creative Director
|
Industry
Industry
|
2012 – 2017
2012 – 2017
|
Hearst Shkulev
Hearst Shkulev
|
Design Director
Design Director
|
Media
Media
|
2011
2011
|
Rеd Кеds
Rеd Кеds
|
Senior Art Director
Senior Art Director
|
Digital, Advertise
Digital, Advertise
|
2007 – 2009
2007 – 2009
|
BSTD
BSTD
|
Creative Director
Creative Director
|
Digital
Digital
|
2007
2007
|
МRМ Interactive
МRМ Interactive
|
Art Director
Art Director
|
Digital, Advertise
Digital, Advertise
|
2002 – 2006
2002 – 2006
|
Асtis Systems
Асtis Systems
|
Art Director
Art Director
|
Digital
Digital
|
2000 – 2001
2000 – 2001
|
RBC
RBC
|
Senior Designer
Senior Designer
|
Media
Media
|
Awards
Year | Contest | Place | Category |
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2019
2019
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Runet rating
Runet rating
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1st
1st
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Portals
Portals
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
2nd
2nd
|
Industry and equipment
Industry and equipment
|
|
2018
2018
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
2nd
2nd
|
Consumer goods and trade
Consumer goods and trade
|
2015
2015
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
1st
1st
|
Media, publishing houses
Media, publishing houses
|
2012
2012
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
1st
1st
|
PR/SMM agencies
PR/SMM agencies
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
1st
1st
|
CMS system
CMS system
|
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
3rd
3rd
|
Webstudio/ digital agencies
Webstudio/ digital agencies
|
|
2011
2011
|
Positive content
Positive content
|
Winner
Winner
|
Best youth site with positive design
Best youth site with positive design
|
Runet rating
Runet rating
|
1st
1st
|
Portals and services
Portals and services
|
|
2008
2008
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Golden Flea
Golden Flea
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2nd
2nd
|
|
2007
2007
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MMFR: Red Apple
MMFR: Red Apple
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2nd
2nd
|
Internet communications
Internet communications
|
2006
2006
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Identity: Best of The best
Identity: Best of The best
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1st
1st
|
Trade and services
Trade and services
|
2005
2005
|
KMFR
KMFR
|
1st
1st
|
Non-commercial organizations
Non-commercial organizations
|
KMFR
KMFR
|
1st
1st
|
Self-promotion
Self-promotion
|
|
2004
2004
|
KMFR
KMFR
|
1st
1st
|
Non-commercial organizations
Non-commercial organizations
|
KMFR
KMFR
|
2nd
2nd
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Corporate website
Corporate website
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