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?

  1. 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.
  2. Consultations and strategy for the creation and development of design and production areas. Project consultations and road map.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
2023 – 2025
2023 – 2025
Chery Automobile
Chery Automobile
Design Lead
Design Lead
Automobile
Automobile
2020
2020
Detskiy Mir
Detskiy Mir
Design Director
Design Director
Children’s retail
Children’s retail
2017 – 2019
2017 – 2019
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
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Awards

Year Contest Place Category
2019
2019
Runet rating
Runet rating
1st
1st
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
Golden Flea
Golden Flea
2nd
2nd
2007
2007
MMFR: Red Apple
MMFR: Red Apple
2nd
2nd
Internet communications
Internet communications
2006
2006
Identity: Best of The best
Identity: Best of The best
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
Corporate website
Corporate website

Publications

Year Publication Subject
2011
2011
LogoLounge “Typography and Enclosures”
LogoLounge “Typography and Enclosures”
2 logos
2 logos
2010
2010
LogoLounge “Shapes and Symbols”
LogoLounge “Shapes and Symbols”
5 logos
5 logos
2009
2009
LogoLounge “Animals and Mythology”
LogoLounge “Animals and Mythology”
1 logo
1 logo
2008
2008
LogoLounge Logo Trends
LogoLounge Logo Trends
My logo was included in the list of global logo design trends in the “Global Expansion” section.
My logo was included in the list of global logo design trends in the “Global Expansion” section.
LogoLounge 5
LogoLounge 5
2 logos
2 logos
2007
2007
LogoLounge 4
LogoLounge 4
1 logo
1 logo