Hi, I’m Katerina Stepanenko, I hold a Bachelor’s in Media and Visual Design and have many years of experience in graphic design. Today I focus on illustration, combining my expertise in composition and visual storytelling with a long-standing passion for creating characters and imaginative worlds.…

Katerina Stepanenko

Hi, I’m Katerina Stepanenko, I hold a Bachelor’s in Media and Visual Design and have many years of experience in graphic design. Today I focus on illustration, combining my expertise in composition and visual storytelling with a long-standing passion for creating characters and imaginative worlds.…

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Hi, I’m Katerina Stepanenko, I hold a Bachelor’s in Media and Visual Design and have many years of experience in graphic design. Today I focus on illustration, combining my expertise in composition and visual storytelling with a long-standing passion for creating characters and imaginative worlds.

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Language

English
Advanced
Russian
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Visual Designer at Flo Health, Inc.
January 1, 2024 - July 10, 2025
Created illustrations and designed graphic and UI elements for the Flo app. Collaborated with product team to ensure visual consistency and meet project objectives.
Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director at Forsal
December 30, 2019 - November 20, 2021
Senior graphic designer and then grew to Art Director; lead branding and visual design across projects.
Creative Designer, Illustrator at Serviceplan Group
January 1, 2019 - September 26, 2025
Creative designer and illustrator contributing to campaigns and brand materials.
Art Lead at Agenda Media
January 1, 2012 - September 26, 2025
Led 5 designers under my supervision; Digital design for Sber HR and other Sber products; Design for video production and storyboards for animation; Tenders and presales; Pitching projects for clients; Mentoring junior and middle designers.

Education

BA in Media and Visual Design at European Humanitarian University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Commercial Illustration at Skillbox
January 11, 2030 - September 26, 2025
Packaging Design for the Real World at Bang Bang Education
January 11, 2022 - September 26, 2022

Qualifications

Commercial Illustration
January 11, 2021 - September 26, 2022
Packaging Design for the Real World
February 5, 2022 - September 15, 2022

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail
    Feast Mode — Festival Illustration
    This project was created for a vegetable festival — focused on healthy food, positive energy, and the brightness of seasonal produce. I wanted to capture that atmosphere through a vivid color palette and a surreal touch: the rabbit is a small reference to Alice in Wonderland, but drawn in my own way. I like to build illustrations as if they belong to an unreal world, and this one is no exception. When you put my works side by side, they start to feel like fragments of the same universe — you just need a bit of imagination to step into it.…
    SELENE - Illustrations for candle packages
    SELENE I’ve always loved scented candles. Certain scents feel like home to me, and they help me return to myself after a heavy day. One day I imagined a little character — a tiny red figure, bright like a flame — and instantly connected it with candles. That sketch grew into the idea of creating a candle brand. I designed three illustrations for three scents that are close to me: apples, salted butter, and milk tea. Not the obvious choices, but exactly the ones I love. This project became a mix of personal rituals, playful visuals, and a concept for a brand that feels like it could really exist.…
    Galilu illustrations
    Before diving into this concept project for Galilu, I wanted to create an atmosphere of a separate world — a place where imagination turns into reality. It feels like a dream you might have had in childhood: characters, giant flowers, and waterfalls. In my mind, there is always room for something unreal and ethereal. Galilu is one of my favorite places in Warsaw, filled with incredible scents and beautiful bottles. Imagining this visual style applied to the store, the packaging, and other materials, I wanted to bring back that childlike sense of wonder — the feeling of fantasy. illustrator branding…

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