Hello! I am a professional designer and illustrator with a strong academic background in fine arts and over 6 years of hands-on experience in the publishing and graphic design industries. I specialize in creating captivating visual content, custom character designs, and complete multi-page layouts for books across all genres. My core expertise includes: Book Design & Typography: Full typesetting, page layout, master-layout engineering, and selecting perfect font pairings using Adobe InDesign. Illustration & Graphics: Custom vector line art, character design, book ornamentations, and digital illustrations using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. AI-Assisted Workflow: Professional integration of AI tools for rapid ideation, generative filling, retouching, and detailed overpainting (artifact fixing) to ensure top-tier artistic quality. Having worked with major publishing houses like EKSMO and Phoenix, I completely understand pre-press workflows, print-ready file requirements, and how to thrive under tight deadlines. Please note: My spoken English is at a basic (A2) level, so I highly prefer text-based communication (chat/email) for project briefs and feedback. My extensive portfolio and high-quality deliverables speak for themselves! Let's collaborate to bring your stories and creative projects to life!…

Victoria Deshina

Hello! I am a professional designer and illustrator with a strong academic background in fine arts and over 6 years of hands-on experience in the publishing and graphic design industries. I specialize in creating captivating visual content, custom character designs, and complete multi-page layouts for books across all genres. My core expertise includes: Book Design & Typography: Full typesetting, page layout, master-layout engineering, and selecting perfect font pairings using Adobe InDesign. Illustration & Graphics: Custom vector line art, character design, book ornamentations, and digital illustrations using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. AI-Assisted Workflow: Professional integration of AI tools for rapid ideation, generative filling, retouching, and detailed overpainting (artifact fixing) to ensure top-tier artistic quality. Having worked with major publishing houses like EKSMO and Phoenix, I completely understand pre-press workflows, print-ready file requirements, and how to thrive under tight deadlines. Please note: My spoken English is at a basic (A2) level, so I highly prefer text-based communication (chat/email) for project briefs and feedback. My extensive portfolio and high-quality deliverables speak for themselves! Let's collaborate to bring your stories and creative projects to life!…

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Hello! I am a professional designer and illustrator with a strong academic background in fine arts and over 6 years of hands-on experience in the publishing and graphic design industries. I specialize in creating captivating visual content, custom character designs, and complete multi-page layouts for books across all genres.

My core expertise includes:
Book Design & Typography: Full typesetting, page layout, master-layout engineering, and selecting perfect font pairings using Adobe InDesign.
Illustration & Graphics: Custom vector line art, character design, book ornamentations, and digital illustrations using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
AI-Assisted Workflow: Professional integration of AI tools for rapid ideation, generative filling, retouching, and detailed overpainting (artifact fixing) to ensure top-tier artistic quality.

Having worked with major publishing houses like EKSMO and Phoenix, I completely understand pre-press workflows, print-ready file requirements, and how to thrive under tight deadlines.

Please note: My spoken English is at a basic (A2) level, so I highly prefer text-based communication (chat/email) for project briefs and feedback. My extensive portfolio and high-quality deliverables speak for themselves!

Let’s collaborate to bring your stories and creative projects to life!

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Language

Russian
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at GalaOPT LLC
December 14, 2025 - April 30, 2026
• Generated and post-processed (retouched, color-corrected) AI images for commercial marketing content. • Designed infographics and high-converting visual assets for e-commerce marketplaces. • Typeset and laid out promotional and informational marketing graphics.
Freelance Editorial Designer at EKSMO Publishing House (Youth Department "EKSMO. Freedom")
November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
• Designed and engineered master layouts for multi-page publications and books. • Selected font pairings and developed visual concepts for text blocks.
Junior Graphic Designer at Master-Plus LLC
February 11, 2025 - March 31, 2025
• Created vector line art illustrations and designed custom sticker packs. • Designed commercial product packaging, nameplates, and promotional print materials. • Typeset technical user manuals, instruction sheets, and marketplace infographics.
Editorial Designer & Illustrator at Phoenix Publishing House
October 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Developed creative visual concepts and designed high-impact book covers for the LitRPG genre. Managed complete typesetting, grid systems, and page layout for book spreads and text blocks. Finalized and stylized AI-generated illustrations (expert overpainting, generative fill, and correcting prompt artifacts). Created hand-drawn props and unique graphic elements for book ornamentation and branding.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Triton-3 TOO (Almaty, Kazahstan)
February 10, 2019 - March 25, 2025
• Successfully promoted from a design intern to the company's leading project designer. • Maintained, evolved, and safeguarded the brand's corporate identity. • Designed and typeset commercial POS materials, outdoor advertisements, and print media. • Introduced new visual solutions and modernized the company's graphic standards.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Московский художественно-промышленный институт
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024
Associate Degree at Колледж при Казахской головной архитектурно-строительной академии
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Other
    The Sea Curse | Interactive Book Design & Illustration

    "The Sea Curse" — Reimagined Psychological Horror Book.

    A dark, conceptual redesign of Robert E. Howard’s short story. This interactive book merges traditional book anatomy with modern UX/UI prototyping.

    Key features:

    • Immersive design system and modular grid layout.

    • Visual dualism: rich painterly backgrounds clashing with raw, expressive character sketches.

    • Tactile illusion using scanned and photographed handmade craft paper.

    • Fully functional interactive digital prototypes built in Figma (including working pull-tabs and responsive slider mechanics).

    Created with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.