Elena Saharova

Elena Saharova

Practice Head of Design in [Nomad now]

Contact

Behance
Youtube
Website

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Art director at Звук
Belgrade

- Conceptual design
- Hiring employees
- Building a competency matrix
- Forcasting
- Searching for representation of products using the semiotic field
- Integration of new processes in the design team

2021 — 2022
London

Brand building and communications. Redesign of product, design system building. Planning the operation and setting goals of the design department. Implementation of new competitive-unique functionality based on desk research and user interviews.

2021 — 2021
Berlin

Creation of a new visual language for the company's website and promotional materials. Building new product functionality inside the product team. Implementation of an object-oriented graph in the functionality of the product.

2020 — 2021
Florida

Creation of design concepts for agency clients. Task setting and work time planning team design. Review of projects and architectural supervision of the level of their execution.

2018 — 2019
Moscow

Development of the company’s website, setting tasks for CG-artists, 3D, web, graphic designers and photographers. Preparation for CES at the level of forming the idea of positioning and visual representation of the company at the event.

2017 — 2018
Moscow

Promotion of new games on the Russian market. Development of promotional sites with a team of designers. Participation in the creation of concepts for event events and promotional products for pr-companies. Work on gaming media. Analysis of user experience in tandem with the product team.

2015 — 2017
Minsk

Development of a new site management system. The introduction of new widgets in the control system. Design and analysis of a new client's personal account. The implementation of new templates on the platform.

2014 — 2015
Creative director at CB OTKRITIE (CJSC)
Moscow

Creation and protection of new creative concept. Working with a team of designers across corporation as well as senior management team. Working with the agencies on the communication strategy for the company. The approval of all new promo products and participation in the creation of new web services and mobile services company.

2013 — 2014
Lead UX designer at Digital October Central
Moscow

Creation of wireframe and prototype app for Smart-TV and adaptive for tablet. Creation of ui-concept and statement of the tasks for UI group for complete rendering of the project.

Education

2019 — 2019
2015 — 2015
2014 — 2015
2022

I participated in awwwards survey at the end of last year, and i really appreciated that awwwards shared my thoughts in their book.

2021
Recognitions

Awwwards
x5

CSS Awards Shawcase
Featured
x2

CSS Lite
Featured of the Day
x2

Behance
2014-2022
x40

Readymag
Project of the Year
2020

Mindsparkle Mag
Site of the Day
2020

APD Awards
Selected for Editorial Board of Almanac
2019 & 2021

G8
Long List
2019

CSS Winners
Site of the Day
2019

Investfunds Awards
Best Broker App
2019

FinNext
Winner
2016

2021
Asia-Pacific Design Yearbook No.17 on Sandu Publishing Co.
2020

Entered the top 20 in 2020, digital category

2019
Asia-Pacific Design Yearbook No.15 on Sandu Publishing Co.
2019
Interactive Design for Screen on Sandu Publishing Co., Ltd. of Guangzhou
2016
Excellent Branding Identity 2 on Hightone Publishing Ltd. of Guangzhou
2015
Book Touch Branding 3 on Artpower International Publish Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong

Side Projects

2020
60 portraits at Kulturhuset Theater

The stylization of 60 portraits of the theater troupe of the Kulturhuset Theater in Stockholm, utilized for play advertisements and displayed in the theatre's foyer.

2015

Personal beauty brand

Exhibitions

2021
Грань Хаоса at WIP Gallery
Moscow

Speaking

2019
Lectures on Visual Design (MAD) at British Higher School
Moscow
2018
Course of Digital Design Lab at Soft Culture
Moscow

Volunteering

2020 — 2020
2015 — 2016
Volunteer at Greenpeace
Moscow