About me
Multidiciplinary designer, specialising in print, interactive 3D works and creative concepts of all kinds. My unique way of working merges freedom of art and analysis of design. Passionate, open minded, productive, good solo and team worker, with the ability to meet deadlines and work long hours.
Projects
- Wearable FumeEmissions are an everyday accessory of a modern person living in a city. They smother you, coil around you and penetrate your lungs. These scarves are a tangible embodiment of what’s happening everyday, concealed from our eyes. Each scarf is packed in an envelope in a way that you have to literally drag the “from” the factory chimneys to be able to adorn your body. Screenptinted packaging, hand dyed scarves.
- The Minute of SilenceThis project is a research on the sound of silence, mutilation and quiet London places. Have you ever noticed, that there are plenty venues where you come to hear noises, to be surrounded by buzzing crowd, to be carried away by music. Places where you come to speak or to listen? There are other kinds of places, very special, hidden from the outer vociferous world. You come here to be silent, to be involved in your own inner dialogue with something, someone. No matter what you think, which God you pray to, whom you mourn, it is at this point you’re given a chance to look inside yourself… to be yourself. Have you ever noticed the quieter the outside world the deeper ocean on inner emotions? While working on this project I spend quite a while collecting silences, recording sounds in various places. Until I found one that says it all. As planned, on the 19th of March, 2016 I went to the St.Pancrass Old Church to make some recordings as this place is known to be silent. When I stepped into the grey lithic church I saw a woman. She was sitting in front of the icon in complete silence. When I came closer I could hear her chocking back tears, she was crying. The heavy church bell rang twice. I recorded for a while, freezing this moment forever, the moment of inner, unbearable sorrow of one unknown human being. After I extracted a minute from this recording and made an object, a 3D tribute to silence and all this intangible, mental things that it contains. Perspex, Stainless steel.
- Debatable publicationThis publication is a result of a team work. It based on wekley Design debates which is the part of university program. In a group we were thinking about the format and process of the debates and came to the conclusion that the debates is living, constantly changing thing. This is what we show with that publication.Usually after the official debates we had our own ‘’the debates after debates’’. We were recording our talks about same issues in our team of three. Originally public- ation comes in a set of three books. We split the conversations into 3 books- each book is one person’s opinions. And if you read all three at once you can spot the conversation. All pages are tearable. So you can send your opinion to your opponent.
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Work history
InternPentagram
- Internship
Created posters for “Do the Green Thing” campaign. Worked as a team member on the brand video concept for hotel chain - Village Hotel Club. Drew illustrations for the concept presentationfor another client (BLU).
Graphic Designer
- Freelance
Redesigned current theatre posters, created new, vibrant, recognisable style for the theater’s print production. Worked closely with the theatre team reflecting on their feedback. Received positive reactions from regular visitors and saw increased interest from younger audiences.
Skills
- Packaging
- Branding
- Print Design
- Typography
- Brand Design
- Brand Identity
- Lettering
- Logo Design
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Colour
- Paper Craft
- Screen Print
- Photography
Education
Graphic Design
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Graphic Design
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Awards
Creative Conscience
Highly Commended Award for The Wearable Fume project
https://www.creative-conscience.org.uk/winners/varvara-zelenko/