Ilya Dounar

Designer in Berlin, Germany

Member since June 28, 2022

For three years, Ilya worked at the Wargaming agency. He started as an art director leading a team of five senior to middle visual and product designers. Last year he became the design director and led a group of 15 digital and graphic designers. Ilya worked on creative output and design production on the product, visual, and graphic design projects. He has worked with international companies and clients and is focused on being creative with innovative digital solutions.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

Art Direction of MyTeam
- Art Direction
- Apps
- User Experience (UX)
- UI Prototyping
- User Interface (UI)
- Web App Design
- Gamification
- Data Visualization
- Dashboard Design
- Dashboards
- Data Analytics
- UI Branding
- Concepting
- Logo Design
- Diagrams
- Wireframing
- High-fidelity Mockups
- Design Systems
- UI Guidelines
- Logotype
- Interactive Prototypes
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Tone of Voice
- Branding
- Icon Design
- Product Design
- Web App UX
- Web App UI
- Color Palettes
- Layout Design
- UX Design
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Enterprise Design
- UI Style Guides
- Component Libraries
Art Director for Global Payments
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Art Direction
- Visual Design
- Concepting
- Financial Design
- Logo Design
- Diagrams
- Brand Guidelines
- Collateral Design
- Logotype
- Tone of Voice
- Style Guides
- Brand Books
- Icon Design
- Illustration
- Corporate Branding
- Typography
- Color Palettes
- Strategic Design
Product Designer for Atlant Telekom
- App UI
- Interface Design
- iOS
- Android
- Mobile UI
- Prototyping
- User Research
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Mobile App UI
- UX Design
- UI Prototyping
- UX Prototyping
- Mobile Design
- Usability Engineering
- Product Design
- Dashboards
- Data Analytics
- UI Branding
- Concepting
- Wireframing
- High-fidelity Mockups
- UI Guidelines
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- App Design
- Customer Journeys
- User Personas
- Color Palettes
- UX Wireframes
- Mobile
- Mobile Prototypes
- Layout Design
- UI Style Guides
- Component Libraries
Web Designer for HA Interactive Brand Studio
- Web Design
- Content
- Web UI Design
- Websites
- Responsive Design
- Identity
- Adobe
- Interactive UX
- Interactive UI
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Animation
- Web UI
- Concepting
- Web UX
- Tone of Voice
- Layout Design
- UI Motion
Art Director for a Game Platform Tool
- Art Direction
- App UI
- Mobile UI
- System UI
- System Flow
- Mobile UI Design
- System Design
- Mobile App Design
- Mobile App UI
- User Experience (UX)
- User Flows
- User Interface (UI)
- UX Flows
- UX Prototyping
- Mobile Apps
- Mobile Design
- Product Design
- Gamification
- Animation
- Mobile UX
- UI Branding
- Concepting
- High-fidelity Mockups
- UI Guidelines
- Mobile UX Design
- Interactive Prototypes
- High-fidelity Prototypes
- Tone of Voice
- App Design
- Customer Journeys
- User Personas
- Color Palettes
- Mobile
- Mobile Prototypes
- UI Style Guides
Brand and Web Designer for the Entice Energy Startup
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Video Production
- Websites
- UI Design
- Web UX Design
- UI Prototyping
- UX Prototyping
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Responsive Design
- Mobile Design
- Tablet Design
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Animation
- Visual Design
- Concepting
- Logo Design
- Web UX
- Wireframing
- Brand Guidelines
- Collateral Design
- UI Guidelines
- Logotype
- Tone of Voice
- Customer Journeys
- Color Palettes
- Strategic Design
- Dashboards
- Layout Design
- UX Design
- UI Motion
Web Designer for Atlant Telecom
- Web Design
- Web UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Art Direction
- Branding
- Responsive UI
- Responsive Design
- Mobile Design
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Responsive Web Design (RWD)
- Web UI
- Visual Design
- Mobile Web Design
- Mobile First
- Concepting
- Web UX
- Wireframing
- UI Guidelines
- Tone of Voice
- Layout Design
- UX Design
Art Director and Web Designer for Highway Rock Event
- Art Direction
- Web UX Design
- Web UI Design
- Visual Design
- Web UI
- Concepting
- Web UX
- Color Palettes
- Layout Design
- UI Motion

Employment

Design Director
2021 - 2022
Wargaming America
- Headed 15 product and graphic design teams worldwide.
- Delivered 40+ projects on services, tools, branding, and identities from scratch.
- Developed UI/UX and implemented guidelines for people management tools for 5,500 employees.
- Received honorable mention three times from Awwwards and got recognized as the best design agency by White Square.
- Reinforced the brand by introducing identity design development.
- Raised the efficiency of the design department by more than 20%.
- Improved design processes by implementing new workflow methodologies.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Keynote, Principle, Gamification, B2B, Mobile UX, Mobile Web Design, Dashboards, Data Analytics, B2C, UI Components, Motion & Animation Design, WordPress, Landing Page Design, Corporate Websites, Information Architecture (IA), Strategy, Concepting, Mockups, Mood Board, Financial Design, UI Animation, Interaction Design (IxD), MVP Design, Tables, User Journeys, Landing Pages, Logo Design, Pitch Decks, PowerPoint Design, Presentation Design, Diagrams, Microsoft PowerPoint, Web Page Mockups, High-fidelity Mockups, Brand Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, eCommerce, Marketing Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing, Rapid Prototyping, Ideation Workshops, Brainstorming, Innovation, Design Systems, Mentorship, Usability Testing, Miro, Mentorship & Coaching, UX Research, Information Design, Interactive Dashboards, Design, Collateral Design, Conversion Rate, Web Content, Visual Identity, Website Redesign, UI Guidelines, Mobile UX Design, Brand Strategy, Logotype, Interactive Prototypes, Design Leadership, User Onboarding, Tone of Voice, Style Guides, Brand Books, Consumer Branding, MUI (Material UI), Visual Design Language, Icon Design, Illustration, App Design, User Personas, Corporate Branding, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Typography, UX Wireframes, Mobile, Strategic Design, Motion Design, After Effects CC, Lean UX, Competitive Analysis, Design Specifications, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Mobile Prototypes, Responsive Web Apps, Design Thinking, Web Applications, Low-fidelity Mockups, Agile, Jira, eCommerce Design, eCommerce UI, B2B2C, Layout Design, Blogs, UX Design, Storytelling, Product Pages, Scroll Animations, UI Motion, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise Design, Journey Mapping, UI Style Guides, Component Libraries, Product Design
Art Director
2019 - 2021
Wargaming America
- Headed the design team of five product and visual designers.
- Developed product design for Wargaming's launcher to an audience of 160 million.
- Created UI/UX for Wargaming's people management tools with 5,500 employees.
- Reinforced the brand by redesigning the identity and website.
Technologies: Figma, Apple Keynote, Adobe Suite, Principal, Corporate Branding, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Typography, UX Wireframes, Mobile, Strategic Design, Motion Design, After Effects CC, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Web UX, Web UI, Web App UI, Web App UX, Branding, Lean UX, Competitive Analysis, Design Specifications, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Mobile Prototypes, Responsive Web Apps, Design Thinking, Web Applications, Low-fidelity Mockups, Agile, Jira, eCommerce Design, eCommerce UI, B2B2C, Layout Design, Blogs, UX Design, Storytelling, Product Pages, Scroll Animations, UI Motion, Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise Design, Journey Mapping, UI Style Guides, Component Libraries, Product Design
Art Director
2014 - 2019
HA Interactive Brand Studio
- Founded a design studio specializing in digital design and strategies.
- Led a team of seven designers and five full-stack developers, achieving a company growth of 300% in three years.
- Delivered 70+ projects on time from scratch, from telecommunications to eCommerce clients.
- Received honorable mention and Site of the Day award from Awwwards and got recognized as the best Belarusian agency by Rating Runeta.
- Improved the design process by implementing new workflows and methodologies.
- Mentored more than ten designers from junior to middle level.
Technologies: InVision, Sketch, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Principle, Adobe Illustrator, SaaS Design, B2B, SaaS, Mobile UX, Mobile Web Design, Data Analytics, Mobile First, B2C, UI Components, Motion & Animation Design, WordPress, Landing Page Design, Corporate Websites, Information Architecture (IA), Strategy, Concepting, Nonprofits, Mockups, Mood Board, Financial Design, UI Animation, Interaction Design (IxD), MVP Design, Tables, User Journeys, Landing Pages, Logo Design, Pitch Decks, PowerPoint Design, Presentation Design, Diagrams, Microsoft PowerPoint, Web Page Mockups, High-fidelity Mockups, Brand Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, eCommerce, Marketing Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing, Rapid Prototyping, Ideation Workshops, Brainstorming, Innovation, Design Systems, Mentorship, Usability Testing, Mentorship & Coaching, UX Research, Information Design, Interactive Dashboards, Design, Travel & Leisure, Collateral Design, Conversion Rate, Web Content, Visual Identity, Website Redesign, UI Guidelines, Mobile UX Design, Brand Strategy, Logotype, Interactive Prototypes, Design Leadership, User Onboarding, Tone of Voice, Style Guides, Brand Books, Consumer Branding, MUI (Material UI), Visual Design Language, Icon Design, App Design, User Personas, Corporate Branding, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Typography, UX Wireframes, Mobile, Strategic Design, Motion Design, After Effects CC, Lean UX, Competitive Analysis, Design Specifications, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Mobile Prototypes, Design Thinking, Web Applications, Low-fidelity Mockups, Agile, Jira, eCommerce Design, eCommerce UI, B2B2C, Layout Design, Blogs, UX Design, Storytelling, Product Pages, Scroll Animations, UI Motion, Software as a Service (SaaS), Journey Mapping, UI Style Guides, Component Libraries, Product Design
Lecturer | UI/UX and Web Design
2016 - 2018
European Humanities University
- Taught a course on UI/UX in the department of visual design and media.
- Managed lecture planning, preparation, and research.
- Gave lectures and checked and assessed students' work and exams.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch, Apple Keynote, Presentation Design, Design, Visual Design Language
Senior Graphic and Web Designer
2012 - 2014
Red Graphic Systems
- Developed the agency's first responsive website design.
- Explored and implemented new approaches in design.
- Created design concepts for web and mobile experiences.
- Developed branding and identity through the entire design process.
- Delivered more than 20 projects and concepts from scratch.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, B2B, B2C, WordPress, Landing Page Design, Corporate Websites, Information Architecture (IA), Strategy, Concepting, Nonprofits, Mockups, Mood Board, UI Animation, Tables, Landing Pages, Logo Design, Pitch Decks, PowerPoint Design, Presentation Design, Diagrams, Microsoft PowerPoint, Web Page Mockups, Brand Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, eCommerce, Marketing Design, Brand Guidelines, Marketing, Rapid Prototyping, Ideation Workshops, Brainstorming, Design, Collateral Design, Conversion Rate, Web Content, Visual Identity, Website Redesign, Logotype, Tone of Voice, Style Guides, Brand Books, Consumer Branding, Visual Design Language, Icon Design, Corporate Branding, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Motion Design, After Effects CC, Design Specifications, Rapid Interactive Prototyping, Layout Design, UX Design, Storytelling, Product Pages, Scroll Animations, UI Motion
Senior Graphic Designer and Art Director
2012 - 2012
Public Group | Branding
- Generated creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief by working closely with the copywriter.
- Produced sketches, storyboards, roughs, or scamps to communicate ideas to the client.
- Commissioned photographers, artists, or filmmakers to work on projects.
- Reviewed and approved other team members' designs, artwork, photography, and graphics.
- Developed the overall look or style of a publication, an advertising campaign, and a digital project.
- Improved quality results by studying, evaluating, and redesigning processes. Implemented changes.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, B2C, Concepting, Mockups, Mood Board, Tables, Logo Design, Pitch Decks, PowerPoint Design, Presentation Design, Microsoft PowerPoint, Brand Design, Presentations, Pitch Presentations, Brand Guidelines, Marketing, Brainstorming, Design, Collateral Design, Visual Identity, Logotype, Tone of Voice, Style Guides, Brand Books, Consumer Branding, Icon Design, Corporate Branding, Layout Design
Sessional Graphic Designer
2011 - 2012
National Gallery of Modern Art Zacheta
- Managed the development of the visual concept of the Opening the Door exhibition.
- Led the graphic design for the Opening the Door exhibition.
- Designed the catalog and all visual assets like posters, posters, and artwork captions for the exhibition.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Concepting, Design
Sessional Graphic Designer
2010 - 2011
Contemporary Art Center | Vilnius, Lithuania
- Acted as the leading graphic designer in the Opening the Door exhibition.
- Managed the entire design process of all visual assets for the exhibition, including posters, posters, and artwork captions.
- Developed the visual concept of the Opening the Door exhibition.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Concepting, Design

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Design and Media
2006 - 2010
European Humanities University - Vilnius, Lithuania

Experience

Branding12 years
Web Design10 years
Art Direction10 years
Interface Design8 years
Responsive Design8 years
System Design7 years

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