Leonid Pyagay, Designer in Barcelona, Spain
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Leonid Pyagay

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Bio

Leonid began his career as a junior graphic designer in Moscow in 2016. Over six years, he worked as a full-stack designer in advertising and marketing, honing his skills in 3D, motion, visual, and interaction design. For the past two years, Leonid has been a multidisciplinary visual designer at Feels Like Studio (formerly B-Reel) in Barcelona, specializing in digital experiences for global brands like Carolina Herrera, LVMH Prize, Louis Vuitton, Serapian, and Nike.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Brand Designer | Lifestyle Visual Design Lead

2024 - 2024
Revolut
  • Created and designed brand advertising guidelines—including typography, safe zones, dimensions, imagery treatment, and examples—which served as the single source of truth within the app for merchants and the sales team.
  • Supervised a team of 3D designers as an art director to create onboarding stories that showcased unique product offerings.
  • Led communications between the brand and lifestyle departments while actively contributing to design. Supported both teams in pitching new projects from concept development to execution.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift

Visual Designer

2023 - 2024
Feels Like Studio
  • Engaged actively in design, supporting the team in visualizing concepts, and handled conceptual development and execution.
  • Initiated a series of proactive projects for the studio, spanning digital and physical mediums while pushing the boundaries of creative concepts.
  • Collaborated with diverse clients in the fashion industry, serving as the lead in motion graphics and 3D design.
Technologies: Art Direction, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop CC

Digital Visual Designer

2021 - 2023
B-Reel
  • Led social media content for the LVMH Prize digital campaign, promoting young fashion designers through motion design, earning us accolades from Awwwards and the FWA.
  • Drove the Glam Dance experience for Carolina Herrera's Very Good Girl Glam, designing an intuitive TikTok-inspired dance with glam visual effects, earning Gen Z engagement.
  • Created a dynamic design collection from a single concept, blending organic and inorganic elements. Developed it into an NFT series, exploring new mediums and storytelling.
  • Collaborated with fashion clients like Louis Vuitton, Carolina Herrera, LVMH, and Nike. Helped the team to bring ideas to life through visual and motion design from concept to production.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift, Framer, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Pitch Decks, Branding

Designer

2019 - 2020
Changellenge
  • Provided art and creative direction for 15+ events, from pitching to actual execution, and created key visuals.
  • Designed for digital and printed media, such as press walls, badges, and posters.
  • Led a small team of interns, providing art direction and helping them develop complex motion design skills.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Figma, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC

Designer

2018 - 2019
Rucom
  • Created key visuals for brands like Sennheiser and Porsche.
  • Secured a tender to develop a key visual for a client in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Developed a series of 3D animations for internal and external purposes, including client presentations, partner collaborations, and social media content.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Illustrator CC, Figma, Photoshop CC

Graphic Designer

2016 - 2017
New Realty Center
  • Designed all printed media, including booklets, posters, leaflets, and business cards.
  • Led creative visual assets for all seasoned promotional campaigns and Google Ads.
  • Created and designed a series of landing pages and supported them with vector-based illustrations.
Technologies: Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Art Direction

Education

2020 - 2021

Master's Degree in Interaction Design

Harbour.Space University - Barcelona, Spain

2014 - 2018

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

British Higher School of Art & Design - Moscow, Russia

Skills

Tools

Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC

Platforms

Figma

Other

Graphic Design, Motion Design, Art Direction, Pitch Decks, Branding, 3D, Social Media, Social Ad Design, Framer, Redshift

Experience

  • Graphic Design - 7 years
  • Adobe After Effects - 6 years
  • Motion Design - 6 years
  • 3D - 4 years
  • Art Direction - 4 years
  • Branding - 4 years
  • Redshift - 3 years
  • Cinema 4D - 3 years

Tools

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Cinema 4D
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