Miki is available for hire
Hire MikiMiki Stefanoski
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Berlin, Germany
Toptal Member Since
June 28, 2017
Miki is a multidisciplinary designer with a focus on typography, clarity, and efficiency. His services include branding, print, and digital design. As a former art director at Saatchi & Saatchi, he has worked on big brands such as Volkswagen, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Cisco, and Nestle and learned to combine business with visual thinking. Self-taught, passionate, and a perfectionist, Miki loves purity, simplicity, and beauty.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
2015 - PRESENT
Kiosk Studio
- Launched Kiosk Studio in July 2017, my personal venture where I act as a designer and cofounder.
- Created premium quality branding and digital projects.
- Completely designed and developed our own website, www.thisiskiosk.com.
- Contributed to the branding for Wentons, a real estate boutique from Bratislava, Slovakia. This project was featured in numerous design blogs and books, such as Design Milk, Identity Designed, Looks Like Good Design, The Dieline, Brand New, Fubiz, We and the Color, Leibal, and more.
- Designed and developed more than six branding & website projects in 2017.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer / Art Director
2008 - 2014
Saatchi & Saatchi
- Led a creative team of three designers and two copywriters, constantly creating winning ads and campaigns.
- Contributed to campaigns for big brands (Volkswagen, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Cisco, and Nestle), and learned how to combine business with visual thinking.
- Received bronze award at Eurobest 2014.
- Awarded silver award at Effie Worldwide 2014.
- Won Grand Prix at Telekom Media Awards.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer
2006 - 2008
Avantgarde Magazine
- Avantgarde was a monthly magazine, which broke taboos, rattled some nerves and made a few enemies.
- Served as the lead graphic designer, responsible for all editorial layouts and art direction for photoshoot sessions.
- Collaborated with a copywriter and photographer.
- Learned the basics of art direction such as creating a set, combining colors, creative thinking, and good typography.
Technologies: Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Education
2012 - 2012
Course in Advertising
Saatchi Ideas Academy - London, UK
2001 - 2005
Three Years of Study in Interior Design & Architecture
University St. Cyril and Methodius - Skopje, Macedonia
Certifications
JULY 2023 - PRESENT
Webflow 101 Certification
Webflow
JULY 2023 - PRESENT
Google UX Design
Coursera