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UX/UI Designer with 5+ years of experience designing a wide range of digital products. I love making user flows more intuitive, creating structure from disparate data, and developing game mechanics for various products
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I’m Mariia Leonova, UX/UI designer
I’m Mariia Leonova, UX/UI designer
Right now I improve my skills in visual UI, learn to work with AI and focus on integrating various research methodics into my work processes
I have worked on many products including news and editorial platforms, admin panels, landing pages, and cross-platform apps. I’ve designed products from scratch and also joined mature, long-established products. My background spans B2B and B2C solutions in media and logistics, supported by strong graphic design skills
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of study: Russia (MSU) and the Netherlands (Tilburg university)
2 countries
average length of employment, so I’m a stable team player
≈3 years
experience in ux-ui
5 years
total experience in digital design
11 years
I also enjoy introducing gamification mechanics into various projects
It is important to me that the product I work on is socially useful, arouses interest, and makes life more convenient, fulfilling and just warmer
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2017
This year, I began exploring UX/UI alongside my main job. It started with hackathons, where I teamed up with programmers and, to my surprise, our projects won several competitions. Back then, I didn’t fully understand UX/UI, but I intuitively designed my first interfaces—and they brought us victory.
Inspired by those results, I dived into UX/UI courses. At my current job, I found opportunities to apply these new skills: designing websites, building them in no-code tools, exploring metrics, and conducting my first user studies. Step by step, I transitioned from infographics to interfaces.
Inspired by those results, I dived into UX/UI courses. At my current job, I found opportunities to apply these new skills: designing websites, building them in no-code tools, exploring metrics, and conducting my first user studies. Step by step, I transitioned from infographics to interfaces.
2014
That year, I graduated from the Journalism Department (Media Design) and started to work in infographics across various media. During the next 7 years, I created static and animated infographics, built interactive infographics (with Adobe Flash using ActionScript), produced videos, and even developed simple game design.
From 2019 to 2021, I was in charge of the design department at RIAMO news agency, gaining valuable experience as a design team leader.
From 2019 to 2021, I was in charge of the design department at RIAMO news agency, gaining valuable experience as a design team leader.
2009
I first enrolled in the Journalism Department at Moscow State University. Even in school, I worked part-time at a local newspaper, driven by my passion for interviewing and covering events. I volunteered at various events, where I also performed journalistic work in addition to organizational duties. But during my studies, I discovered infographics — and realized I enjoyed telling stories through visuals even more than through words.
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In recent years, I studied New Media Design (pre-master) at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, focusing on Human-Centered Design and research methods. Alongside my studies, I worked as a designer for Emons Group, a Dutch logistics company. Later I worked in a Russian logistics startup, and now I work as a senior UX/UI designer at Kommersant.
Looking ahead, I’d love to join a product with a large number of user jobs and scenarios.
Outside of work, I dance in different styles (a passion since childhood), take courses for personal growth (for example, the last one was about OOP basics, databases, and Python), dabble in journalism, and keep sharpening my UI skills.
Looking ahead, I’d love to join a product with a large number of user jobs and scenarios.
Outside of work, I dance in different styles (a passion since childhood), take courses for personal growth (for example, the last one was about OOP basics, databases, and Python), dabble in journalism, and keep sharpening my UI skills.
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2021-now
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