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Who am I
Product designer
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Who am I
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Who am I

I work where product logic, interface structure, research, and implementation constraints meet. I use AI and enough code to prototype faster, test ideas earlier, and design systems that can actually ship. 

I work where product logic, interface structure, research, and implementation constraints meet. I use AI and enough code to prototype faster, test ideas earlier, and design systems that can actually ship. 

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What I do
Product systems for complex workflows
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What I do
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What I do

  • Selected works.

Circled: Find your people. Anywhere.

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A scoped mobile MVP for onboarding, profiles, feed, and connections, designed under real delivery and budget constraints.

ABLE: Resume your work

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An independent product and visual design concept for ABLE, exploring how Contexts, Views, and navigation can preserve a working state across files, notes, web content, and AI tools.

MKOV: Making a decade of art searchable

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A content‑model and information‑architecture project that turned scattered works, exhibitions, and press into one searchable system.

MKOV: Making a decade of art searchable

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A content‑model and information‑architecture project that turned scattered works, exhibitions, and press into one searchable system.

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How I work
6 principles
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How I work
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How I work

My process

(6)

  • Honest

  • People-first

  • Developer-early

  • Iterative

My process is not a neat, linear sequence. I stay with ambiguity until evidence makes the next decision clear. I pressure‑test the problem with users and the team, map the system before polishing UI, and involve developers early. AI speeds up synthesis and exploration, but judgment stays human. I ship the smallest useful version, observe real behaviour, and use what I learn to decide what changes next.


My process is not a neat, linear sequence. I stay with ambiguity until evidence makes the next decision clear. I pressure‑test the problem with users and the team, map the system before polishing UI, and involve developers early. AI speeds up synthesis and exploration, but judgment stays human. I ship the smallest useful version, observe real behaviour, and use what I learn to decide what changes next.

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Frame the problem

Challenge the brief before committing to screens.

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Gather evidence

Interviews, observation, and product data reveal real behaviour.

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Align early

Work with product, engineering, and QA before designs harden.What makes the cut is still a human call.

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Model the system

Map flows, states, tokens, and edge cases before polishing UI.

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Make it testable

Use prototypes, AI, or lightweight code to test the riskiest assumption.

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Ship and learn

Release the smallest useful version, observe behaviour, and refine.

Frame the problem

Challenge the brief before committing to screens.

Gather evidence

Interviews, observation, and product data reveal real behaviour.

Align early

Work with product, engineering, and QA before designs harden.What makes the cut is still a human call.

Model the system

Map flows, states, tokens, and edge cases before polishing UI.

Make it testable

Use prototypes, AI, or lightweight code to test the riskiest assumption.

Ship and learn

Release the smallest useful version, observe behaviour, and refine.

Frame the problem

Challenge the brief before committing to screens.

Gather evidence

Interviews, observation, and product data reveal real behaviour.

Align early

Work with product, engineering, and QA before designs harden.What makes the cut is still a human call.

Model the system

Map flows, states, tokens, and edge cases before polishing UI.

Make it testable

Use prototypes, AI, or lightweight code to test the riskiest assumption.

Ship and learn

Release the smallest useful version, observe behaviour, and refine.

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Experience
More than 10 Years
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Experience
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AegisAlpha SA

Product Designer

Zug, Switzerland

2020–2026

MKOV Studio

UX Designer & Researcher

Kyiv, Ukraine

2018–2020

Xtheta Management

Web Designer

Dublin, Ireland

2018–2019

port of culture

Graphic Designer

Kyiv, Ukraine

2018

Vsi Svoi

Graphic Designer

Kyiv, Ukraine

2017–2018

AegisAlpha SA

Product Designer

Zug, Switzerland

2020–2026

MKOV Studio

UX Designer & Researcher

Kyiv, Ukraine

2018–2020

Xtheta Management

Web Designer

Dublin, Ireland

2018–2019

port of culture

Graphic Designer

Kyiv, Ukraine

2018

Vsi Svoi

Graphic Designer

Kyiv, Ukraine

2017–2018

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Testimonials
From clients and 1:1 menties
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Testimonials
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Testimonials

Feedback from product teams, creative collaborators, and designers I mentor.

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Karyna brought structure and clarity to a complex early‑stage product.

She transformed fragmented ideas and screens into coherent user flows, a consistent design system, and developer‑ready designs. Beyond executing the UI, she challenged assumptions, clarified MVP priorities, and helped resolve product logic across onboarding, profiles, connections, posts, and Circles.

Her feedback was thoughtful, practical, and always focused on making the product easier to understand and build.

Black Man

Daria Kvochko

Product & Project Manager · International Business Consultant

After my first lesson with Karyna, I already understood so much more.

She explains everything clearly and calmly, making even complex ideas easy to grasp. She is supportive, thoughtful, and easy to talk to, which made the lesson both comfortable and engaging.

I’m looking forward to continuing.

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Anastasia

Graphic Designer (1:1 design mentee)

I’m very glad I found Karyna. She is genuinely committed to helping me progress, with practical assignments and regular, timely, in‑depth feedback. In a short time, I have learned a great deal and developed a clear roadmap that I feel confident following.

Black Man

Andrew

Software Developer (1:1 design mentee)

Karyna joined us at an early stage, when we were launching MKOV Studio and Garage33 Gallery‑Shelter.

As our Designer and Researcher, she led design initiatives across both websites, graphic materials, research, and analysis. In a small, multidisciplinary team, her intuition and resourcefulness helped us turn ideas into working platforms and successfully launch both websites.

We would not have been as strong without her contribution.

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Maria Kulikovska

Multimedia Artist & Architect. Co‑Founder, MKOV Studio & Garage33 Gallery‑Shelter

Karyna is an empathetic and creative thinker who knows how to find the right design solution for each project. We worked together at PORT OF CULTURE on cultural projects, events, and wayfinding systems.

I would describe her as persistent, resourceful, and a generous team player.

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Iryna Shostak

Co‑Founder & CEO, linza agency. Impact Producer, Women Occupied: Voices of Resilience