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polina elanskaya

quick links: cv
xotrvsh@gmail.com
@xotrvsh

— what сan u do?

— i design typographic and identity systems
for brands, cultural projects and editorial teams,
so that an idea holds across formats

1 year 3 months in fashion retail at irnby · 9 months at irnby training club
hse art and design school, typography track

01

book design
structure first, chaos for a good cause

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— design a bilingual catalogue for an artist
who builds miniature rooms at 1:7

— ok, every page and image follows the same 1:7 ratio,
so the book echoes the work

my part: concept, layout and printing

— make one calendar that works across
nine countries and time zones

— ok, a base structure with translucent coloured sheets on top;
each sheet highlights a region or time zone

my role: concept, layout and printing

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— so, typography gives you peace with its structure-first logic?

— but i can be chaotic for a good cause!..

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branding
one idea, many carriers

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— show the place as a cosy family home,
not only an avant-garde landmark

— an identity built from intersecting circles,
the geometry behind the building, applied to deliverables

my part: concept, identity and applications

— design the identity and packaging for sleep inhalers
inspired by traditional remedies

— one triangle shape, both a clock hand and a detail
of Tatar ornament, used on the logo, the pattern and the object

my part: concept, identity and packaging

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— so, when your ideas meet the commercial world,
they don’t dissapear?

— yes, they evolve!..

03

irnby store
building chaotic systems

— give each drop its own look
while keeping IRNBY recognisable

— ok, a separate system per drop on 
a shared color and typography base

my part: layout, type and collaging

— make packaging part of the brand’s visual language

— ok, the body, irnby’s core motif, becomes the medium on bags
and trays instead of an illustration

my part: concept and design

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let’s work together

open to collaborations and part-time projects: identity and typographic systems, editorial and book design, packaging and printmy work in general:
a system that survives new formatsinquires:
xotrvsh@gmail.com
@xotrvsh

this is a demo version of my portfolio:
the full one has more projects and process