Maria Ruban
Phone Office: +43 699 192 364 77
Phone: +380 (50) 773 23 65
Sprachen: Englisch, Russisch, Ukrainisch
Personal summary
Was born on the 27th of October 1981.
Graphic designer who is always leaning towards illustration, especially watercolors. Developing style of minimalistic watercolor illustration, when in couple of effective brushstrokes a whole picture could be done. Works in different technics, ink, watercolor, vector, collage. Highly interested in developing an atmospheric and minimalistic watercolor style, emotional and simple. Such style works in corporate illustration, magazines and books.
Academic
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art (Ukraine, Kharkiv) 1999-2005
Graphic designer (bachelor and specialist degree)
Areas of expertise
Graphic design, branding, calligraphy, type, illustration, watercolor, vector illustation, preparing to print,
Career history
2004–2006 / Teleskop newspaper, illustrator for kids page
2005–2007 / Panic design studio, graphic designer and illustrator
2007 / Aurora kids magazine, art director
since 2008 / freelance graphic designer and illustrator
Arsenal Art Museum Kyiv
Ben Delahaye (Switzerland)
Büro X
dm Active Beauty Magazin
Flower Shop Griadka (St. Petersburg)
German Communication Club Dnipropetrovsk
Hofer
iLustra Agency Kyiv
Jewelry Brand 925
McDonald’s Ukraine
Merkur Friends Magazine
Kyiv Zoo
Laikonik (Australia)
Land & Leut’ Magazin
Literature Museum Kharkiv
Polish Institute Kyiv
Restaurant Day Kharkiv
RG Verlag
Ströck Brot
Studio Riebenbauer
Yellow Dog Agency (Moscow)
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