In this series of postcards about her hometown, Iryna has revealed the usual places for Poltava residents in a new way, showing an invisible reality that no camera can capture. The illustrator hopes that this magical and playful atmosphere will someday become part of the city’s mythology, and the images will be recognizable far beyond its borders.

The inscription on the postcards translates as “You know, Poltava has its own vibe”

A neo-grotesque that packs the Marionette formula and some blackletter ideas into a low-contrast sans serif design. Its name plays on the phrases “off cut” and “cut to” which express the key feature – the contemporary legible letter shape is decorated with cut carved edges and counters, giving the typeface crisp and simplistic look, like that of an old minted coin.

In this zine I combine calligraphy and photography in order to demonstrate the tenderness, which I feel, when reading Taras Melnychuk’s poetry. Taras Melnychuk was a Ukrainian dissident poet, a prisoner of Soviet camps. I like to mix different techniques, play with lights and shadows, it helps me to arrange the right mood in my work.

These experimental posters were made from the poems of Ukrainian futurists.Ukrainian futurists are part of The Executed Renaissance. It is the generation of Ukrainian poets, writers and artists of the 1920s and early 1930s. All these people were killed by the soviet regime. Futurists experimented with the sound of words, so I decided to experiment with the form of their poems and how they could look in the physical world. In my work I reference сoncrete poetry, which were popular among futurists

A comic about life in the occupation. The events in the comic tell about the period of occupation of Berdyansk (27.02.2022 – now), Kateryna was in the city until 19.09.2022, left the occupation risking her life and started drawing a comic. The comic depicts the people, locations, landscapes of Berdyanska, the author’s family and friends. The girl depicted 10 situations she encountered in the temporarily occupied city. The author has chosen unique metaphors for each of the stories.

Ukrainian symbol – the rooster that fights for the main human values: kindness, love, respect, happiness, peace.

Re-thinked an old “Gutsulskyi” ornament with added birds in it.

The poster is about the growing level of aggression in the world, and the organizations that are supposed to prevent this and ensure peace are expressing their grave concern and inaction. We want the world community to be persistent and fight back against evil. All fonts used for the poster are the author’s creations and were made in Ukraine.

Monofontis is a contemporary, monospaced display typeface full of ligatures and glyphs. It combines sharp technical forms, strong lines, and hard corners, which gives a lot of personality. Monofontis is great for headlines, short body text fragments, logos, branding, as well as for programming code. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, this typeface seamlessly balances modern aesthetics with technical precision, making it an ideal choice for projects that demand style and functionality.

Its peace is about Freedom and bravery. On her wings there is a lyric of Lina Kostenko Ukrainian poetess, about love to freedom.

Deviless is a spiky typeface with graceful, flexible shapes and a devilish character. It comes in 9 weights from thin to black. Packed with even sharper alternatives featuring stingers, this typeface will add spice to any design. Whether you’re aiming for a bold statement or subtle elegance, Deviless provides a versatile range of options to elevate your creative projects.

Identity for experimental music festival Construction (Dnipro, Dresden). Rhizome was used as the main metaphor for the identity.

Freedom is the genetic code of each Ukrainian, it’s in our blood.

We stand and fight for the Freedom of each Europenian, and we appreciate the lives of everyone.

We have reach and beautiful culture, regional own ornament in embroidery called “Vyshyvka”, which is formed of ages with the symbolic meaning of the life values – kindness, love, respect, happiness, peace.

The central character – a fragile girl, is the powerful image of our incredible people that fight for the freedom.

Experiments with the visual vocabulary of Ukrainian graphic artists Vasyl Krychevskyi and Oleksandr Saenko

Taking Ukrainian patterns and using their original shapes and meaning in order to modernise them, Hanna used silkscreening as a contemporary tool.
To signify her origin, a set of pattern compositions has been made and silkscreened on a decorative and ritual cloth- rushnyk (it accompainies young girls from birth to
their wedding and is passed down generation).

At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I started a challenge for myself. Every day I created 1 poster that highlighted the events in Ukraine, a call to help and support the Ukrainian people in their quest for freedom and victory over the invaders. Here are some works from this 40 day challenge

Pink-colored glasses show us a cheerful world, but it’s just a mask. Threats to the planet, nature, animals, wars, and humanity are increasing. Biennale for social posters is no longer possible.

The Pink Glasses Project raises awareness through a new media channel. Fashionable clothes with a social message create an interactive experience. The pink room and ultraviolet illumination highlight problems.

Visitors become art objects, joining the global movement by wearing Pink Glasses clothes.

Decorative Latin and Cyrillic initials font with plant motifs, each of its coincident with first letter of the plant name in Latin and Ukrainian

Little blind chicks eat the postapocalyptic city. This is regeneration for nature after all human actions now. Blind nature will erase all our cities, achievements, art, and footprints. The highest skyscraper could survive after years without humans. Things we consider crucial for our comfortable life make irreversible climate and nature balance changes.

YAKOMOGA is an art book of poems by Max Lyzhov and designer and illustrator Maryna Dyachenko. Only black letters and white paper. The combination of old traditions and modern techniques breaks the boundaries, multiplying the possibilities. Walking in the footsteps of Lukash, Skovoroda and Dzinsitiro. Satori and impromptu, insight and obscuration, kindred work and the search for beauty.
language: Ukrainian
year of publication: 2023
number of pages: 448
weight: 325g
dimensions: 153×120×30мм

The mission of “Be Brave Every Day” is to create artistic murals that foster a sense of pride in one’s country and promote active community engagement. This project highlights that heroes aren’t always globally recognized figures but can be ordinary individuals making efforts to create positive change.

Soledarity. Ukrainian Rock-solid Strength – a special batch of “Artemsil”, mined in Soledar, Ukraine. This is a project how salt, design and strength helps Ukraine to fight for freedom. Artem Gusev, illustrated the packaging for this salt.The word “Salt” was replaced by “Strength”, and the stone flower replaced with a trident. United24 brought this idea to life. All funds was transfered to help Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. They will help liberate Ukrainian cities as soon as possible.

The quote used in the work belongs to Hryhoriy Skovoroda, an outstanding Ukrainian philosopher and poet.