Denis Polyakov
Creative director / Art director / Graphic Designer

Driven by passion—and fuelled by curiosity. Designer and Creative Director based in Berlin. Think of design as a way to transform problems into empowering opportunities and create appealing visuals that connect with people. 

Creative Director & Senior Designer with 7 Years of Design Excellence in Brand Design and Identity. 

Clients:
RedBull

Bulgari

Adidas
Loewe
Miista
SKVOT
Shu Uemura

Midnight cosm.

Dentro

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Worldwide / Berlin / Paris

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Abyss Digital / Design System


Project for @abyss.digital — a VFX and post-production studio. Our task was to build a cohesive design system for the studio’s social media and communication channels.

We developed a clear text and visual hierarchy, along with a design code that defines rules for typography, color usage, and visual elements. This system became the foundation for Abyss’ sub-projects, ensuring consistency and scalability across different formats and platforms.


Read moreBerlin
April 2025


Kasuteira / identity, graphic design


Redesign of the Kasuteira project, a dessert brand with japanese aesthetics. The kasuteira project is aimed at refreshing a brand specializing in making desserts from matcha. to create perfect flavor combinations in this project, matcha produced exclusively in the Uji region, renowned as the birthplace of the highest-quality tea in japan, 
is used.


Read moreBerlin 
February 2023


Ganza / identity, creative direction, graphic design


GANZA is a pop-up festival that brings together Ukrainian creators — from fashion and object design to food, music, and storytelling. It’s not just a marketplace, but a curated celebration of the new local scene.

The identity is built on a modular, typographic system — inspired by the layout of street markets, urban architecture, and editorial grids. At the core of this system are the circles: visual metaphors for people.
Each dot represents a voice — a designer, a founder, a guest, a thought, a sound. Singular on their own, but forming a visual image when united.

 

Read moreBerlin
April 2025


Yonty / identity, graphic design


YONTY - identity project for a premium hand-assemble bags brand in Ukraine, is a one-of-a-kind item. Bags that have outgrown time and become a part of the owner.
Brand explores the gaps in our ecosystem, giving its products a distinctive modern shape in the present. The brand produces futuristic products from various rare pieces of fabric.
Its products are eternal but constantly modernized. 


Read moreBerlin
June 2022


About Matcha / identity, graphic design


About Matcha is a concept space located in Warsaw, dedicated to authentic Japanese matcha and specialty coffee culture.

The brand’s identity is deeply rooted in tradition. The name itself invites you to explore the origins of matcha — not only as a drink but as a cultural ritual. Drawing inspiration from the serene atmosphere of a traditional Japanese tea house, Chashitsu (茶室), we set out to create a brand experience that feels timeless, grounded, and pure.


Read moreWarsaw
February 2025


Mid/Night 00.00 / Creative Direction


Creative Direction for the new collection mid/night 00.00


Read moreBerlin 
June 2024


Skvot / works for edu project


As the Lead Designer and Team Lead at Skvot, I played a key role in the creative direction and design strategy for a variety of online education projects.

Over the course of just over a year, I successfully led the design efforts for numerous high-impact launches. My responsibilities included managing the design team, ensuring the visual quality and consistency of all materials, and driving the creative vision for courses in design, film directing, and other creative disciplines.

Read moreBerlin
2024


Model Gen Management / Creative Direction  


In 2024, we began a creative collaboration with model.gen.mgmt to rethink their brand identity. One of the key elements that emerged was a signature line, which we refined through countless iterations to perfectly encapsulate the brand’s essence. Along with this, we experimented with accent colors, eventually developing a unique gradient series that added a dynamic touch to the brand’s visuals. The result exceeded expectations and became an integral part of the project.


Read moreDubai
January 2024
  

Terra Nido / identity, graphic design 


Redesign of the Kasuteira project, a dessert brand with japanese aesthetics. The kasuteira project is aimed at refreshing a brand specializing in making desserts from matcha. to create perfect flavor combinations in this project, matcha produced exclusively in the Uji region, renowned as the birthplace of the highest-quality tea in japan,
is used.


Read moreBarcelona
July 2024


G00D G4M3 / identity, graphic design


An identity project for a large agency where directors, choreographers and producers are gathered to create shows and productions based in London.
The main idea of the logo is a frame to the center of the image capture, from the screen for the director, also it is a frame for stretching the image, for immersion. The mark can serve as a carpet border or part of a ticket for an event. 
 

Read moreLondon
May 2023


Yamaso / identity, graphic design

YAMASO — identity project for a Ukrainian futuristic clothes brand. 
Newborn Ukrainian futuristic clothes brand, its concept is technology, unconventional silhouettes and experimentality. 
The brand's main mission is to fight against the stereotypes of 
"how people should look'' and help to reveal one's individuality.  
 

Read moreKyiv
December 2022


Food Strategy / identity, graphic design


Redesign of the Kasuteira project, a dessert brand with japanese aesthetics. The kasuteira project is aimed at refreshing a brand specializing in making desserts from matcha. to create perfect flavor combinations in this project, matcha produced exclusively in the Uji region, renowned as the birthplace of the highest-quality tea in japan, 
is used.


Read moreBerlin 
February 2023


Black Sheep / redesign identity 


Black Sheep — reabranding identity project for the first Pan-Asian cuisine restaurant in Dnipro.
The place was opened in 2017 and remains unique to this day.  
So we were faced with the task of a high-quality rebranding that would give a new life to the main symbol of the restaurant - the Sheep. 
 

Read moreKyiv
January 2023


Cover / Credits 

Covers and end credits for movies and music videos worldwide. 

Read moreWorldwide
2022/2024

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