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Consultations

Consultations for designers and businesses. From solving an urgent local issue to strategic support in a company, on a project or in a personal career.

The purpose of consultations is to help one understand the situation and provide the tools and knowledge to continue working and growing, to make balanced decisions.

Get your bearings
Analyze
Build a plan

All consultations take place in three stages, and the time and number of meetings depend on the complexity of the request and the volume of work.

Consultation formats

Select one of the formats below. If you don't know which one is suitable — write, and we will select the format that suits you. In any case, we will first clarify the request

How can I help?

:
job search
career track
portfolio review
grade assessment
impostor syndrome
burnout and inspiration
personal brand
resume writing
pricing
project management
communication with the client
setting career goals
development of skills
transition to freelancing
team relationships
Preparing for an interview
multidisciplinary design
project audit
how to find clients
Finding your own style
design evaluation criteria
T/M-shape specialization
from freelancing to hiring
search for growth points
design-systems
design genres
time management
work-life balance
printing processes
financial strategy
figma
webflow
indesign
branding
communication with developers

Basic format

1 meeting
60 minutes
$100
Ideal for quickly solving a specific problem or getting feedback. We will analyze your request point by point: grade review, project portfolio, career growth plan, interview preparation or analysis of the current project. Suitable for those who want to get a fresh look at their work and confidently move forward

Extended format

2-3 meetings + (task)
1-2 weeks
from $190
Suitable for deeper analysis and skill development. I help to refine a portfolio, pump up a personal brand or analyze a project in detail. At the first meeting we analyze the context, at subsequent ones we analyze and look for solutions. Sometimes between sessions I give an assignment to adjust the request

Mentoring format

12 meetings + support chat
4 months
$1 000
Strategic support: I will help you build a career in design, take on new projects, improve your negotiation skills or enhance your expertise. We will regularly discuss your successes, analyze complex tasks and step by step form your growth strategy as a specialist

How can I help?

:
design and business
business and product metrics
uncertainty in work
career track
portfolio review
resume writing
impostor syndrome
burnout and inspiration
training designers
pricing
hiring and firing
project management
cross-functional commands
assessment and development of employees
process optimization
relations with business
communication with designers
setting career goals
team relationships
grade assessment
team motivation
Preparing for an interview
project audit
search for clients
design evaluation criteria
T/M-shape specialization
design-systems
tools for designers
implementation of design-standards
team management
time management
work-life balance

Basic format

1 meeting
60 minutes
10,000 ₽
Help in solving operational issues on design and team management. We will discuss a specific case: from setting tasks for designers to analyzing current processes in the team. You will receive practical advice that will help you improve communication with the team or increase the quality of work

Extended format

2-3 meetings + (task)
1-2 weeks
from 18,000 ₽
To solve complex design management tasks. Over several meetings, we will analyze your team, processes, and approaches to work. I will help build effective interaction between designers and other departments, improve the quality of design-solutions, and implement new approaches.

Mentoring format

12 meetings + support chat
4 months
96,000 ₽
Strategic support in design and team management. As part of mentoring, I will help you build long-term processes: from hiring designers to implementing a design-system and improving interactions in cross-functional teams. We will work on your management skills, analyze complex cases and implement changes in processes

How can I help?

:
branding audit
Search for designers
training designers
search for contractors
drafting a job vacancy text
review of candidates
integration of design into business-processes
pricing in design
contractor review
project management
project audit
increasing conversion
communication with designers
setting business goals
development design-team
design as digitalization
cross-functional commands
design evaluation criteria
brand-strategy
usability audit
design-systems
branding and product
implementation of design-standards
go offline
tools for designers

Operational format

1 meeting
90 minutes
25,000 ₽
Ideal for solving a specific task: assessing the quality of design, reviewing branding, finding growth points in your product, reviewing the work of the design-team. Get a fresh look and specific recommendations

Tactical format

2-3 meetings + work chat
1-2 weeks
from 40,000 ₽
A comprehensive analysis of your product, brand or team. We will audit your design and processes, analyze strengths and weaknesses, and discuss development strategy. We will draw up an improvement plan so that design can help your business become even more effective.

Strategic format

12 meetings + work chat
5 months
$4 200
For owners and managers who want to strategically build design-processes in the company. We will work on developing a visual language, improving user experience and increasing brand value. We will form a design in such a way that it helps the business work effectively, we will organize the team's work in relation to business goals

Process

1.

Introductory meeting

Free — we discuss in the chat or make a 15-minutes call. We get to know each other, make sure it's a match — I can help with the request and the work will be mutually beneficial. Discuss expectations of the consultation in general.

2.

Payment and time planning

After payment, we schedule a day and time for the consultation, book it in the calendar. If there are several consultations, I'll suggest a schedule of meetings.

3.

Planning

Preparation and collection of materials. I ask you for information and context. Clarification of expectations from the consultation and drawing up a plan for the meeting.

4.

Meeting

Call at an appointed time in Google Meets with video.

5.

Summary and support

For a week, if there are questions or necessary clarifications within the meeting topic, I'm open to discuss it in the chat.

Within three working days after the consultation, I share the materials:
— video recording of the meeting
— written summary with main points
— materials and links from the meeting

Reviews

Natasha Yakubovskaya

Communication designer
This was extremely helpful:

1. That the expert gave feedback regarding the situation from the previous job on both sides: mine and the employer's. And this gave grounds for a calm attitude towards this
2. Provided great solutions and thoughts for various aspects of my request
3. And I wrote everything out in such detail. I understand myself better now, that is, I have some kind of understanding of myself, but as if inside I don’t fully agree that this is ok. But it turns out that this is ok and my peculiarities. But also growth zones, but you can live with this, and now I know what to do, this gives me confidence
4. Thank you for highlighting my specific strengths, it gave me a lot of self-confidence too! It is important to have an outside perspective
5. Well, and life hacks with responses and freelancing, the name of the salary is also very cool

My spirit has been lifted, thank you very much Yan!

Elvira Orekhova

Communication designer
We had a plan and we stuck to it💪🏼as best we could, of course. The first meeting, scheduled for an hour, ended up lasting 2.5 (I was ready to listen to my entire biography 😌). But we discussed sooooo much!!! My portfolio, my resume, past work experience, burnout, the situation in the team, what is happening in the market now. And as a result, we developed a strategy for how we should work further and what to focus on.

At the end of our productive call, Yan sent me a video of the meeting, a short summary and tasks for the week.

Aisha Birinci

Graphic designer
I am very grateful for this experience, I had certain questions that I could not answer for myself, but after the sessions with you, I gained confidence and clarity in the further path. It saved me a lot of time and effort :)

I hope that by the beginning of March we will move on to a new round of consultations!

Yaroslav Gudkov

UI/UX designer
The consultations met my expectations 100%, my request was resolved. After our meetings, there is a complete understanding of what, in what direction and how much needs to be tweaked, there is confidence that everything will work out. At the meetings themselves, your preparedness and empathy were visible, the summary after from you is generally something incredibly convenient 🤌 Thank you very much! From my point of view, I can’t tell you what can be tweaked, except for the cost, this can be sold for more:)

Victoria

Art-director and co-founder of the agency
Everything is great, Yan highlighted the main points that we went over during the meeting. It helped to put the thoughts in my head in their places — I had a confusing situation. We discussed possible growth points and solutions to the situation. Thank you!

Yan Savvina

Art-director
Yan helped me structure the questions, formulate them more precisely, and gave very detailed answers. Now I have a clear understanding not only of the direction in which to move, but also of specific steps on how to do it. The conversation took place in a super comfortable atmosphere. After the meeting, Yan prepared a summary with recommendations, and also stayed in touch during the week. Thank you very much for your help and support, it was incredibly useful!

Ekaterina Bobrinskaya

Graphic designer
Keabbolab
Thank you very much. I want to say that I liked that you captured the essence, confirmed my concerns, and identified the pain points. At the same time, you give top-notch feedback, so that you want to do something, and not give up, this is worth a lot.

Roman Khusnutdinov

Designer
Yan helped me a lot to unravel the tangle of my twisted problems. I would recommend Yan to those people who are confused about themselves and their profession. In this case, Yan has a brilliant methodology that will make it easy to figure everything out. Together we were able to clearly diagnose all the weaknesses, understand what to give up and where to look next. This was a very useful and important experience for me, for which I will forever remain grateful 🙏

Anastasia Ermakova

Senior Product Designer
I liked everything and the Yan competencies were really enough to calm down and relax and more confidently agree to the position! It also helped me one hundred percent in my need to communicate with a person of a similar specialty to me, this is something that is sorely lacking in my working life. There were no questions about the — service either. Everything was explained clearly and in a timely manner, they assigned and reminded. Thank you!

Alena Travkina

Designer
Yan, a wonderful expert. He not only worked through my request, which changed during the work, but also removed harmful beliefs. He made me look at my work in a completely new way and I really see where I can develop. He approaches the consultation responsibly and makes it more productive. Huge thanks for the work done :)

Alina Ivkina

Art-director
I am very grateful to Yan for the consultations. This is the best expert I have ever worked with. Competent, comfortable and easy to communicate with, a mega cool specialist. We managed to do a lot in 2 consultations. Thanks to him, I now know what to do and where to go. Thank you, thank you, thank you ☺️🤍 Definitely recommendations and rays of goodness 💫

Yan Seskutova

Designer
Yan — super designer! He was able to sort out the mess of my cases, highlight my strengths and help me understand where I definitely don't want to go. Together we made a further development plan for my goals. The meeting was very inspiring and fun.

Examples of queries

Designer

Find your way around the profession

1 meeting
$100

Long-term work in the state, there was a desire to change the company, but there is no understanding of what is happening in the design industry now. To get your bearings, to clarify the grade

Designer

Time and Finance Management as a Freelancer

2 meetings
$190

Insurmountable ceiling in money and time. Lots of work, but income does not grow. How to learn to manage your time and build a financial plan

Business

Review design-system

4 meetings
$1 600

Conduct an audit of processes and component base. Check the design and development link. Clarify the vision and development of the system in the future

Designer

Portfolio review

2 meetings
$190

View your portfolio and get advice on updating it. Which cases to keep or remove, what to improve in them. Review of specific cases and current projects

Designer

Imposter Syndrome

1 meeting
$100

When you already have experience, but you don't have confidence. What grade? Is the design good or not? Confusion, you want to understand the strengths and weaknesses

Business

Branding Review

2 meetings
$800

Consultation on the current state of the company's branding. View materials, understand the offline and digital environment, get recommendations on growth points

Business

Conceptual design

12 meetings
$4 200

When launching a new product, it is necessary to think about how it looks and works conceptually. We need art-direction for a while, support and strengthening of the team, a link between design and business goals

Business

Development of design-team

2 meetings
$800

There was a need to assemble a design-department within the company. We need help with the structure of this team, with setting tasks and building processes

Designer

Increasing your grade and boosting your personal brand

2 meetings
$190

I want to increase my check, take only cool orders and get rid of boring trifles. How to increase your grade, pump up your expertise so that high-quality clients and projects come

Supervisor

Team motivation

1 meeting
10,000 ₽

The team is working, but the designers are despondent. There is no fire in their eyes, no motivation, no interesting solutions. How to motivate them? Scold or support?

Supervisor

Exiting the operating system

3 meetings
$540

Already art-director or manager, but still can't let go of the operating system. It's hard to delegate. Everyone screws up. How to relax and start doing your new tasks?

Business

Integrating Design into Business-Processes

3 meetings
$1 200

There seems to be a design, but it's just an expense item. Is it possible to make money on design? Make a selling website and wow-branding?

Business

Search for designers and review of candidates

6 meetings
$2 400

We need designers, but it is not clear where and how to look for them. Who is strong, who is not. Salary expectations differ by 10 times, everyone wants remote work. Need help with a vacancy, selection, assessment

Designer

Preparing for a job change, preparing a portfolio and resume

12 meetings
$1 000

I have experience and a desire to change jobs, but I need training in positioning, portfolio and resume design. To significantly increase my salary and find my dream job

Supervisor

Business Relationships and Design Empowerment

1 meeting
10,000 ₽

Business is making sudden and contradictory demands, it is difficult to defend design decisions. I want to establish a dialogue, be heard, increase trust in designers

Request for consultation

Fill out a request for a consultation or writein telegramdirectly to start a conversation. I will reply in telegram within 1-2 business days.

First we will discuss the situation, make sure that the request is suitable and I can be useful. If the mark is — I will post a payment link.

You can create a unique consultation or training program. You can also give a consultation as a gift. We will discuss these issues in the chat.

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