Layout Designer

Passionate layout designer, gamer, and writer

The software that I used for this project:

  • InDesign

  • Photoshop

  • Illustrator

  • QuarkXPress

Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to write about video games? I have this opportunity in the newspaper “Труд”. I spin my favorite hobby into a source of income by writing articles and making layout designs for the Saturday issue of the daily newspaper “Труд”. I worked also as a layout designer there for years before that. I have always loved to write, and when I had the opportunity to have my page in the Saturday edition of the newspaper, I grabbed it with both hands. I wrote articles about games as design and image processing are also mine.

Gaming articles

This is another of my articles. Since they were part of the Saturday edition, I had more freedom on the design and the images I used.

Journalist by chance

During my years in the newspapers, I gained a lot of experience with print design. I constantly work to improve my creative writing to follow the UX design path that I choose.

Strive for precision

My daily task was to create high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. I need to meet deadlines and employer expectations for creativity and accuracy. I followed the schedule set for the production and placement of ads. I communicated with reporters, market editors, account executives, creative directors, and general managers to ensure the highest quality designs.

Layout design of pages of newspaper "Trud"

Because many of the texts have already been written I need to place information in a way to be pleasant looking and readable on the pages. As a layout designer, I must fit everything into one overall composition. Part of my responsibilities was to manipulate and retouch images, creating collages and ads. I was proud to be a writer in the Saturday issue of the newspaper "Труд". I wrote gaming articles.

Information driven layout design

I have to constantly improve my layout designs, during my years in the prepress industry. I prepared and sent my final work to vendors to produce.