Olya (Olga) Kharitonova
DESIGNER
UX/UI
Branding
Creative Direction
CLIENTS
FEATURED WORK
Guns N’ Roses “news bullet-in-chamber”
Led the visual and interaction design of the new gunsnroses.com homepage, creating original news feed concept centered around the band’s brand.
UX/UI for youth volunteer platform
Created new UI for time tracking mobile/web app addition for MentorUp’s youth digital literacy volunteers while I was serving as Director of UX on the project
Branding, illustration and more for exercise card deck
Provided logo design, brand development, illustration, packaging design and overall product design for Mobility on Demand, CrossFit stretch exercise card deck.
SEO-driven redesign for human rights law firm
The new CJA website was designed to incorporate SEO strategy alongside user-centered design principles to create compelling visual stories alongside powerful language and calls to action.
Print design
Shown is part of an ad I created while freelancing for Portico Club, an offshoot of Exclusive Resorts. My publication design background dates back to my first student newspaper role as graphics editor back when I was a college freshman.
UI design for Sierra Club campaign platform
I’ve served as lead designer and/or director of user experience on a series of nonprofit app development projects while at Strength in Members, for clients including Sierra Club and the AARP Foundation.
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
Fully revamped the homepage of one of the largest and more influential branches of the kid-centered nonprofit
San Francisco NPO-marketing firm rebrand
While providing visual direction for a comprehensive rebrand, I created a new logo and brand guidelines for digital marketing firm Media Cause.
Interactive, animated donation form
I enjoy integrating illustration and original research in order to create information graphics, be they a part of larger information design projects, or standalone educational pieces.