Vicky Knysh is a multidisciplinary creative professional based in Dublin. With over 25 years of experience, she works across graphic design, motion, illustration, content creation and photography.
Hello, and thank you for visiting.
If you’ve reached this page, you’re probably curious to know a little more about me.
I was born in Ukraine in an artistic family, so creativity was part of my life from the start. I picked up photography at the age of 12, and following my mother’s path, I also explored ceramics and sculpture before eventually studying design in college. During that time I became fascinated by the early web, which led me into digital design and, soon after, to Bulgaria in the early 2000s, where I was invited to work.
Photography stayed with me throughout, and I spent a year studying it in Rome before returning to Bulgaria. Once back, I worked in graphic design and photography, created campaigns, and collaborated with some of the country’s biggest brands. I worked in advertising, lifestyle magazines, publishing, and even organised a small short film festival. Later, I founded my own product line, Minushka, where I designed textiles and ceramic mugs and learned the business side of creating physical products.
In 2014, life brought me to Dublin. After working with a couple of agencies, I opened my own studio, Design Clinic, offering graphic and digital design, branding, illustration, and animation. The studio ran successfully until a client offered me a full-time role at exactly the right moment.
I’ve always been multidisciplinary, and it’s what keeps my creativity alive. Visualising information and shaping it into something clear and beautiful is one of my strengths, and working across different mediums helps me see any project from a wider perspective.
I’m grateful for every step of this path and still completely in love with the creative world.
Clients
An Post
An Post Irish Book Awards
Meta
Lolly&Cooks
TechIreland
Dublin Inquirer
Barnardos
Climate Finance Week
Sofia Design Week
Skills
Art & Creative Direction
Graphic & Digital Design
Motion Design & Animation
Content Creation, Filming
Video Editing
Photography
Illustration
Exhibitions
2016, Illustration, Wexford Art Centre, Ireland
2015, Illustration, Mons - EU Capital of Culture 2015, Belgium
2014, Window Display and Solo Exhibition for TedxBG, National Bulgarian Philharmony
2014, Solo Exhibition, Artnewscafe, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2013, Curator of the kids program for Sofia Design Week
2012, Illustration, Alphapretation, Bulgaria, part of Sofia Design Week
2012, Concept, Illustration, Development, Cardboard City, Skopje, Macedonia
2011, Concept, Illustration, Development, Cardboard City, Credo Bonum Gallery,
created for Sofia Design Week
2010, Photography: Open Cities for the British Council - toured around 17 EU cities
2009, Illustration: WDLNET exhibition, Hillstate Gallery, Curator: Ji-Hyun Lee, Seoul, Korea
Publications
2017, Cover Illustration, Dublin Inquirer, Ireland
2016, Cover Illustration, Dublin Inquirer, Ireland
2016, Artwork Feature, Communicating Design Through Numbers, Japan
2012, Projects Overview, Plumetis Magazine, France
2012, Project Overview, WeekdayCarnival, Finland
2012, Project Overview, Fine Little Day, Sweden
2012, Projects Overview, Immaginative Bloom, Italy
2011, Project Overview, Core77 Design Magazine, International
2011, Projects Overview, Kickcan and Conkers, France
2011, Interview and Portfolio Overview, Default Magazine, Istanbul, Turkey
2011, Interview and Portfolio Overview, Edno Magazine, Sofia, Bulgaria
