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👋 Hi, I’m Dmitry Trostin. I’ve been designing for more than twenty years — interfaces, design systems, and visual identities.

I'm here to help you make complex things simple and fun.

Flamingo

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Main Screen

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Main Screen

Flamingo
App
Web

Role

Founding Designer

Tags

Travel Tracking
iOS App
Landing Page
Tax Residency
Visas

Tags

Travel Tracking
iOS App
Landing Page
Tax Residency
Visas

Scope

iOS App Design
Landing Page
Icon
Design System

Contribution

Product design, marketing website, App Store screenshots, app icon. Prototyping of key user flows.

Contribution

Product design, marketing website, App Store screenshots, app icon. Prototyping of key user flows.

Challenge

The app already had an early version. Basic features, nothing fancy, but enough to gather a stable user base.

The team wanted to grow the product far beyond that version, yet the existing design held everything back. It simply couldn’t scale.

Challenge

The app already had an early version. Basic features, nothing fancy, but enough to gather a stable user base.

The team wanted to grow the product far beyond that version, yet the existing design held everything back. It simply couldn’t scale.

Approach

I proposed a full redesign. It wasn’t an easy move because long-time users usually push back when everything shifts at once.

I suggested a new dashboard built around cards. Each card could fold into a bottom sheet, and that sheet could stretch to full screen when needed. Colors helped users spot the right card fast. The team liked the idea, so we went ahead and rebuilt the product.

Results

A year after we kicked off the redesign, the first new version went live. The actual design work took about three months. Users stayed. The launch went smoothly, and core metrics have been climbing ever since.

Fun Fact

One part of the audience includes high-net-worth users. People with yachts and private jets who use the app to manage their tax residency.

The app doesn’t store that level of personal data. They reach out directly with feedback and feature requests.

iOS app UI for tracking international residence and visa statuses. Modern mobile bottom sheet design showing tracker types like Domicile, Residency, Non-Residency, Long Term Visa. UX for digital nomads, expats, remote workers. Designed to simplify global tax residency management.
Interactive bottom sheet UI in iOS app showing country-based residency trackers – includes tax residency and visa compliance data for UK, France, Monaco, Netherlands. Designed for digital nomads and expats to monitor stay duration across multiple countries. Mobile UX for international lifestyle apps.
Mobile UI for editing trip details in international travel log app. Entry for France with cities like Paris Strasbourg and Lyon. Includes visa type trip purpose photo attachments and metadata verification. UX tailored for global citizens digital nomads and international lifestyle users.
iOS app interface for selecting countries and US states. Includes smart search and frequently used flags. Designed for global mobility tracking expat travel planning and visa compliance workflows.
iOS travel app UI verifying photo metadata for trip logging. Eiffel Tower image with time and location auto matched to trip entry in Paris France. UX for digital nomads expats and frequent travelers tracking location history and visual trip memories.

Four Stones Foundation

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Logotype Presentation

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Logotype Presentation

Four Stones Foundation
Logotype

Role

Graphic Designer

Tags

Investment
Identity
Branding
Logotype

Tags

Investment
Identity
Branding
Logotype

Scope

Logotype
Basic Identity

Background

The client came in with a compelling concept. Four stones, each representing a core value of the brand:

① Land
② Communities
③ Crypto
④ Jurisdiction

Background

The client came in with a compelling concept. Four stones, each representing a core value of the brand:

① Land
② Communities
③ Crypto
④ Jurisdiction

Challenge

Branding investment funds is always tricky. A fund can invest in anything. Real estate today, biotech tomorrow.

The identity had to feel flexible enough to follow the market, shift direction, anticipate change. At the same time, it needed to project stability and weight.

That balance is hard to strike. Expressing something fluid yet solid is the core contradiction behind this kind of work.

Challenge

Branding investment funds is always tricky. A fund can invest in anything. Real estate today, biotech tomorrow.

The identity had to feel flexible enough to follow the market, shift direction, anticipate change. At the same time, it needed to project stability and weight.

That balance is hard to strike. Expressing something fluid yet solid is the core contradiction behind this kind of work.

Solution

The four circles represent the stones, coming together into one simple and coherent mark.

Elegant, universal, built to last. To demonstrate how the logo could grow into a full identity, I created basic motion and narrative elements and wrapped everything in a short showreel for presentation.

Solution

The four circles represent the stones, coming together into one simple and coherent mark.

Elegant, universal, built to last. To demonstrate how the logo could grow into a full identity, I created basic motion and narrative elements and wrapped everything in a short showreel for presentation.

Maison Art

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Artworks

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Artworks

Maison Art
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SaaS
Identity
Product Design
Web Design

Role

Founding Designer

Tags

SaaS
Art Management

Tags

SaaS
Art Management

Scope

0→1
Design Strategy
Identity
Product Design
Web Design

Contribution

Whole design scope from 0 → launch. Brand identity, product UX/UI, design system, and marketing site.

Contribution

Whole design scope from 0 → launch. Brand identity, product UX/UI, design system, and marketing site.

Fun Fact

Tattoo artists use the system too.

Background

There are a few tools on the market for managing art collections. All of them are outdated and overpriced. The client wanted to change that.

Background

There are a few tools on the market for managing art collections. All of them are outdated and overpriced. The client wanted to change that.

Approach

A design system is far more than just differently styled buttons and inputs. I formulated several core principles that underpin every screen of the web application.

Approach

A design system is far more than just differently styled buttons and inputs. I formulated several core principles that underpin every screen of the web application.

Consistency

Basic patterns and mechanics are uniform across all screens.

Add buttons are always located in the top-right corner, regardless of the entity being displayed.

The search bar is always positioned at the top above the list, whether the user is browsing artworks, exhibitions, or artist directories.

Every entity related to an artist’s content has a contextual menu, mirrored in a submenu at the bottom when navigating deeper into that entity’s screen.

Consistency

Basic patterns and mechanics are uniform across all screens.

Add buttons are always located in the top-right corner, regardless of the entity being displayed.

The search bar is always positioned at the top above the list, whether the user is browsing artworks, exhibitions, or artist directories.

Every entity related to an artist’s content has a contextual menu, mirrored in a submenu at the bottom when navigating deeper into that entity’s screen.

Scalability

The interface is designed to function seamlessly for both individual artists with five artworks and galleries managing thousands. The transition from a beginner user to a “pro” user should naturally retain familiar habits.

The interface works across both desktop and touch devices. This means no mechanics should rely solely on hover interactions, and the tappable area for controls must not be smaller than 44pt.

Scalability

The interface is designed to function seamlessly for both individual artists with five artworks and galleries managing thousands. The transition from a beginner user to a “pro” user should naturally retain familiar habits.

The interface works across both desktop and touch devices. This means no mechanics should rely solely on hover interactions, and the tappable area for controls must not be smaller than 44pt.

Interface Monotony

Functionality is never duplicated across different parts of the system.

Identical functionality always operates through the same mechanism.

Content Over Interface

Simplicity and clarity are prioritized in the interface.

The interface should never detract from the visual perception of the artworks.

Critical Actions Are Reversible

For example, a deletion toast notification. Instead of interrupting the user with a pointless “Are you sure?” prompt, it’s often better to provide an option to undo the action

Takeaways

Started with a full-featured iPad app. It didn’t take off, so we shifted focus to web.

Takeaway

Started with a full-featured iPad app. It didn’t take off, so we shifted focus to web.

Solution

The design stays out of the artwork’s way. What we ended up with is highly scalable, built on familiar patterns. I’m especially happy with how affordances work in collections and exhibitions.

Solution

The design stays out of the artwork’s way. What we ended up with is highly scalable, built on familiar patterns. I’m especially happy with how affordances work in collections and exhibitions.

Key Features of the Project

Drag & Drop functionality in the exhibition interface.

Target audience: independent, relatively unknown artists. The idea is that meaningful feedback from buyers is more motivating than occasional statistics.

Dark theme.
Responsive design
Dashboard with statistics across all exhibitions.
Multi-entity selection.
Collection creation.
Contextual menus.

Key Features of the Project

Drag & Drop functionality in the exhibition interface.

Target audience: independent, relatively unknown artists. The idea is that meaningful feedback from buyers is more motivating than occasional statistics.

Dark theme.
Responsive design
Dashboard with statistics across all exhibitions.
Multi-entity selection.
Collection creation.
Contextual menus.

Renaissance Health

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Title

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Title

Renaissance Health
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SaaS
Design Language
Design System

Role

Principal Product Designer

Tags

Health Tech
Insurance
Dashboard
Chat
Video Calls
Authentic

Tags

Health Tech
Insurance
Dashboard
Chat
Video Calls
Authentic

Scope

Concept
Design System
Product Design
Sound Design

Contribution

Full product design. Information architecture planning, resilient interaction patterns, user flows, design system development, product UI and UX.

Contribution

Full product design. Information architecture planning, resilient interaction patterns, user flows, design system development, product UI and UX.

Challenge

Renaissance Health is part of the Renaissance Insurance Group. At the start, the division had only a logo, a basic identity, and tens of thousands of clients who had been using the service exclusively via phone.

The task was to create a full-scale digital product from scratch, under serious time pressure.

Challenge

Renaissance Health is part of the Renaissance Insurance Group. At the start, the division had only a logo, a basic identity, and tens of thousands of clients who had been using the service exclusively via phone.

The task was to create a full-scale digital product from scratch, under serious time pressure.

Approach

Once we defined the MVP’s core functionality and scenarios, we decided to stay aligned with the visual language inherited from the parent group. Geometric shapes. Bold, saturated colors.

The first two concepts didn’t click. They were scalable and functional, but the vibe wasn’t right. The design team felt we could push further and had to aim higher.

The third concept was the one. Visually authentic, clearly differentiated in the market, yet grounded in and expanding on the Renaissance brand language.

Approach

Once we defined the MVP’s core functionality and scenarios, we decided to stay aligned with the visual language inherited from the parent group. Geometric shapes. Bold, saturated colors.

The first two concepts didn’t click. They were scalable and functional, but the vibe wasn’t right. The design team felt we could push further and had to aim higher.

The third concept was the one. Visually authentic, clearly differentiated in the market, yet grounded in and expanding on the Renaissance brand language.

Results

The MVP launched 6 months after the project began.

We designed and shipped a fully responsive web interface with appointment booking, online consultations, document storage, financial tools, chat, and more.

The design system covered principles, grids, typography, color, iconography, patterns, and even sound.

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