& PRODUCT CREATOR
Ideas into
character.
I connect products, packaging and visual language — from idea to production and market.
Vladimir Shmoylov
Portugal. Working worldwide.
32 SELECTED PROJECTS
Different forms.
One curious mind.
From the shelf to the everyday object.
From a clear system to an unexpected image.
Packaging
14
Objects
6
Brands & communication
7
Spaces & experiments
6
Practice
From an idea to a working solution.
An original idea
I find an image that expresses the product and stays in the memory.
Cat’s Eye ↗02Production
I connect form, structure and packaging with production and retail requirements.
ERA 2022 ↗03Team direction
I bring specialists together around the task and keep the result coherent.
Cookery Magic ↗About & collaboration
I’m Vladimir Shmoylov, an independent design director and product creator. Based in Portugal, I work with companies worldwide. Depending on the task, I design personally or assemble and direct a team.
We begin with the task, market and constraints. Then we define the scope, develop a concept and take the agreed solution through to production handover.
54 COLLECTED ARTICLES
Journal
44 ESSAYS / ONE SERIES
AI &
Visual Culture.
A field guide to the ways artificial intelligence changes what we create, see and experience.
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The Engineering That Built a Brand Leader
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A Design That Came Back to Me After 12 Years
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AI-Native Optimism vs Enterprise Reality: Why Organizational Redesign Will Be Slower Than We Think
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Depopulation: How to Protect Growth When Headcount Shrinks
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Back to Basics: How a Simple Hyphenation Mistake Became a Full Typography Seminar
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The Visual Language of Packaging in the Age of AI: Between Sameness and Creative Potential
Read ↗LET’S MAKE SOMETHING MATTER.
What’s
on your mind?
Tell me about the product, market, timing and indicative budget. I accept selected commissions.
Selected commissions worldwide.
Packaging projects from €10,000.
Brand and packaging systems from €25,000.