MIKHAIL SOLOMATIN
Making complex systems consistent, coherent, and clear
8+ years shaping digital products in FinTech, E-commerce, and MarTech.
Speaker at Design Picnic 2023 — one of Russia's leading design conferences, Moscow
Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing
As a seasoned designer, I mentor others, speak at industry events, and create educational content to make UX design more accessible. By sharing my experience and supporting fellow designers, I help raise design standards and grow with the community.
I’ve worked with Mikhail when I managed several design projects he worked on. He proved himself to be a responsible designer with hands-on attitude. It was very comfortable to work with him, because…
Margarita Polishchuk
Head of Strategy | Product, Design, and Sales
Mihail's skills as a designer are only surpassed by his keen ability to ask the right questions at the right time. Every time an update on the progress was received, it was like Christmas…
Derek Heimlich
Mihail is one of those rare individuals that checks all of the boxes. Not only is he a talented designer that consistently presents excellent results, but he is also a keen logical thinker that sees beyond the pixels…
Lance Elliott
Creative Director of Product & Director of AI Initiatives
Mikhail is a very responsible designer with an eye to details, he paid attention both to UX/UI and provided high quality mockups based on deep analytics and close communication with the clients.
Alex Dubnyak
CEO, Co-founder | Shopify
I’ve worked with Mikhail when I managed several design projects he worked on. He proved himself to be a responsible designer with hands-on attitude. It was very comfortable to work with him, because…
Margarita Polishchuk
Head of Strategy | Product, Design, and Sales
Mihail's skills as a designer are only surpassed by his keen ability to ask the right questions at the right time. Every time an update on the progress was received, it was like Christmas…
Derek Heimlich
Mihail is one of those rare individuals that checks all of the boxes. Not only is he a talented designer that consistently presents excellent results, but he is also a keen logical thinker that sees beyond the pixels…
Lance Elliott
Creative Director of Product & Director of AI Initiatives
Mikhail is a very responsible designer with an eye to details, he paid attention both to UX/UI and provided high quality mockups based on deep analytics and close communication with the clients.
Alex Dubnyak
CEO, Co-founder | Shopify
I’ve worked with Mikhail when I managed several design projects he worked on. He proved himself to be a responsible designer with hands-on attitude. It was very comfortable to work with him, because…
Margarita Polishchuk
Head of Strategy | Product, Design, and Sales
Mihail's skills as a designer are only surpassed by his keen ability to ask the right questions at the right time. Every time an update on the progress was received, it was like Christmas…
Derek Heimlich
Mihail is one of those rare individuals that checks all of the boxes. Not only is he a talented designer that consistently presents excellent results, but he is also a keen logical thinker that sees beyond the pixels…
Lance Elliott
Creative Director of Product & Director of AI Initiatives
Mikhail is a very responsible designer with an eye to details, he paid attention both to UX/UI and provided high quality mockups based on deep analytics and close communication with the clients.
Alex Dubnyak
CEO, Co-founder | Shopify
Fun Facts About Me
🌏 Worked with clients across three continents
— from Singapore to Australia
🎓 Ran 200+ mentoring sessions
— still haven't gotten tired of explaining why the button should sit 8px to the left
🕵️ I've worked as a design recruiter
— helped place product designers, brand designers, and art directors at some of Russia's biggest companies
🎛️ Most unusual project #1
— a plugin interface for audio processing, styled after the 1960s
⚰️ Most unusual project #2
— designed a concept for inheritance planning — proof that even death benefits from a good UX
🎭 Once played a poet in a duel in a music video for a popular singer
— the acting career never took off, but it toughened me up for design reviews
🏆 I got a shoutout from an Emmy-nominated composer
— for one of my interfaces, from someone who scored TRON: Legacy and The Witcher
🌏 Worked with clients across three continents
— from Singapore to Australia
🎓 Ran 200+ mentoring sessions
— still haven't gotten tired of explaining why the button should sit 8px to the left
🕵️ I've worked as a design recruiter
— helped place product designers, brand designers, and art directors at some of Russia's biggest companies
🎛️ Most unusual project #1
— a plugin interface for audio processing, styled after the 1960s
⚰️ Most unusual project #2
— designed a concept for inheritance planning — proof that even death benefits from a good UX
🎭 Once played a poet in a duel in a music video for a popular singer
— the acting career never took off, but it toughened me up for design reviews
🏆 I got a shoutout from an Emmy-nominated composer
— for one of my interfaces, from someone who scored TRON: Legacy and The Witcher
Ready to Start Your Project?
Let's talk
mike.solomatin.design@gmail.com
Ready to Start Your Project?
Let's talk
mike.solomatin.design@gmail.com