Independent design practice · San Francisco Bay Area

Design for
complex companies.

Volodymyr Shostakovych creates e-commerce experiences, multi-brand design systems, visual identities and investor stories for technology companies and growing organizations.

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Selected clients

Selected portfolio

The work comes first.

Brand, web, product, commerce and presentation work selected across more than two decades of practice.

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Selected outcomes

Design with a business life after delivery.

25+years in design and visual communication
$200M+client-acknowledged capital raised with VOVA decks as a contributing tool
10+years working with companies in the U.S. market
6peer-reviewed publications

Capital and revenue figures are client-acknowledged outcomes in which the design work is described as a contributing tool, not the sole cause.

Client recommendations

What collaborators say.

Selected statements from founders, investors and operating leaders who have worked directly with Volodymyr.

He did far more than make slides look nicer. He restructured our story so the problem, solution, technology and unit economics could be understood in minutes.

Eric AdamsonCo-founder & former CEO, Tortuga AgTech

This combination of top-tier design quality and day-to-day practicality has become central to how we communicate with our investors and stakeholders.

Karthik KrishnanFounder & CEO, Concentric AI

His work consistently helps our team tell a clear, confident story about a complex technical product.

Dr. Tessa LauFounder & CEO, Dusty Robotics

We wouldn’t be in the position we are without the expertise and talents of Volodymyr.

Alan DoanCo-founder & Executive Chairman, Missouri Star Quilt Company

His professionalism, reliability, and consistently exceptional results have earned my complete trust.

Maia BittnerSilicon Valley founder & investor

Expertise

Four parts of one practice.

01

Design systems in Figma

Token-based, reusable systems for products, marketing teams and multi-brand organizations.

02

E-commerce + product UX

Clear customer journeys and scalable interface patterns for high-volume digital businesses.

03

Brand + visual identity

Identity systems that remain distinctive across websites, products, campaigns and physical media.

04

Investor communication

Editable pitch and board presentations that make technical companies understandable without making them simplistic.

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Volodymyr Shostakovych

About the practice

Senior attention from the first question to the final system.

Volodymyr works directly with founders, investors and operating teams. The practice stays intentionally small and brings in trusted specialists when the work needs them.

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