Artemy Lebedev became VKontakte’s design director

Artyomiy has joined the VKontakte team to improve the experience of using the social network’s products and make them more accessible to users. In his new position, he will manage the design of VKontakte’s products, form principles and approaches to work on user interfaces, and develop a common vision of the social network’s design. At least, that’s what the press service said.
At least that’s what the press service said.
Artyomiy Lebedev is the son of Tatiana Tolstoy, a Russian designer and the founder and CEO of the design company Studio Artemy Lebedev. Over its almost 30-year history, the studio under Artemy’s management has implemented more than five thousand projects with major brands, opinion leaders and public organizations.
Artemiy Lebedev is the son of Tatiana Tolstoy, the founder and CEO of the design company Studio Artemy Lebedev.
The Studio’s projects and Artemy Lebedev’s statements usually cause different opinions among the public, up to diametrically opposed points of view. The Studio previously designed for Yandex and has worked closely with the Russian company.
Artem Lebedev’s designs and statements are usually controversial, even diametrically opposed.