Interview with Graphic Designer Katerina Demina

by Elena Cheurina January 09, 2019

Katerina Demina (@deminadesign) is a graphic designer who has created a bold and minimalistic logo for our brand Ozero Swimwear.

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Katerina was born in a small town near Ekaterinburg, but she is currently based in Perm, Russia. Graphic design was always her passion, since high school. And this passion helped her to create a successful company Demina Design Studio (@deminadesignstudio) at the age of 19!

Here is our quick Q&A with Katerina.

What’s the best logo of all times? Superman and I♥️NY.
Best graphic design studio? NoNameBranding (New York), Choice (Moscow), Rowan Made (Sydney).
What’s the most difficult part of being a graphic designer? Dealing with print shops!
Dream company to work for? Starbucks, Anouki, Mercedes, Fenty Beauty, Surf Coffee and many more!
What’s your favourite book about design? “Making Ideas Happen” by Scott Belsky and “Design, Form, and Chaos” by Paul Rand.
Why foreigners should visit your city, Perm? Because they will feel special here and will meet amazingly friendly people with a unique way of thinking.
What’s your favourite place in Perm? Digital Port by Kama river.
Best coffee place in Perm? Red Cup and K16.
How would you describe people from Perm to foreigners? Open, friendly, talented and girls from Perm are insanely beautiful!
What’s your favourite city? Tbilisi, Georgia.
What’s your dream place to live? My own private house, location doesn’t really matter as far as I can travel a lot.
Best place on earth? Anywhere where my family is, where I am not alone and feel loved.
Book that has changed your life? Haven’t read it yet… Only some people have changed my life so far.
Movie that you are ready to watch over and over again? All movies with Will Smith!
Which superhero are you? I am Groot.
Which talent would you like to have? Teleportation.
How do you start your day? My day cannot be officially started without a good breakfast.
How do you finish your day? With some stretching and TV.
How would you describe your style? Feminine surfer.
What’s your secret beauty weapon? Ice cubes – better than any eye patches.
If you had another career what would you’ve been doing? I would have been a tomb raider like Lara Croft ;)
The words you live by? If I want something, it means I already have it somewhere – I just simply need to go grab it!
What advice you have for young graphic designers today? – Go clean the mess on your desk, laptop and then in your head! Simply love what you do and do it better than you can.