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Lena S. - visual artist and creative developer.

Welcome to the world of my coding
practice.

Lena S. - visual artist and creative developer.

Welcome to the world of my coding
practice.

BIO / ABOUT

My name is Lena Sitnikova and I’m a Web designer and developer, also known as Xiu Xiu.

My portfolio consists of many initiatives across Digital Art and Design, mainly from the web field. I have considerable experience in designing and developing websites using building platforms (Tilda, Cargo Collective, Webflow) + code modifications. The latest projects include some fully coded websites that runs on Cargo.site. During 2021-2023 I gained 40+ international awards and mentions (including Behance UI/UX ribbon, x2 404foundation weekly favourite, x4 Awwwards HM, and other).

My main focus now stands in the intersection of code and design. Currently I study generative design, creative coding and processing, whereas my working interest has shifter towards front-end development.

Aside of main working experience, I teach Tilda developers basics of HTML/CSS/JS and code modifications (Code Mode course); I run
a youtube channel dedicated to code modifications for Cargo Collective; I also have some public speaking experience,
and I curate a non-commercial project and design gallery
“the design dump”.

TOOLS

  • design
  • Figma
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • development
  • Cargo Collective
  • Tilda
  • Webflow

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

  • design
  • UX/UI design
  • Branding
  • Graphic design
  • development
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • JavaScript (Junior)
  • Pixel-perfect
  • responsive/adaptive
  • Cargo development

Selected work

Awards and recognition

  • year
  • project
  • platform / gallery
  • 2022
  • СODE MODE course
  • Internet Gems by ilovecreatives
  • 2022
  • СODE MODE course
  • 404foundation weekly favorites
  • 2022
  • AZ Studio
  • awwwards Honorable Mention
  • 2022
  • AZ Studio
  • 4xCSSDA
  • 2022
  • Portfolio (2)
  • Minimal gallery
  • 2022
  • dttm e-commerce
  • 404foundation weekly favorites
  • 2022
  • AZ Studio
  • made on tilda
  • 2022
  • Kvart Studio
  • Internet Gems by ilovecreatives
  • 2021
  • Portfolio (1)
  • DesingRush Top10 experimental
  • 2021
  • Antimonopoly Co.
  • awwwards Honorable Mention
  • 2021
  • Antimonopoly Co.
  • Made on Tilda
  • 2021
  • Antimonopoly Co.
  • 4xCSSDA
  • 2021
  • Antimonopoly Co.
  • Tilda trends 2021 (Tilda YouTube)
  • 2021
  • Ivana B. portfolio
  • morrre.dsgn
  • 2021
  • Ivana B. portfolio
  • Minimal gallery
  • 2021
  • AZ Course
  • 4xCSSDA
  • 2021
  • Runo rugs
  • Minimal only
  • 2021
  • Runo rugs
  • made on tilda
  • 2021
  • AZ Studio
  • awwwards Honorable Mention
  • 2021
  • AZ Studio
  • 4xCSSDA
  • 2021
  • AZ Studio
  • abdz. (article)
  • 2021
  • AZ Studio
  • Awwwards Mobile Excellence
  • 2021
  • AZ Studio
  • Behance UX/UI ribbon
  • 2021
  • Rite Finland
  • made on tilda
  • 2021
  • Sven Sorić portfolio
  • Cargo Sites in Use
  • 2021
  • Lena S. portfolio
  • Minimal gallery
  • 2021
  • Lena S. portfolio
  • Uijar.com
  • 2021
  • Lena S. portfolio
  • awwwards Honorable Mention
  • 2021
  • Lena S. portfolio
  • Uprock school (article)
  • 2021
  • Airy Fairy
  • Made on Tilda
  • 2021
  • Airy Fairy
  • Tilda trends 2021 (tilda YouTube)

Experience

  • year
  • Sep 2020 – present
  • Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2020
  • position
  • Freelance web designer & developer
  • Teacher Code Mode Course
  • Senior UX/UI Designer & Tilda developer (AZ Studio)
  • Freelance graphic designer & independent artist

Education

  • HTMLacademy (front-end development courses)
  • CS50: Introduction to Computer science (by Harvard University)
  • (not related to code)Voronezh state university of architecture and civil engineering (masters degree)

social

Services

I create websites that wrap brand solutions into visual aesthetics in a minimalistic and functional way.

you can hire me to design or/and develop a website for you using website builders (cargo, tilda, webflow) + code.

  • design
  • UX/UI design (Figma)
  • Branding
  • Prototyping
  • development
  • Cargo collective
  • Tilda
  • Webflow

Contact:

Feel free to contact me for any project inquiries.

selected work

  • title
  • DTTM e-commerce
  • platform
  • Cargo collective

DTTM is a multidisciplinary design studio based in usa. we worked together to create a design concept that i developed on cargo collective.

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  • title
  • runo rugs
  • platform
  • Tilda

Runo is a design studio based in Zagreb, croatia. They produce hand tufted rugs made of organic wools. the website was built on no-code platform - tilda.

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  • title
  • Antimonopoly Compliance
  • platform
  • Tilda

antimonopoly Co. is a law consulting group that works in the field of Kazakhstan antimonopoly regulation. With AZ studio we created a business strategy that I wrapped into a branding and a one-page website.

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  • title
  • the design dump
  • platform
  • Cargo collective

The DD is an experimental non-commercial project and a collection of useful links for designers and developers. completely coded website that runs on cargo collective.

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  • title
  • ivana borovnjak portfolio
  • platform
  • Cargo collective

Ivana Borovnjak is a designer and a founder and member of Oaza Art and Design Collective based in Zagreb. The website was build using cargo collective + code modifications.

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  • title
  • Sven Sorić portfolio
  • platform
  • Cargo collective

Sven Sorić is a freelance graphic designer and co-founder of an experimental analog printing platform. Zagreb, Croatia. The website was build using cargo collective + code modifications.

Visit site