Hey.I’m Ksenia. Nice to meet you. I’m a designer, illustrator and art director based in Philadelphia. My experience spans both boutique design studios and in-house tech companies. I’ve led rebrands for institutions like The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and shaped smaller projects for brands like Figma. In my free time, I bake canelés. They sound like cannolis, but they’re far more nuanced — and that difference matters.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Brand IdentityLogo / Identity System / Environmental

PAFA, the oldest art school and museum in the U.S., needed a visual identity that honored its history while feeling contemporary and progressive. We developed a refined wordmark, inspired by Bodoni and historic architectural elements, and a flexible graphic system that extends across marketing collateral, signage and wayfinding. The new identity amplifies the PAFA acronym, giving the institution clarity and presence on campus and beyond, including a life-size logo sculpture at Lenfest Plaza, bridging its storied past with a bold, modern expression.
CD: Jason Kernevich
Photography: Jason Varney