One of Bulanov büro’s first projects in the year 2025 was the development of a visual identity for Ukraine’s Innovation Support Office (Офіс підтримки інновацій).

This project brought together a team of inspired professionals with an ambitious mission - to make Ukraine a hub for advanced global military technologies.

The Innovation Support Office is a platform that promotes the growth of technological solutions and innovative projects aimed at strengthening Ukraine. It turns challenges into opportunities, supports breakthrough ideas, and helps build an ecosystem for the sustainable development of technologies that can transform the country and the world.

The team behind the visual identity quickly connected with the client on shared values, which made the creative process smooth and inspiring. The final visual concept was based on dazzle camo – a style that is bold, dynamic, and slightly unconventional, just like innovation itself.

This type of dazzle camouflage has become a subculture in areas such as science, art, film, fashion, and exhibition design. The goal was to bring this visual language into Ukrainian miltech.

The logotype was developed with the support of Dmytro Rastvortsev, while the fonts used for headlines and promotional materials included Enerhodar by AlfaBravo and Rastvortsev’s e-Ukraine.

Veresnevi Samotsvity (“September Gems”) is a theater festival that has brought joy and inspired audiences for 54 years.

This long history reflects its significance in the cultural life of Ukraine. The festival brings together theaters, artists, and directors from across the country, creating a unique atmosphere of idea exchange and artistic energy. This event contributes to the development and promotion of Ukrainian culture and art.

This year, a rebranding was carried out, introducing modernized posters, a new logo, a seasonal emblem, the theater’s overall style, and souvenir designs.

“Вересневі самоцвіти” is rendered in Repyakh, a typeface that recreates the artistic heritage of the renowned Ukrainian graphic artist Mykola Butovych. It was designed by Lev Type studio in collaboration with Dmytro Rastvortsev in 2024. For the main information, e-Ukraine, also designed by Dmytro Rastvortsev, is used.

The “Veres Fest” logo made from geometrical shapes and the three-dimensional outlined “54” number appear to be custom drawn.

Lilova is a bakery located in Vinnytsia, my hometown in Ukraine. Lilia, the chef and friend of mine, draws inspiration from the natural world. Her name, Lilia, even means “lily” – a flower!

The concept for Lilova blends natural motifs with baked goods. I selected shapes that mirror both elements nature and baking. Take the croissant, resembling a seashell, or the silhouette of a leaf, mirroring the form of a loaf of bread. These shapes not only establish a visual connection but also symbolize Lilia's commitment to using only the freshest, locally sourced ingredients in her baked goods.

See the full case study on Behance.

Повернись живим / Come Back Alive is a charitable foundation providing competent assistance to the army and a public organization engaged in security and defense sector analytics, implementing rehabilitation projects for veterans through sports.

The Come Back Alive foundation has been operating since 2014. Their main goal is to make the defense forces more effective, help save military lives, and systematically counter the enemy. To achieve this, the Foundation purchases equipment, including thermal optics, quadcopters, vehicles, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. "Return Alive" is also the first charitable organization in Ukraine to obtain permission to purchase and import military and dual-use goods. Specifically, the organization's team has procured and delivered to the units of the Armed Forces the Bayraktar TB2 strike UAV complex, 11 special armored vehicles, and 1460 7.62mm caliber machine guns for the 21st brigade of the Armed Forces.

The foundation's instructors have trained over 10,000 highly qualified military specialists, including sappers, snipers, drone operators, and infantry. They also provide training in field medicine and establish training complexes for field medicine in the Armed Forces, support the conduct of secret missions that cannot be disclosed until victory.

The organization's website is designed in military colors, with materials presented in a clear and understandable layout. The headlines use Laqonic 4F from 4th february (Sergiy Tkachenko), and body text is set in e-Ukraine, a free font from Fedoriv Agency ( Dmytro Rastvortsev). In the foundation’s social media, you can also find the exceptional Volja by Marymo (Nil Khasevych, Marchela Mozhyna).

Freelance designer Myroslava Holub has created a wonderful calendar for the year 2024. All proceeds from the sale of the calendar go towards supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In this calendar, you won't find photographs or illustrations—instead, it features vibrant minimalism both in color and design elements. The standout features are the typefaces— Kharkiv Tone (by Katya Drozd), Volja (by Marchela Mozhyna), Irpin Type (by Aronetiv Foundry and Oleksiy Popovtsev), and e-Ukraine (by Fedoriv Agency and Dmytro Rastvortsev).

The publication Riso culture provides artists with a fresh perspective on the creation of their art. From the website RISOДЕНЦІЯ (Risodentsia), translated from Ukrainian:

RISOДЕНЦІЯ is the first Riso studio and art workshop in Ukraine, cultivating the craft of art, design, and eco-printing on the iconic Japanese Risograph printing machines. RISOДЕНЦІЯ is part of a large creative community united by a love for craft technologies and unique prints. This community consists of 893 RISO studios worldwide (343 in Europe alone). […]

It’s a multitude of art festivals, art exhibitions, and other events. It’s an active and creative youth that not only creates beauty but also businesses. RISOДЕНЦІЯ joins this vibrant group with unique Ukrainian artistic ideas, offering young creative generations bright modern tools and a path to global cultural platforms.

For the design of their website and social media, the company uses Laqonic 4F by 4th february (Sergiy Tkachenko) and e-Ukraine by Dmytro Rastvortsev and Fedoriv Agency.

The Pavillon-Presse is a museum for the printing arts in Weimar, Germany. On September 30, 2022, Ukrainian brand and typeface designer Kateryna Korolevtseva will give a lecture as part of their regular type gathering. Korolevtseva will provide insights into typeface design in Ukraine: from historical heritage to modern works. The event is free of charge; a few tickets are still available.

The poster announcing the event was designed by Korolevtseva herself, using her Expromt. This “modern slab serif typeface with unusual inner high contrast” and varied proportions was “inspired by the Ukrainian type design heritage, especially by the cover of a collection of works for piano created by Ukrainian graphic artist Hryhoriy Berkovych in the early 1930s.” See more of this work in progress on the designer’s website.