Ilya Shalmanau

portfolio

RAT design, code
RAT homepage featuring Max Bill’s verdichtung aus violet, courtesy of Lorenzelli Arte.
01Exhibition index
Map of Milan galleries with a Cardì Gallery exhibition selected. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
02Gallery map

Independent art guide

A guide to exhibitions and openings at Milan’s galleries and independent art spaces. The site pairs a curated calendar with a gallery map and practical details for each visit.

Areas
Web design, development, exhibition index, venue map
Year
2026
ratrat.it
Milan Cinema design, code
Milan Cinema’s desktop programme with film posters, ratings and showtimes.
01Daily programme
The Milan Cinema phone view filtered to Rear Window.
02Mobile search

Independent cinema guide

One programme for what’s playing across Milan, from multiplexes to independent screenings. You can browse by date or cinema, find original-language screenings and go straight to tickets.

Areas
Web design, development, showtime aggregation
Year
2026
  • 367showtimes
  • 28cinemas

Programme snapshot, 8 November 2026.

cinema.shalmanov.com
Vintage Atlas web, mapping
Banco’s map of Milan and Lombardy alongside the day’s market listings. Map data from OpenStreetMap via OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
01Market atlas
Banco’s Mercato Carbonia detail with hours, stall data and source links.
02Market detail

Independent market guide

An atlas of markets across Milan and Lombardy, now called Banco. Browse by day or neighbourhood, save favourites and check the original source before making the trip.

Areas
Web design, development, mapping, data curation
Year
2026
  • 845markets indexed

Directory snapshot, November 2026.

vintage.shalmanov.com
ATTO design, code
The ATTO a Caffè Leopardi wordmark and a yellow seasonal-menu button on the prototype’s homepage.
01Website cover
The prototype’s autumn menu with ingredient illustrations, prices and allergen markers.
02Mobile menu

Website prototype

A website prototype for ATTO at Caffè Leopardi in Milan. The design carries the café’s printed menu into a mobile layout, with illustrated ingredients and dish details that open on tap.

Areas
Web design, development, digital menu
Year
2026
View ATTO prototype
Memo 02 research, writing
A memo page pairing Gucci runway and campaign imagery with a study of Ancora red.
01Gucci’s Ancora
The Maison Margiela chapter, with an archival image collage and an essay on white.
02Maison Margiela
A memo page on Tiffany Blue, illustrated with archival photographs and packaging.
03Tiffany & Co.

Colors in Brand Storytelling

A visual essay on how a single colour can become part of a fashion house’s identity, told through Gucci’s Ancora red, Margiela’s white and Tiffany Blue.

Areas
Research, writing, editorial design
Year
2024
Memo 01 research, writing
Memo 01 cover with the title above a photograph of the sea at dusk.
01Cover
The New Authenticity chapter, illustrated with examples from social media and fashion campaigns.
02New authenticity
The cinema chapter, with stills from Oliver Peoples and Rolex campaign montages.
03Movies and Love Icons

Crafting Luxury & Fashion Stories on Social Media

Three ways luxury brands tell stories on social media: creator experiences, footage that feels candid, and references to cinema. The memo looks at what each approach can do for a brand.

Areas
Campaign research, writing, editorial design
Year
2024
medDARE content strategy
Two LinkedIn graphic concepts about adoption of AI in healthcare.
01Example posts
Portfolio spread showing the proposed LinkedIn publishing calendar.
02Content calendar

LinkedIn strategy proposal

A LinkedIn plan for a company that supplies healthcare AI datasets. I proposed a clearer voice and a publishing calendar that mixed company updates, industry news and short explainers.

Areas
Audience research, LinkedIn strategy, content planning
Year
2024
Youth Block strategy, identity
Two layouts from the Youth Block creative guidelines, with example social graphics.
01Social creative guidelines
A Youth Block example post with type and composition guidance.
02Typography & layout

Creative strategy case study

A content and visual identity refresh for a youth civic education organisation in Belarus. Interviews and research informed a new publishing mix and practical design guidelines for the creative team.

Areas
Audience research, content strategy, visual guidelines
Year
2024
  • +87%average likes per post
  • +36%post reach
CAF e Patronato social, video
Portfolio page with eight frames from ANAS Milano’s short-form video feed.
01TikTok feed

TikTok launch for ANAS Milano

A TikTok launch built around the questions people bring to ANAS Milano. I planned the content and wrote scripts that turned common legal and administrative questions into short videos.

Areas
TikTok strategy, scripting, video development
Year
2023
  • 1M+video views
  • 4,000new followers