I’m a Montreal-based designer specializing in interrelating people and technology through reductive design and code. In short, I help people build companies, develop brands and digital products with a focus on simplicity, usability and scalability.
Currently shaping the future of open photography as the Head of Design at Unsplash.
Previously, I helped Crew2014 build a marketplace of highly-vetted freelancers and raise a $7M round to build a new economy around photography. We then built the world’s most beautiful co-working space and café2016 before getting acquired by Dribbble2017.
Find me elsewhere on the web: Twitter, Instagram, Dribbble, LinkedIn or e-mail me at ⤷ info@kirillz.com.
I’ve been lucky enough to be part of pretty much every project and feature at Unsplash. Here are some of my favorites.
A yearly celebration created to recognize the powerful impact Unsplash contributors have made through their generosity and artistry.
In collaboration with Charles Deluvio, UnsplashAdvertising on Unsplash: a new kind of advertising for the Internet.
In collaboration with UnsplashThe Unsplash API is used in over 8,000 third-party applications, including Facebook, Google, BuzzFeed, Medium, Zoom, Mailchimp, Trello, Adobe, Typeform and Product Hunt.
In collaboration with Charles Deluvio, UnsplashOfficial Unsplash app for iOS.
In collaboration with Olivier Collet, Charles DeluvioWith over 80,000 installs, Unsplash Instant is a Google Chrome extension that shows a random beautiful photo from Unsplash every time you open a new tab.
In collaboration with Luke Chesser, Charles LalondeThe #1 most installed Figma plugin with over 300,000 installs.
In collaboration with Liam MartensI’ve had the privilege to work with some of the smartest people in the industry who made the following projects especially memorable.
We’ve teammed up with Mackey Saturday to figure out a new, distinctive identity for Unsplash.
In collaboration with Mackey Saturday, Charles Deluvio, UnsplashA garment that embodies the spirit of exploration, brought to you by Tobias van Schneider and Unsplash.
A collaboration between Tobias van Schneider and UnsplashThe world’s first entirely crowdsourced book featuring 250 pages of photos, essays and artistic creations. Featuring Lawrence Lessig, Jeffrey Zeldman, Kirby Ferguson and Tobias Van Schneider.
Crowdsourced by Unsplash, designed by DeuxHuitHuit