Vega Interview

Here at Vega Awards, we celebrate different views, opinions, suggestions, and openness in moving towards success. Thus, let’s take a closer look at the interviews from our worldwide winners and get inspired by their success today!

Vega Winner Interview: Jesper Tielbeke, BoxPlay

BoxPlay, United Kingdom


Jesper Tielbeke is an Art Director working for a creative e-learning company in London. He creates visual content and translates their vision into their products. He loves designing digital content to

Vega Winner Interview: Dmitrii Lagunov

Georgia


Dmitrii Lagunov became interested in computers in the 1990s and started his design studio after gaining experience in various projects. His studio specializes in corporate websites and graphic design

Vega Winner Interview: Hui Yu Ho

United States


Hui-yu Ho, a UX designer, is based in Seattle. She started as a web developer but became passionate about UX design. She enjoys designing products with a focus on users and their needs, while keeping

Vega Winner Interview: Ben Reed, Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI, Canada


Ben Reed is a multi-award-winning marketing and communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He values people's happiness and business outcomes and has led

Vega Winner Interview: Bowen Shen

United States


Bowen Shen is a Product Designer in New York City. She grew up in China with a love for visual arts. Bowen Shen's career path shifted to digital design after discovering her interest in coding during

Vega Winner Interview: Michele Mardorf

United States


Michele Mardorf is an art director from Spain, with roots in Peru and St. Maarten. She has traveled to over 40 countries and was influenced by a variety of cultures. She uses art to address personal c

Vega Winner Interview: Michelle Hausen

Germany


Michelle Hausen is a UX Designer who loves to create experiences that are both functional and emotionally satisfying. Her journey started with graphic design, but she soon realized her passion for dig

Vega Winner Interview: David Mateo Gonzalez

Spain


David Mateo Gonzalez is a pharmacist and clarinet teacher who loves special effects and has studied digital composition. He is now preparing for the Nuke Certified Trainer and his biggest inspiration

Vega Winner Interview: Yuko Hwang

United States


Yu Harn/Yuko Hwang is a student studying games at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects. She has a foundation in advertising design and learned digital design in college, creating animated short films.

Vega Winner Interview: Ruoyong Hong

China


Ruoyong Hong is an interaction designer specializing in emerging technologies such as AI and self-driving cars. His focus is to create technology that harmoniously bridges humans and technology. Ruoyo

Vega Winner Interview: Ridhima Gupta

United States


Ridhima Gupta is a lead product designer for AI at Databricks, focusing on accessible AI tools for everyone. Previously at Tableau, Amazon, and Juniper, she was a design lead, simplifying complex doma

Vega Winner Interview: Shuchen Wang

United States


Shuchen Wang is a UX/Product Designer with an industrial design background, and has strong interests in user-centric design, user research, and the creation of meaningful user experiences.

Vega Winner Interview: Tiange Wang,  VLAB

VLAB, United States


Tiange Wang operates her very own design studio, VLAB, with her creative partner, I-Yang Huang to create novel experiences and products that sits at the intersection of design and technology!

Vega Winner Interview: Sirui Li

United States


Sirui Li is a freelance designer passionate about interactive and product design. Sirui strives to create products with positive impact and uses technology to enhance design effectiveness.

Vega Winner Interview: Dmitry Moystsrapishvili, RBC

RBC, Germany


Dmitry Moystsrapishvili's design journey began in 2017 with motion design, transitioning later to graphic design. Today, he proudly holds the position of Product Lead Designer at the esteemed internat

Vega Winner Interview: Yuwei (Rita) Li

United States


Yuwei (Rita) Li, a concept artist in the video game industry, transforms ideas into captivating visual designs. Her work combines inspiration from nature, diverse cultures, mythology, and architecture

Vega Winner Interview: Lazarev.Agency

Ukraine


In 2015, CEO Kyrylo Lazariev founded Lazarev.Agency, a digital product design agency in Kyiv. In 8 years, the team has grown to 50+ professionals, including UX/UI designers, analysts, and marketers, a

Vega Winner Interview: Natalino Carlo, Infernozilla

Infernozilla, United States


Fueled by his fervor for the autonomous video game sector, Natalino Carlo executes his vision as the CEO and founder of Infernozilla.

Vega Winner Interview: Yanming Chen

United States


Yanming Chen is a Graphic and UI/UX designer in lively New York, focusing on crafting engaging visual experiences. She holds a Media Design degree from the esteemed Pratt Institute, which honed her sk

Vega Winner Interview: Qinru Zhang

United States


A talented multimedia artist, Qinru Zhang’s artistic capabilities covers a broad spectrum including creating enticing 3D animations to videos and immersive multimedia experiences.

Vega Winner Interview: Lucille Yutien Huang

United States


Lucille Yutien Huang is a mobile and web digital interface designer that aspires to create products and experiences that will empower and inspire people!

Vega Winner Interview: Vitaliy Yakin

United States


Vitaliy Yakin credits his love for cinema, video games, comic books and music for leading him into the digital industry.

Vega Winner Interview: Qian Wan, AWDesign

AWDesign, United States


Qian Wan (Alex) is a product designer with a fulfilling 4-year experience and has worked with renowned companies including Penn Medicine, GEICO and VMware in hopes to bring joy, innovation and social

Vega Winner Interview: Erin Lentz, ArtVersion

ArtVersion, United States


Erin Lentz is an Executive Director of Design in ArtVersion and has an extensive background in visual communications which a burning passion in user experience design.