# Anastasia Ruchkina — Visual Communication & Editorial Practice

> Portfolio of Anastasia Ruchkina, visual communication designer, cartographic researcher, and HfG Offenbach graduate based in Milan and Germany. Specializing in editorial design, publication systems, geopolitical cartography, tactile print, and spatial museum installations.

## Core Projects & Research

- [Dispute Islands Cartographic Atlas](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#works): A geopolitical exploration of disputed maritime borders and territorial sovereignty through high-density cartographic editorial design.
- [36 Days of Type](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#playground): Liquid chrome typography and procedural glyph specimens exploring experimental letterform anatomy.
- [HfG Rundgang](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#works): Kinetic poster systems and visual communication identities developed for Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach.
- [Drowning Islands](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#works): Editorial publication spotlighted in Gallerytalk Magazine exploring rising sea levels and vulnerable island territories.
- [Café Hani Visual Identity](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#works): Comprehensive brand identity, tactile print stationery, and custom typographic systems.
- [Spatial & Exhibition Design](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#works): Museum spatial installations, 3D typography, and exhibition catalogs across Europe.

## Monograph & Reference Files

- [Official Monograph PDF](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/Portfolio_Anastasia_Ruchkina_ENG.pdf): Full-resolution editorial monograph documenting major works, commissions, and theoretical frameworks.
- [Direct Contact & Commission Dispatch](https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/#contact): Inquiries for book design, identity systems, spatial exhibition direction, and academic lecturing.

## Professional Profile

- **Alumni**: Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main (HfG), Germany
- **Disciplines**: Editorial & Book Design, Cartographic Atlases, Visual Identity, Spatial Typography
- **Direct Mail**: anastaruchk@gmail.com
- **Direct Telephone**: +39 3398171165
- **Website**: https://anastasiaruchkina.netlify.app/