Rough Tales is a studio doing mascot and character-focused branding, illustration, and animation. Run by graduated MA/BA in illustration, animation and design — Anna Makarchuk and Dmytro Nikolaienko, originally from Kyiv and now based in Tallinn.
    With over two decades of industry experience, we have partnered with prominent international agencies, including frog and McKinsey & Company. Our impressive client roster features major names like Google, Philips, Samsung, Bosch, Vodafone, and much more.     
    Part of Day Night Company.
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Kometa cafe — pizza in KyivTypeface: Kyiv Type Foundry


Very Small Club
    Logo for Hungarian-Ukrainian Very Small Club (to be open soon in Budapest)
    The logo depicts a dancing figure in a tight square shape
    resembling a mix of Ukrainian Hopak and Vogue dances.
    Animation: Anna Makarchuk
    Art-direction: Dmytro Nikolaienko


Valka
  • Logo for custom clearance agency Valka.
  • Valka - a caravan, a separate group of wagons with cargo being transported somewhere. Among the Chumaks, a valka consisted of batovs. Each batov had 5 carts.
  • Art-direction, design and animation by Dmytro Nikolaienko
  • Typeface: DN Valka by Day Night



Halas
  • Logo and merch for music record label and poscast Halas (noise - Ukrainian).
  • Art-direction and design by Dmytro Nikolaienko
  • Illustrations by Anna Makarchuk




Muscut
  • Logo and stamps for record label Muscut.
  • Art-direction, design by Dmytro Nikolaienko
  • Illustrations by Anna Makarchuk