Professional experience / Graphic Design Internship
Murawei
During a six-month internship at Murawei, a Berlin bookshop and publisher, I designed book covers, educational layouts, website updates, blog banners and print assets.
A live online bookshop and publisher (murawei.de) for Russian- and Ukrainian-language books — captions here are in English; the client's own copy is in Cyrillic.
Illustrated book covers, an educational textbook cover, website visuals, blog and campaign banners, social graphics, stickers and print-ready layouts.
More than 50 promotional assets across digital and print during the six-month internship.
01 / Overview
Design inside a working retail and editorial system.
Audience
Readers and families looking for Russian and Ukrainian books in Germany and internationally.
Environment
A live online shop with a large catalogue, search, recommendations and editorial content.
Constraints
Frequent content updates, reusable formats and production across both digital and print outputs.
02 / Identity applications
One identity, from expressive image to direct signature.
The puzzle composition presents the Murawei identity as a complete image, while the standalone logo keeps the recognisable green and orange mark available for more direct applications.
03 / Website
Give a dense catalogue clear visual entry points.
The website work organised a large catalogue around visible categories, search and image-led entry points. The project view shows how book ranges and editorial themes were grouped into a consistent browsing grid.
- Focus
- Navigation, catalogue hierarchy and category presentation
- Constraint
- Reusable layouts for frequently changing stock and editorial content
04 / Publishing design
Build a visual world, then carry it through production.
The publishing work included illustrated covers, coordinated vertical applications and a complete educational textbook cover. Each output balances narrative atmosphere with the practical hierarchy required for title, author, spine and back-cover information.
- Cover system
- Illustration, hand-drawn display type and reflected compositions
- Textbook
- Front, spine and back organised as one print-ready outer cover
05 / Editorial campaigns
Connect book content with the shopping experience.
Blog and campaign banners translated categories, promotions and reading themes into repeatable formats. The Smart Reading banner below was used in an article published on 24 February 2026, within the internship period.
- Formats
- Website cards, article banners, social graphics and campaign adaptations
- System
- Direct labels, flexible imagery and consistent type placement
06 / Production
Work across web, publishing and print without losing consistency.
The six-month internship covered more than 20 assets, including website visuals, book covers, educational material, posters, social media graphics, stickers, book add-ons, seasonal campaigns and print-ready adaptations.
07 / Outcome
A real workflow with visible public outputs.
The website remains live and the selected Smart Reading article is publicly accessible. No traffic, conversion or campaign performance metrics are claimed.
Additional outputs
Illustration and publishing applications.
Live references
The website and selected article remain public.
The links open the current Murawei website and the February 2026 Smart Reading article. Current catalogue and later editorial content may differ from the internship-period work.
Interested in this kind of website and visual communication work?
Contact Yrysbek