Anton Sokolov
Principal Designer, Head Office at JetBrains
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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SeniorAnton Sokolov is a Tokyo-based principal designer and creative entrepreneur with eight years of formal experience leading product and design teams at JetBrains and earlier roles across fast-growing software companies. He runs Half of Eight, where he produces independent projects—like a digital poster exhibition, a Mt Fuji stamp study, and a YouTube series—while consulting for global brands and speaking at international design events. Combining product leadership with studio-level artistry, Anton bridges data-informed UX and visual storytelling, often turning archival or cultural research into interactive design work. His background spans hands-on team leadership, design strategy, and public-facing creative practice, revealing a rare mix of corporate product rigor and personal, research-driven art projects.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Japanese, Russian, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
halfof8/japan_earthquakes
Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
halfof8/441311-keksobooking
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:12 PRs, 5 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
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