Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky

Stories, seen differently

142 published stories, in English

Nevsky FamilyTwo Days of Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi: Bronze, Gold, and Our Hotel LifehackTwo days of competition in Abu Dhabi: Kostya took bronze and 400 AED, Sanya won gold and 800 AED. Along the way, we finally nailed down our formula for surviving long tournament days without sitting around for hours inside Mubadala Arena.Read story
Nevsky FamilyFirst Day Back at School After SummerThe kids are back at school, and summer is officially over. We’re back to early mornings, lunchboxes, school runs, homework, activities — and the everyday logistics of family life with three kids in DubaiRead story
Design & Digital ProductsAlistera Presentation for the Middle East Invest Forum at TODAA presentation for Alistera at Emaar Square in Dubai, designed in Figma and adapted for the immersive screens at TODA. Presented at the Middle East Invest Forum on May 16, 2026.Read story
EstateI Built a Mortgage Calculator for Dubai: Numbers First, Property SecondA Dubai mortgage is more than a down payment. I built a calculator that works out real cash required for the transaction, payments, DBR, DLD fees, bank valuation, returns and rent-versus-buy — in Russian, English and Arabic.Read story
AI & Vibe CodingTwo Hours in a Café: How We Built Industrial Intelligence with ChatGPT and CodexIn two hours at a Dubai café, Anna — my secret business adviser — and I went from an idea to a B2B product: ChatGPT shaped the industry logic and data, Codex built the web service, and Cloudflare took it to production.Read story
DubaiMINI #52: A Rally Legend Returns to DubaiAt The CARS Café at Dubai Autodrome, AGMC unveiled the MINI 1965 Victory Edition — a modern JCW honouring the Mini Cooper S #52 victory at the 1965 Rallye Monte-Carlo. For us, MINI has long been more than a car: it is a small family generator of joy.Read story
AI & Vibe Coding1,064,143,356 tokens: how I work with Cursor and what the first billion taught meIn a month I ran more than a billion tokens through Cursor. I unpack my usage, work out where the number comes from, and set down a working system: how to split tasks across sessions, when to open a new chat, and how to use Agent, Rules, Plan Mode and SubagentsRead story
Nevsky Family16 August 2008: An Audit of White-Hot Time and the Formula 2 → 5The calendar presented its bill: 6,574 days under a blinding sun and 43.2% of my life on this side of our wedding day. Through hot concrete and millions of erased minutes, one equation remained: 2 → 5Read story
BlogThe Nevsky Realty AgencyFrom rockets over Dubai and empty villas in Tilal Al Ghaf to a surname overheard by chance and a black-and-green office on the thirty-fifth floor of the Citadel. That is how, in the summer of 2026, I ended up at Nevsky RealtyRead story
Irina NevskayaIrina is a Master!For almost two years, several evenings a week, Ira traded home life for the lecture rooms of Middlesex University Dubai. Now that long route has ended with a Master of Laws diploma — and another point on our map of DubaiRead story
AI & Vibe CodingGrok 4.6 in Cursor: a frontier-class model you can already load with real workOn 12 August Cursor released Grok 4.6 — a new version of the model they are building with SpaceXAI. And this time the update feels far more interesting than the usual few-percent bump on yet another benchmark suiteRead story
Design & Digital ProductsYango Power Oman: a $150K investment pitchI recently put together an investment pitch for Yango Power in Oman. The project is launching a power-bank rental network in Muscat and is now raising $150K for the first stage of scalingRead story
ListingsNineteen Riviera Lagoon — Large Type D Villa with 16,552 sq.ftA 5-bedroom Type D villa for sale in Nineteen Riviera Lagoon with a total area of 1,539 m² / 16,552 sq.ft and planned handover in Q1 2027Read story
AI & Vibe CodingCommit and PushThe oracle of the new age does not predict the future — he assembles it from branches and versions. Before him is not a crystal ball, but Git: commit fixes a choice, push sends it into the world. Code becomes a language of will, memory, and realityRead story
ListingsLarge Corner 4-Bedroom Townhouse in Jebel Ali Village for AED 6.8M4 bedrooms, 3,234 sq.ft BUA and a 4,667 sq.ft plot — a ready corner townhouse in Jebel Ali Village for AED 6.8M. Next to Sheikh Zayed Road, Ibn Battuta Mall, IKEA and full Jebel Ali infrastructureRead story
EstateMortgage in Dubai: Approval First, Then the ApartmentA financed purchase should start with budget and pre-approval, not viewings. How I work with Huspy to take clients from bank application to property selection and completionRead story
ListingsSingle-row 4BR villa in Harmony 3 rented at AED 420KHarmony 3, Tilal Al Ghaf: a tenanted single-row 4BR villa with a study and driver’s room. Current rent is AED 420,000 per year. A private investor opportunity.Read story
Estate1,000 Units Sold — DAMAC Opens the Next Thousand OpportunitiesDAMAC marks 1,000+ sales in The Lifestyle Collection and rolls out fresh terms: 15% down payment, monthly instalments from 0.25%, 4% DLD fee waiver and apartments from AED 1.25MRead story
ListingsVilla with Private Pool in Harmony 3 — Rent for AED 850K per YearA spacious 5-bedroom villa with a private pool and garden in Harmony 3, Tilal Al Ghaf. 5,617 sq. ft., 6 bathrooms, staff rooms, parking for three cars. Available from September at AED 850,000 per yearRead story
Nevsky FamilyThey Even Let Us Out 🤣🤣🤣Four years ago they let us out of Dubai Airport: Ira, three children with matching backpacks, and me — still a designer. Only now I’ve realised the escalator never stopped: all this time it has been carrying us through homes, careers, bills, cars and an entire sea towards a new version of the familyRead story
Becky the Pembroke Welsh CorgiThe Shepherd Who Gathered Our HerdBekki came to us as a reward for Alexander Jr’s jiu-jitsu victory, but quickly became something bigger: a friend to all three children, a guide through our move, and our little shepherd who now walks with me to Project 80 every morningRead story
Alexander NevskyProject 80: How I’m Going from 97.5 to 80 kg with ChatGPTI launched Project 80: a path from 97.5 to 80 kg without magic or heroics. Every day I send ChatGPT my weight, walks, sleep, and photos of what I eat, and it helps me see the system rather than individual slip-ups.Read story
ListingsMuse mansion facing the lagoon for AED 65MElysian Mansions, Tilal Al Ghaf: Muse residence No. 10 facing the lagoon is offered for AED 65M. Approximate readiness for move-in is about four months.Read story
Nevsky FamilyThe House That Wouldn’t Let Us GoFor 1,360 days an old Arab villa in Umm Suqeim raised our children, let rain into the bedroom, broke its air conditioners and sent me onto the roof to retrieve the electricity. In the end it summoned an army of cockroaches and kept half our deposit. We moved to the Palm — grateful, but exhausted.Read story
Estatetg: @alexander_nevskyHave a question about Dubai, property, relocation, or a strange idea that feels awkward to discuss in comments? Message me on Telegram. I read everything myself. I reply quickly!Read story
ThresholdWalking to a River That Isn’t ThereI walked beside the water through a city that knew the price of every square foot, but not what makes a person human. Memory kept changing, the body kept rebuilding itself, the machine was learning silence—and it was no longer clear which of us was merely the continuation of the other.Read story
Listings5BR mansion in Elysian Mansions for AED 28MElysian Mansions, Tilal Al Ghaf: 5BR mansion Villa 091 with about 10,472 sqft BUA and a plot of about 9,918 sqft. Owner expectation — AED 28M.Read story
EstateThe Beach Residences on Al Marjan IslandThe Beach Residences by Range Developments: a beachfront resort home on Al Marjan Island, four minutes from Wynn Al Marjan Island. Amenities, residence types, prices, payment plan, and the developer behind the project.Read story
Nevsky FamilyToday We’re Moving from a Villa to an Apartment…Today we are leaving our old Arab villa in Umm Suqeim and moving to Palm Jumeirah. Moving a family of five took two large trucks, an extra pickup, and the wonderful Union Movers team.Read story
ListingsOff-market 4BR villa with garden suite in Tilal Al GhafTilal Al Ghaf: a closed sale of a 4BR villa with a garden suite, rented since February 2025. Owner expectation — AED 10–10.2M net. The property is not listed publicly.Read story
EstateSelvara by Emaar: 4-bedroom villas at Grand Polo Club & ResortLimited 4-bedroom luxury villas by Emaar in an equestrian-inspired master community. A concise investor and family buyer guide.Read story
DashaDaria Alexandrovna Is All Grown UpNot long ago Daria Alexandrovna slept in a pram among the Marina skyscrapers, travelled in my arms and learned the pool under her brothers’ watch. By 8 July, the baby had given way to a young lady with a book, a bow and opinions of her own.Read story
EstateSalva by Emaar: New Family Villas in The Heights, Emaar SouthSalva by Emaar is a new villa release within The Heights master community in Emaar South, Dubai. The project offers spacious 4- and 5-bedroom villas by one of Dubai’s most recognised developers — EmaarRead story
Alexander NevskyWhen a Client Asked Burj Khalifa for 12% a YearAn ordinary day in the life of a Dubai broker: coffee, calls, investments — and a sudden transformation into a superhero when a client wants a Burj Khalifa-area apartment with strong returns and, ideally, the keys yesterday.Read story
EstateHow You Can Almost Lose an Off-Plan Property in the UAE Because of Weak After-Sales SupportIn UAE real estate, many buyers believe that the broker’s main job is to find the right property and bring the client to the point of signing the contract. In reality, that is only the first part of the work.Read story
DashaDaria’s First School YearHer first proper class, her first teacher and her first whole-class photograph. After a wonderful time at The Forest Oasis Nursery, Daria begins a new chapter — now at Raffles World Academy alongside her brothers.Read story
AI & Vibe Coding2.9 Billion Tokens Later: Why I Chose CodexI ran 2.9B tokens through Codex, compared Claude Code, Cursor Composer 2.5, and Antigravity, and realized the best AI tool is not the smartest one. It is the one that keeps real projects moving every day.Read story
EstateNevsky at Nevsky RealtySince July 2026, I have been working as a real estate consultant at Nevsky Realty. How a product designer came to Dubai real estate, why finding the right agency became a professional journey of its own, and what comes next on nevsky.ae.Read story
ListingsPrivate off-market villa in Harmony 1A private villa in Harmony 1 that is not listed in open advertising. A market benchmark has been prepared, and full details are shared with buyers who have a concrete request for Tilal Al Ghaf.Read story
Listings3BR townhouse in Elan for AED 3.9MElan, Tilal Al Ghaf: 3BR townhouse B401 of 1,512 sqft is offered for AED 3.9M. Current rent is AED 176,400 per year; market rent guide is AED 190,000–205,000.Read story
Listings4BR twin villa in Aura 2 from AED 6.3MAura Phase 2, Tilal Al Ghaf: a 4BR twin villa is offered at AED 6.3–6.5M. A family format with four bedrooms and a more accessible entry into the community than larger standalone villas.Read story
ListingsLarge 5BR villa in Harmony 2 — for sale or rentHarmony 2, Tilal Al Ghaf: a large 5-bedroom villa available for AED 13.5M or long-term rent at AED 750,000 per year. A spacious family home in one of the community’s main villa clusters.Read story
ListingsCorner 4BR villa with pool view in The AcresThe Acres by Meraas, Cluster E: a corner 4BR villa with a 6,384 sqft plot, 3,987 sqft BUA and a pool view. Off-plan resale with planned handover in Q4 2028.Read story
ListingsTenanted 4BR villa in Harmony 1Harmony 1, Tilal Al Ghaf: a 4BR villa of 4,507 sqft is offered for AED 8.9M. The home is already rented and suits an investor looking for a ready villa asset with active income.Read story
ThresholdThe DispatcherMy day no longer splits into morning, noon, and evening. It splits into sessions. Codex, Claude, Cursor, and the kitchen-table oracle — four invisible hands I route my attention between. The next profession may not be developer or designer. It may be AI dispatcherRead story
AI & Vibe CodingI’m not a developer. But I shipped three products in three monthsWhen machine intelligence writes the code and the human is responsible for the logic and meaning — who’s the developer? And what changes in the profession when the tool starts thinking alongside you?Read story
ListingsSea-view studio in The Beach ResidencesThe Beach Residences, Al Marjan Island: a 665.58 sqft sea-view studio. Original price AED 1,278,000, AED 766,800 paid, remaining balance on a 60/40 plan AED 511,200.Read story
DubaiFulcrumAttended a meeting of the Dubai Healthy Person community — chamber business psychotherapy in the new art space DOM. Speakers, live conversations and the question that hangs in the air on everyone: what’s next?Read story
Alexander NevskyFirst time on the mat: I finally tried Brazilian Jiu-JitsuToday I tried Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the first time at Roger Gracie Academy in Al Barsha. My kids have trained for three years, and I only now stepped onto the mat myself. The first session was tough. This weekend we are going with the kids to a competition in FujairahRead story
ListingsPrivate sale of villa V28 in Majestic VistasA private offer for villa V28 in Majestic Vistas, also known as Lamborghini Mansions. Price, size and full specifications are shared with serious buyers in the premium segment.Read story
Yuri Nevsky. The Father’s LineTime to buy black rings“In the endless winter, the bracelets wrapped around the wrists…” Beyond the Barguzinsky tract, time froze in “zero transportation.” Confession of a watchman of an abandoned dacha, where reality disintegrates along the lines of Malevich, and only the warmth of freshly chopped firewood can saveRead story
ThresholdMan as a knotMan is not the crown of evolution, but a rare knot of condensation, a temporary substratum in which the Universe first gathered itself so deeply into pain, language, memory, love and inner experienceRead story
DubaiBetween zoom and siren: how Dubai is getting used to life under the gunTen minutes between “take shelter now” and “all clear.” These screenshots aren’t stills from a thriller — this is daily life in Dubai, 2026. While the skies decide the fate of regions, we balance work calls and emergency alerts from MOI. Hard? Yes. But people adapt to everythingRead story
AI & Vibe CodingCallCoach — the app I built because I couldn’t understand what people were sayingWhen you’re making cold calls to British or Indian clients and can’t understand a word they’re saying — that’s a real problem. I solved it myself: built a Swift app with Apple Intelligence that transcribes speech in real time and suggests what to say next.Read story
EstateSmiling story from SPI Dubai 😂I’m there too sometimesRead story
ListingsPrivate studio resale in Aykon City Tower DA private resale case: a studio in Aykon City Tower D near Business Bay. Price, size, view and financial terms are shared with a client who has a concrete request.Read story
EstateThere was a war going on, but they worked in the officeMonday, March 9, back in the office — anxious overall, as Dubai is being hit, but air defense works well. We left remote to see how things go. Morning feels calm; I really hope it stays that way. Last week was jittery: kids at home, clients worried, sirens in the backgroundRead story
EstateHappy March 8th — with beauty, inspiration and new opportunities!A little spring, a little beauty and a little Dubai. I collected warm congratulations for March 8th and added a selection of objects that are really nice to look atRead story
Nevsky FamilyWe went to Birch to see Nastya for her birthdayThis was the best restaurant I’ve been to in Dubai so farRead story
EstateFalling in love with Dubai: Happy Valentine’s Day!Celebrating February 14th at SPI Dubai. About the love of a city that inspires you to do more, and about finding a place that will become your true homeRead story
Nevsky FamilyInternational Day at SchoolThis time the children themselves and their nanny went to International Day at Raffles World Academy school and I arrived only at the end for a couple of hours and the first quest was to find the children, since they were scattered around the entire perimeterRead story
EstateSame UX, different scale: why am I now designing life in Dubai, and not interfacesSwapping pixels for the scale of a city. My move from BigTech into Dubai real estate, seen through a UX lens: why I chose SPI Dubai, how design experience helps me read the ergonomics of a home, and why I’m building LiveDXB.com — an honest guide to real Dubai, without filtersRead story
Irina NevskayaFrom Dubai with a British seal of approval: a new stage in your legal career!We celebrated Ira’s graduation from the Law programme at Middlesex University Dubai — two and a half long years, but she did it and finally earned her dream: a British diploma. A great day, the whole family together. An incredible ceremony at Royal Atlantis on the PalmRead story
Nevsky FamilyChildren suddenly lit a fire on the ground without any warningAs soon as you turn away, you come into the garden, and there are children making a fire with all their might, burning wood and paper and cardboard and declaring that they are very happy and they are children and therefore they simply have to light a fire!Read story
Design & Digital ProductsBringing Ryazan innovations to the Dubai market: INKO-ENERGY caseI am starting work on the marketing strategy and full operational launch of the INKO-ENERGY brand in the UAERead story
Design & Digital ProductsAlistera: creating a visual code for a new space in the heart of DubaiI’m deep into the promo website for Alistera — a new class A coworking and office space in Downtown Dubai, just steps from Burj Khalifa. A project of this level demands matching packaging, so in parallel with the web I’m building out the full brand identityRead story
Design & Digital ProductsHow I built an Instagram carousel for self.space based on a Khaleej Times articleI created a test Instagram carousel for self.space based on a Khaleej Times article: short quotes, a calm premium visual style, two videos, and a clear story about a self-portrait studio without a photographerRead story
Framer: From Design to Live WebsiteFramer Final Report: The Year That Made Me TopMy 2025th in Framer: in the top 1% of world creators! That’s 191 hours, 2908 posts, thousands of layouts and 17,600+ visitors to my best site. It was big, loud and very productive. A full analysis of my statistics is in the carousel! 🔥Read story
Design & Digital ProductsVisual designer for Zulya BeautyDeveloped a grid of posts and profile design for the Zulya salon. Now the team has ready-made tools to maintain a premium style and not waste timeRead story
Product Design ExperienceWeb application with AI for startup FundmatesOver the past few months, I’ve been participating in design sprints with Fundmates, a US startup that raises funds for YouTube creatorsRead story
Design & Digital ProductsDesigns for LETOILE: Beauty Weekend and moreDesigned a stack of materials for LETOILE — the Beauty Weekend event held at Manar Mall. The brief: bright, festive, instantly eye-catching in feed. The result: an Instagram carousel mixing beauty props, 3D characters, and a lot of popcornRead story
Nevsky FamilyOperation “Parental Bed Takeover”Dasha is already asleep, Sanya is as happy as if it were his idea from the very beginning, Kostya holds a strategic position deep in the frame, and we parents have officially lost control of our own bed.Read story
Product Design ExperienceSell ​​One Video: turning future video income into money todayI designed an MVP service for YouTube creators that allows them to sell the future income of a specific video for a fixed amount — quickly, transparently and without creditsRead story
Product Design ExperienceBranding for The Driven PodcastI was on the creative team for The Driven Podcast, a YouTube series about entrepreneurs, creators, and professionals who are pushing the boundaries of their industries. My task was to develop the visual identity and digital presence of the podcastRead story
Product Design ExperienceWebsite design for The Driven podcastFrom logo to live platform: designed the site in Figma, assembled it in Framer — quickly, minimally, with a focus on the studio guest and storyRead story
Alexander NevskyInterface of my lifeChildren are my best UX test, emigration is the main redesign, family is an honest product team. I live between the bay and the desert, children’s school and a laptop with Figma. I write about life and design: honestly, with failures and discoveries, without gloss and instructionsRead story
DashaDasha in Antonia: pizza, pasta and a little artThe best pasta in Abu Dhabi, worth coming back for again and again. If you’re looking for a place loved by Michelin and adored by kids — head to Antonia. While Dasha draws masterpieces in chalk, we savour the authentic Italy worth leaving Dubai for on a weekendRead story
Nevsky FamilyWe visited Teamlab Phenomena in Abu DhabiIt was just something incredible!Read story
Design & Digital ProductsMy site looks very nice on iOS26Incredibly beautiful!Read story
AI & Vibe CodingTesting HiggsfieldTesting the new Higgsfield neural net — it’s a bomb. One photo is enough to get video with live emotion, motion, and facial expression. Like someone pulled a frame from memory and pressed play. Perfect for concepts, storytelling, and getting high on how fast tech became cinemaRead story
Nevsky FamilyWe went to the classical…We were able to go to the classical one, first misled Konstantin, promised him that there would be a musical there and he barely agreed, but there was a classical oneRead story
Design & Digital ProductsConcept for BudovskySmile Renaissance: the philosophy of “smile restoration” as a new standard in dentistryRead story
Nevsky FamilySanya and Kostya created various craftsMy kids, who are great guys, create a variety of amazing crafts every Thursday!Read story
Design & Digital ProductsD2Q • StudioD2Q • Studio is my personal laboratory, where I gradually collect everything I love: design, technology, branding and meaning. This is not yet an agency, but rather a sprout that I grow — step by step, project by projectRead story
Konstantin NevskyKonstantin is a football playerNext Wednesday he invited me to a training session so that I could evaluate the progress of the little manRead story
Alexander NevskyIn front of the barbershopIt’s completely, completely overgrown, something needs to be doneRead story
DubaiParking lot incident #spinneysThis, of course, infuriates a little, but not muchRead story
Design & Digital ProductsStand design for Dr. Budovsky’s clinicDone promptly for an exhibition based on our new concept for promoting the Smile Renaissance clinicRead story
Konstantin NevskyKonstantin — human and Becky — corgi dogTogether!Read story
Design & Digital ProductsI made a quick business card website for my friendsMade the first version of a business card website for A&F Advertisement — an outdoor advertising agency in DubaiRead story
Design & Digital ProductsMy personal website • nevsky. mePortfolio website in English, made in FramerRead story
Nevsky Family👩‍❤️‍👨 MINI & MAXI — a family car park in which everyone has their placeShe is green, nimble and always knows where to park. It is white, massive and takes up half the yard in one movementRead story
Alexander NevskyWe drive around Jumeirah at night in a minivanThe car is peppy, although it’s a simple Cooper, not even a Cooper ESRead story
Irina NevskayaMy beautiesIn the morning near the villa before going to the kindergartenRead story
DashaAfter kindergarten in HealAfter kindergarten, since we are still getting used to it, we are going to have breakfast at #Heal in Jumeirah, Daria already has her favorite dishes and, of course, babychino!Read story
DubaiRain in DubaiThe weather was cloudy and drizzling all day. That’s how it should be. And so it happened. But this could have happened on another day, not just this oneRead story
DubaiKeys to identityDead PoetsRead story
Nevsky FamilyWe went to La BayadèreThe whole family except baby DariaRead story
DubaiThis was the sea (bay) on February 15, two thousand and twenty-fiveIt’s just capturing the momentRead story
Design & Digital ProductsOrganized a beautiful photo shoot for the siteWe held a photo shoot a week ago last Friday with the doctors of the Budovsky Clinic for the websiteRead story
Alexander Jr.We went to Sanka’s schoolWe attended an absolutely wonderful musical production of “We are one” at Raffles World Academy, Sanya sang songs and drummed somewhere in the backgroundRead story
Design & Digital ProductsWio said “Yes!” My account is approved!On February 6, I received a letter from Wio: “Your account is approved. Pending activation.”Read story
DashaFooling around with DashaMe and my daughter Daria — perhaps this is the BRIX Cafe toiletRead story
Design & Digital ProductsMy new brandingPerhaps it’s time to do something for yourselfRead story
Nevsky FamilyHidden Cafe in DecemberOn December 2nd, my family and I took a trip to the desert to visit the Hidden Cafe in Dubai. This day was like a little adventure: the road to the cafe passed through endless sand dunes that seemed to shine under the rays of the winter sunRead story
Product Design ExperienceWorked as a designer at Dubai’s Yango PayYango Pay is a convenient mobile wallet built into the Yango Taxi app that allows you to instantly top up your account using mobile money. From June 2023 to November 2024, I worked as a Senior Product Designer in a cross-functional team of 16 people based in DubaiRead story
Design & Digital ProductsLicensed web developer. Legally clicking pixels in DubaiNow as an adult: I have a web developer license in DubaiRead story
Product Design ExperienceCreated interfaces for a Dubai neobankIn 2023, I worked as a product designer for Keytom, a neobank based in Dubai. We collected the “fiat + crypto” ecosystem in one product and brought the interfaces to a clear, modern user experience and launched the first version of the MVPRead story
Product Design ExperienceManaged a group of designers at Square MeterIn m2. ru I led a team of four product designers at Deal Desk for B2B (business-to-business) — the company’s revenue center — and put together end-to-end user experience (UX) from scratch: mortgage, electronic registration, remote signing of documentsRead story
BlogMy grandfather Vladimir Nevsky: The man who measured the expanse with a hiker’s strideVladimir Aleksandrovich Nevsky (1933 — 2019) is an iconic figure for Buryatia. An energy engineer by profession and a pioneer in spirit, he dedicated his life to making the mountains and taiga closer and more understandable to everyoneRead story
Product Design ExperienceManaged his own art cafe “In the Forest” remotely from Dubai“In the Forest” is my warm place: rebranded from Dubai, a menu read out in the printing house, five of our own, Lyokha the barista and a table by the window. In the summer of 2024 I sold the cafe — the decision was right, the aftertaste is bitter, but I will be backRead story
Product Design ExperienceMade beautiful branding for the project of my wife and her friend Two ElementsFor my wife Irina and her friend Yulia, I created an identity for their Two Elements project — scented candles and sachets. The task was simple and honest: modern, elegant and homely, personal, with the idea of ​​​​harmony of two principlesRead story
Product Design ExperienceMade a landing page for PacJourneys on FramerDesign and build of the PacJourneys website on Framer: clean grids, smooth micro-animations and clear navigation emphasize the exclusivity of the service and make choosing a trip simpleRead story
Product Design ExperienceDesigned and created a website for fellow lawyers Connection Middle EastA clean, modern site on Framer that quickly explains what the team does for UAE businesses: company setup, visas, banking, and ongoing support. Clear structure, confident visuals, and sharp accents — so a visitor grasps the essentials in a minute and takes the next stepRead story
Product Design ExperienceBranding for the Wellara medical brandBranding for the Wellara medical brandRead story
Alexander Jr.The First Morning of the YearThe first of January begins as it should: the tree is still glowing, the house is running on mandarins and quiet, and Sanya takes command of an enormous Star Wars ship. On mornings like this, a new year really can feel new.Read story
Alexander NevskyLes Benjamins addicted…I love Les Benjamins. For the design, for the energy, for the way Istanbul lives inside every stitch. It doesn’t feel like just clothing — it feels like a manifestoRead story
Product Design ExperienceDesigned a website for EpicWeb3 on Webflow ENFor the great team at EpicWeb3, I built the entire website in Webflow. The design was created by another designer, while my role focused on implementing the layout and improving certain aspects of the UIRead story
ThresholdThe concept of a metaverse that will help humanity move to a new level of developmentThe Metaverse as an Evolutionary Round of Humanity: A Manifesto for the Digital SingularityRead story
Design & Digital ProductsWebsite “Cognitive Strategies”, first design draftThe other day I completed the first draft of the “Cognitive Strategies” website for my project, which I am doing together with my partner IlyaRead story
Alexander NevskyA little more than one year in DubaiJuly 31st was the moment when we lived in Dubai for exactly a yearRead story
Alexander NevskyMe and TeslaHow to rent a Tesla in DubaiRead story
Alexander NevskyUpdate for June 6, 2023Everything is fine!Read story
Art café “In the Forest”The menu has been updated for the summer season at the Con Gelato 2.0 cafeCome visit!Read story
Alexander Jr.The eldest child took the gold!Sanya took gold in the Jiu Jitsu competition in Abu Dhabi, winning two fights, again with a painful armbar. This is just some incredible baby!!!Read story
Art café “In the Forest”I made a website for my cafe Con Gelato 2.0 on FlexbeI made such a fast website for my cafe or coffee shop or cafeteria with the ability to order onlineRead story
Nevsky FamilyChildren earned awardsThe kids again achieved some school awards: Sanya Star of the Week and Kostya Class Dojo ChampionRead story
Nevsky FamilyAlready nine (9!) months in DubaiThe day has come when we can boldly and proudly declare that our whole family has been in Dubai for the ninth month. Let me remind you that we flew here on July 30, 2022, exactly on Saturday, on an Emirates flightRead story
Nevsky FamilyChildren fought and wonThe kids took prizes at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in the Dubai branch of the GymnasiumRead story
Design & Digital ProductsManaged a group of designers at Square MeterIn m2. ru I led a team of four product designers at Deal Desk for B2B (business-to-business) — the company’s revenue center — and put together end-to-end user experience (UX) from scratch: mortgage, electronic registration, remote signing of documentsRead story
Design & Digital ProductsMobile application prototype for KeytomThe prototype was first assembled in Figma, but then rebuilt in WebflowRead story
Nevsky FamilySeptember 1 in DubaiAlexander Jr. and Konstantin-two-times-junior and Daria-generally-petty + me + Irina + grandmother = standing on the line dedicated to September 1st at the Russian International School in SharjahRead story
Design & Digital ProductsEasy and no problem…At one of the design sprints, which took place outdoors, my design team and I put together this cheerful presentation about cool features that could increase user retention in the Square Meter mobile applicationRead story
MoscowMe and DashaMe and little Dasha in the courtyard of some house in the “Microcity in the Forest”Read story
Framer: From Design to Live WebsiteMe and FramerIn general, initially there was an idea to create proprietary courses on creating high-fidelity prototypes in FramerRead story
Alexander NevskyIn the forestIn the style of the country “In the forest”Read story
Alexander NevskyThis is the very first post on this blogHey! Well, it’s official — I’ve finally launched my blogRead story
Product Design ExperienceUpdated Wallarm Cybersecurity AppWallarm has become faster and clearer: a single language of components, smart tables and risk metrics to see the main thing and act immediatelyRead story
Product Design ExperienceWorked as a designer at VTB from Luxoft — they created the PKB portalWorked on the customer’s side as an outstaff designer—we worked with the boys to create a corporate business portal (CBP)Read story
Product Design ExperienceHe led a group of designers and was himself the design director of EMIASFor almost five years he was the design director of EMIAS — the Unified Medical Information and Analytical Platform — they “translated” paper into digital data on the instructions of Sobyanin and DITRead story
Product Design ExperienceWorked as a graphic designer at RIA NovostiFrom the same early era is my work at RIA Novosti. I was accepted into Ilya Ruderman’s graphic team, and for me it was like getting into an editorial “institute”Read story
Product Design ExperienceCreated the very first web version of the Izvestia newspaperOnce upon a time I was hired as the first web designer for the web version of the Izvestia newspaper. I then made the very first web portal designRead story

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Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky®

Product designer in Dubai, I've been living here for three years. I create digital products with a focus on good UX, design complex systems and high-fidelity prototypes, balancing between validating product hypotheses and being a mindful father of three wonderful children and one corgi

© Copy Rights • Alexander Nevsky® • 1984—2026 • Moscow–Dubai

Alexander Nevsky®

Product designer in Dubai, I've been living here for three years. I create digital products with a focus on good UX, design complex systems and high-fidelity prototypes, balancing between validating product hypotheses and being a mindful father of three wonderful children and one corgi

© Copy Rights • Alexander Nevsky®

1984—2026 • Moscow–Dubai

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