A publisher, methodologist, teacher, initiator of educational programs that develop thinking and personality through artistic and design practices. A graduate of the Stieglitz Academy (St. Petersburg) and Fabrica (Italy). The author of the educational system DesignWorkout for training designers and art directors and career guidance in any creative professions. DesignWorkout curators work as a design team on culturally significant Russian and international projects. Clients include the Polytechnic Museum, World Chess / FIDE, PostNauka, the State Hermitage, McKinsey, Context. Diana Vishneva, Sanoma Publishing, and many others. The learning process in the DesignWorkout educational approach is built with a focus on interdisciplinary, the development of artistic vision and unconventional creative thinking, research and experiments, a socio-cultural approach, product thinking, and the development of individuality and the disclosure of the student's personal potential. DesignWorkout graduates work in leading IT and media companies in Russia and the world in positions such as Head of Design, Art Director, Senior Designer. Dmitry initiates research in the field of culture and design and publishes books on phenomena and their connections: "Cars & Sneakers. How Social Trends Shape Design of Things," "Human-Centered Design. How 200 of Your Clients Think from 1 to 100 Years Old," "MASTERS: People Who Shaped the Graphic and Object Environment We Live In", and others.