Art Director & UX/UI Designer · 15+ years in product design · GWMR platform launch coverage (2022)
Chișinău, Moldova
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Project work on a data-heavy public platform (GWMR) and editorial recognition for rapid concepting point to strength in UX/art direction. Prior multi‑year design tenure (self‑reported) supports senior IC/lead design roles.
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Progression from IC designer roles to studio owner and senior art director, with a visible teaching role alongside agency leadership.
AscendingSeveral steps (including Autodoc and early roles) are self‑reported without third‑party confirmation — verify to lock the slope.
I help teams turn complex, data‑heavy ideas into clear, usable interfaces. My recent work on a public wine‑awards data platform sharpened my approach to information hierarchy, search and filtering, and UI clarity under real‑world constraints.
I’m also effective in fast‑turn concept sprints — from a rough brief to a presentable direction in hours — and in coordinating with product and engineering to move designs from concept to shipped.
›Designing data-heavy lists, filters, and detail views
›Rapid concept sprints: brief → concept in 24–48 hours
›#mr.oneNEWS case: scoping, composing, presenting a fast concept
Recent visible work ties Andrew to the GWMR (Global Wine Medal Rating) platform, a Moldovan‑origin data product for tracking wine awards that launched publicly in December 2022. He was profiled in a 2018 local editorial praising the speed and quality of his #mr.oneNEWS concept, anchoring him as a visible art director in Chișinău. His CV lists a Master’s in theoretical & mathematical physics from Moldova State University and prior tenure as Lead Designer & Art Director at Autodoc.de in Berlin (2009–2017). Much of the early career record is self‑reported and the public portfolio footprint is light outside the two anchors above.
An outside read, based on the evidence found.
The profile reads as a Chișinău-based art director/UX designer with a technical academic foundation and a couple of visible anchors: contribution to the GWMR wine‑awards platform and a local editorial praising a rapid concept. Beyond these, much of the timeline is self‑reported and the public portfolio is limited, so independent confirmation for earlier roles is the main diligence task.
The GWMR platform is live and covered in local media, and a 2018 editorial highlights his concepting speed as an art director.
Live product evidence
GWMR platform is publicly accessible and documented by Gustos.Life and Wine-and-Spirits coverage.
Local editorial anchor
A 2018 editorial praises his fast concepting, naming him as an art director.
Long design runway (self‑reported)
CV shows continuous design work since the mid‑2000s, including Berlin tenure.
Several roles and achievements come only from a self‑reported CV; independent employer or portfolio confirmations are thin.
Physics Master’s at USM (self‑reported) STEM background may inform a data‑driven approach to UX and design.
Justice‑sector namesake exists Court/press entries show another Andrei Mațco in Moldova — useful disambiguation.
Web sources + resume claims · 4 roles need confirmation
MIDSUN (design studio brand) — Art Director & UX/UI Designer (owner self‑reported)
Verified · 3 sourcesNov 2017 — Present
Operates the MIDSUN studio brand; cited as MIDSUN’s art director/UX designer and featured as part of a local design duo.
2009 — 2017
Design leadership role in Berlin, per self‑reported CV; seek references or artifacts for verification.
2007 — 2009
Led the creative function at Deeplace (per CV).
2005 — 2007
Graphic design role (per CV).
2002 — 2005
Early graphic design role at Deeplace (per CV).
Wine awards data platform under Gustos.Life; public launch covered in Dec 2022.
Local media praised a fast concept credited to him for #mr.oneNEWS.
Teaches UX/web design; explicitly named on the course page.
Named instructor on D‑Spirit’s UX/Web‑Design course page (active listing).
Local media feature: “Андрей и Василий MIDSUN. Мы сторонники Mobile First.”
Editorial praising rapid concepting credited to him: “Страна должна знать героев… Андрей Мацко – арт‑директор…”
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Moldova State University (Universitatea de Stat din Moldova)
Master’s Degree · Theoretical and Mathematical Physics · 1998–2005
Also stated as Physics & Informatics in CV
Press & interviews (4)
Corporate & product (4)
Verification checks — ran clean (1)
Andrew Matsko works as Lead Designer & Art Director at Autodoc.de, based in Chișinău, Moldova.
Andrew Matsko is a designer known for the GWMR platform and a local editorial praising his rapid concepting.
Andrew Matsko has worked at 4 companies on record:
Projects and ventures Andrew Matsko is behind:
I help teams turn complex, data‑heavy ideas into clear, usable interfaces. Can teach: Designing data-heavy lists, filters, and detail views; Rapid concept sprints: brief → concept in 24–48 hours; #mr.oneNEWS case: scoping, composing, presenting a fast concept.
Target role: ART DIRECTOR.
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This profile is assembled from 9 public sources, last aggregated 2026-08-23. Every fact carries a label: Verified (backed by two or more independent sources), Vouched (confirmed by a person who worked with them) or Self-reported. 3 facts are confirmed by cited sources. It is a public-source professional profile, not a background check.
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