First Design Studio
Design, technology and learning with one team
First Design Studio connects brand work, digital development and practical learning. We help you create a solution and understand how to keep working with it.
- A clear beginning for your project
- Learning and implementation options
- Specialist brands for different tasks
Riga, Augusta Deglava ielaWhat we do
Six directions, one team
Build skills through Hexa Academy, commission digital or brand work, or choose a specialist product. Discuss where your involvement helps and where delivery by the team is appropriate.
Graphic design coursesGraphic design courses in Riga or online: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CorelDRAW, Figma and AI. €50 + VAT per lesson, no prepayment.Explore
Business consultingConsulting on marketing, SEO, Google Ads, Meta and ChatGPT ads, AI tools and automation, design and development, launching a business and export.Explore
Digital solutionsWebsites, e-commerce, web applications, SEO, marketing, logos and brand identity. Digital services for businesses in Latvia.Explore
Brand identityVisual identity for consistent communication: logo, colour, typography, practical applications and brand guidelines.Explore
Engraved Parker pensPersonalised Parker pens for gifts and business. Choose the model, engraving text and packaging in the First Design online configurator.Explore
Luxury cardsMetal business cards, VIP and membership cards for your brand. Design with First Design Studio and specialist production through FDS Cards.Explore
Co-founder
From a business question to completed work
Vitalij Kolotikov’s original First Design message centres on lasting relationships and involvement in a company’s development. Today that continues through learning and consulting, website and brand work, personal Parker gifts and FDS Cards products.
- Design, marketing and digital products in one practice
- Lasting partnerships and involvement in a company’s growth
- Practical learning at Hexa Academy
Author of two books
The AI Marketing Revolution
7 Steps to Build a Multimillion Business with Smart Marketing and AI
Brands
Meet our connected areas of work
Vitalij Kolotikov is a co-founder of First Design Studio and a Hexa Academy tutor. The work brings together experience in design, marketing, business and digital products.
Office
Where to meet us
We work at the Deglava Biroji building in Riga. Lessons, consultations and project meetings happen here; we arrange each meeting in advance.
Augusta Deglava iela 66-602, Rīga, LV-1035Open in maps
The Deglava Biroji building at Augusta Deglava iela 66, Riga 
The conference room with a large screen for theory 
Desks with two and three monitors for practical work
Clients
Companies that have trusted us
Companies and organisations from the published First Design Studio collaboration collection.
Reviews
What clients say
I liked the individual lessons: I could set my own pace and had undivided attention.
Antra MilasevičaStarFM · Adobe Photoshop courseTranslated from LatvianA pleasant collaboration, responsiveness and understanding with just a few words.
Denijs JaunzemisVIA-S houses · sales manager · logo designTranslated from LatvianQuality and precision describe First Design Studio.
Evita BogdanovaSIA KULK / Hotel Jelgava · logo, stationery and envelopesTranslated from Latvian
First Design Studio
Questions and answers
Where can we meet?
Our Riga address is Augusta Deglava iela 66-602. Contact us before visiting to arrange a meeting. An initial project conversation can also take place remotely.
Can I contact you without a finished brief?
Yes. A short goal and a link to your existing project, if you have one, are enough to start the conversation.
Let’s start with your goal.
Tell us what you want to learn or create.