Dasha Wagner is a professional graphic designer and illustrator, with an international clientele. Born and raised in Saint-Petersburg (Russia), Dasha graduated from the Herzen State Pedagogical University and the University of Northern Iowa (USA) with BFA, MA and MFA degrees in Art Education and Graphic Design. Since 2005 Dasha Wagner dedicated herself to graphic design. Dasha’s design projects have been inspired by mail art and postal history. Many of them have been featured in books and popular blogs devoted to graphic design. After moving to the U.S. in 2008, she launched her own brand named DM Design Collection and began collaborating with stationery companies and design agencies across the globe. Communication with illustrators and designers worldwide inspired her to create a book about greeting cards. Dasha uses her creativity with a social purpose, reminding people about the value of personal communication through paper cards in the modern technology era that we live in.