Vasyl Yermylov was born on 22 March 1894 in the city of Kharkiv, the Russian Empire, now Ukraine.

In 1910 he studied at the School for Applied Art in Kharkiv, and had lessons in the studio of Eduard Steinberg, having an interest in fresco painting and mosaic work.

In 1914, he resumed his studies at the School for Applied Art in Kharkiv and graduated with a Diploma in Decorative Painting.

[4] In 2018, Ukrainian creative agency Banda created the Yermylov Bold typeface, which was used specifically in the Ukraine NOW brand.

The author of the typeface was inspired by the works of Ukrainian constructivist artist Vasyl Yermylov.