About me
I am a UX/UI designer who decided one day that I didn't have to work the traditional 9–5 to be a UX/UI designer.
That's when I decided to embrace my 'night job' (freelancing and sharing practical UX/UI tips on social media) and make it my full-time job (it's still kinda like a 9–5, but at least it’s for myself).
Now, I can work with clients, help them achieve their goals and talk about UX/UI as much as I want.
Since I was 12, I knew I wanted to be a designer (or a a character designer for cartoons). But over time, I discovered usability – the perfect balance between aesthetics and technology, humans and computers.
My timeline
Petra Designs – Self-employed, Present
Finally, I took the courage to start my own business and do the job that fulfills me. Working for SaaS, helping businesses in their digital transformation.
K15t – Product Designer, 2022–2023.
Product designer for Scroll Viewport, fastest growing application in the company. Working in the core team of the project as a lead of Frontend team (FE + UX/UI)
Deepr – UX/UI Designer, 2022.
UX/UI designer for a digital agency in Stuttgart. Working as a senior UX/UI designer, working on various CMS projects and mentoring working students in UX/UI design and Figma.
Locastic – UX Researcher & Junior UX/UI Designer, 2020-2022.
Started as a UX Researcher in a digital agency, working on over 50 projects with complex custom software, prototypes and flowcharts. I was the go-to person for UX and transitioned into product design & design system creations.
Freelance – Visual designer, 2017. – 2020.
While in UNI, I started freelancing for various projects mostly branding design & web design. I’ve done over 70 projects on platforms like Fiverr, 99designs and helping local businesses.
UMAS – Visual Communication Designer Bacc.art 2017. – 2020.
Getting my bachelor in Visual Communication design at Art’s Academy in Split, Croatia. Learned typography, photography, sociology, UX/UI and 40+ more subjects. Organizator of first two KOMBO festivals, various work exhibitions.
GOGGS – Media technician (High School) 2013. – 2017.
Getting my high school diploma as media technician in School of design, graphics and sustainable development in Split, Croatia. Learned animations, photography, web development. Presented Croatia in European Parliament in Strasbourg as part of EuroScola.
Forums – Designer (Hobbi) 2009 ??
My passion for web design started with forums... you remember those, right!? I had a series I loved and I made graphics of my favourite characters in Photoshop (aged 11). I started creating my own forums and first interactions with admin panels & CSS. <3
