TL;DR: I design, build products, and lead teams. I deeply care about craft and solving…

• Regional chapter leader, Croatia

  IxDA

  Apr 2014 - Present 12 years 5 months

  Education

  For over 10 years, I've led IxDA Croatia and organized more than 30 UX meetups and gatherings. My goal has always been to create a friendly, supportive community that shares ideas, knowledge, and experiences:

  → Created welcoming spaces where everyone could easily share insights and learn from each other to grow professionally.
  → Encouraged practical discussions around how design can help solve real business problems and shape better products.
  → Raised awareness of how measuring…

  For over 10 years, I've led IxDA Croatia and organized more than 30 UX meetups and gatherings. My goal has always been to create a friendly, supportive community that shares ideas, knowledge, and experiences:

  → Created welcoming spaces where everyone could easily share insights and learn from each other to grow professionally.
  → Encouraged practical discussions around how design can help solve real business problems and shape better products.
  → Raised awareness of how measuring design outcomes can clearly show the value of good design to businesses.
  → Brought together designers, product managers, researchers, and developers to build stronger relationships and improve teamwork across disciplines.

• Co-Founder, Leader

  BUKA - Bjelovar non-governmental association for cultural activities

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2005 6 years 1 month

  Arts and Culture

  As a co-founder and leader of the BUKA initiative, I helped transform a small, grassroots cultural movement into a recognized creative force within the local community, especially for young people.

  Starting in the basement of my building, our team quickly gained momentum, establishing BUKA as a hub for creativity and learning. I was deeply involved in co-leading the team, securing funding, and spearheading numerous creative and educational activities.

  With limited resources but…

  As a co-founder and leader of the BUKA initiative, I helped transform a small, grassroots cultural movement into a recognized creative force within the local community, especially for young people.

  Starting in the basement of my building, our team quickly gained momentum, establishing BUKA as a hub for creativity and learning. I was deeply involved in co-leading the team, securing funding, and spearheading numerous creative and educational activities.

  With limited resources but immense passion, we achieved significant impact, including the co-founding of the culture magazine AKT, the theater group PUKNUTI, a theater festival, and an animation school.

  This experience was not only a testament to the power of teamwork but also a meaningful contribution to our community’s cultural landscape.

• IVANINA KUĆA BAJKE / IVANA'S HOUSE OF FAIRYTALES

  2013

  Ideja o osnivanju centra za posjetitelje „Ivanina kuća bajke“ rodila se 2006. godine kada je na poziv nositelja projekta TZ Grada Ogulina izrađena prvotna projektna ideja i studija razvoja kulturnog turizma „Ogulin - zavičaj bajke“ koju je izradila Dragana Lucija Ratković Aydemir iz tvrtke Muze d.o.o. iz Zagreba. U toj je studiji Ivanina kuća bajke, uz Ogulinski festival bajke, zamišljena kao stup razvoja jedinstvene i posebne destinacije kulturnog turizma u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj, a koja…

  Ideja o osnivanju centra za posjetitelje „Ivanina kuća bajke“ rodila se 2006. godine kada je na poziv nositelja projekta TZ Grada Ogulina izrađena prvotna projektna ideja i studija razvoja kulturnog turizma „Ogulin - zavičaj bajke“ koju je izradila Dragana Lucija Ratković Aydemir iz tvrtke Muze d.o.o. iz Zagreba. U toj je studiji Ivanina kuća bajke, uz Ogulinski festival bajke, zamišljena kao stup razvoja jedinstvene i posebne destinacije kulturnog turizma u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj, a koja svoj doživljajni identitet razvija na jednoj književnoj vrsti - BAJCI!

  Ideja je proizašla iz činjenice da se u Ogulinu rodila najznačajnija hrvatska spisateljica bajki – Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić i da su „Priče iz davnine“ duboko prožete nematerijalnom baštinom legendi i prirodnim ljepotama Ogulina. S druge pak strane, bajka kao široko rasprostranjena književna vrsta autorici studije učinila se kao značajan potencijal za kreativno djelovanje i komuniciranje koje otvara put i poticaj za interkulturnu razmjenu i bogatu međunarodnu suradnju, te počiva na vrlo snažnoj europskoj ideji.

  Dana 15. ožujka 2012. godine TZ Grada Ogulina sklapa ugovor sa Središnjom agencijom za financiranje i ugovaranje programa i projekata Europske unije o dodjeli bespovratnih sredstava. Ivanina kuća bajke otvorena je 13.12.2013.

  Muzeološki program i koncepcija: Dragana Lucija Ratković Aydemir, Muze d.o.o.
  IT i multimedija dizajn: Vladimir Končar, Studio Revolucija dizajna d.o.o.
  Grafički dizajn: Vanja Cuculić, Maja Draganić, BooBoo Tannenbaum aka Srđana Modrinić
  Produkt dizajn: Vedran Kasap, Ivana Fabrio
  Arhitektica: Kristina Špigl Uhrl
  Ilustracije: Tomislav Lončarić, Ana Kovačić, Tena Letica Takalčević i Ivo Matić
  Glazba: Vjeran Šalamon
  Interpretacijski tekstovi: Selma Kanazir iz tvrtke Muze d.o.o.
  Znanstveni tim: Nada Kujundžić, Dubravka Zima, Marijana Hameršak
  Prijevod na engleski jezik: Nada Kujundžić i Martin Mayhew
  

  Other creators

  See project

• BIG SEE Tourism Design Award - Creative story and identity as experience

  BIG SEE

  2022

  Poklon Visitor Centre - Interactive permanent exhibition

• BIG SEE Tourism Design Award - Architecture and design as experience

  BIG SEE

  2021

  The Visitor Center Between two waters, Križovec

• European Design Award - Silver

  EUROPEAN DESIGN AWARDS

  2021

  From imagination to animation: Six Decades of Zagreb Film - Interactive experience

• Mies Van der Rohe Award - Nominee

  The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe

  2019

  Mali Arsenal, HERA Visitor Center

• Croatian Designers Association Award - Design and digital media - Interaction design

  HDD - Croatian Designer Association

  Sep 2018

  Mali Arsenal — immersive experience
  Category: Best interactive experience design and nomination for Grand Prix (best overall project)
  - Mobile app
  - Toucscreen aplication
  - Immersive spatial interactive experience

• European Design Award - Finalist

  European Design Ltd.

  Jun 2018

  Mali Arsenal — immersive experience
  Category: Digital

• The BERNARDO BERNARDI award

  Croatian Association of Architects

  Apr 2018

  Interactive space Minor Arsenal - for best achievement in design and interior in 2018

• European Design Award - Finalist

  European Design Ltd.

  May 2016

  The interactive exhibition Bauhaus – Networking of Ideas and Practice (BAUNET)
  Museum of Contemporary Art Croatia
  Miscellaneous Categories > 17.3 Exhibition Design

• EMYA Award - Best European Museum Nomination

  European Museum Forum

  2016

  Ivana’s House of Fairy Tales – Visitor Centre (Ihft), Ogulin, Croatia

• MIXX award - best mobile app experience

  HURA & IAB

  2016

  City Center One - best mobile application experience

• European Design Award - Silver

  European Design Ltd.

  May 2015

  Interactive experience ‘Magic mirror’
  Silver medal in digitala experince category

• Croatian Designers Association Award - Design and digital media / Interaction design

  HDD - Croatian Designers Society

  Sep 2014

  Interactive experience Magic Mirror.
  The Exhibiton of Croatian Design 1314

• IdejaX - Best campaigne

  HURA & IAB

  2014

  Ožujsko beer “Nadimci” (nicknames) Game experience - Facebook app
  In cooperation with: BBDO agency

• MIXX award - Inovative use of techonlogy

  HURA & IAB

  2014

  Interactive experience Magic Mirror

• Effie Croatia - Bronze

  HURA & IAB

  2013

  Ožujsko beer “Smak svijeta” (The end of the world) gamefication Facebook app
  With: BBDO Zagreb and Universal McCann

• Effie Croatia - Bronze

  HURA & IAB

  2013

  Ožujsko beer - Neka vatra i dalje gori (Let the fire burn) "360 football paltform"
  With: BBDO, Playbox Grupa

• HMD award - best permanent exhibition

  Croatian Museum Association

  2013

  Ivana’s House of Fairy Tales – Visitor Centre (Ihft), Ogulin, Croatia

• MIXX award - best mobile app

  HURA & IAB

  2013

  Beck's - Message in the bottle
  Argumented reality mobile app ecxperience

• MIXX award - cross media integration

  HURA & IAB

  2013

  Ožujsko beer - Interactive application "The fan flag"
  Web apliaction, facebook application

• Europen Design Award - Bronze

  European Design Ltd.

  May 2012

  Company Branding - Bronze medal for Studio Revolucija visual identity

• Europe Top Talent — Best in Europe under 30

  EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards

  2005

  Amazing Croatian Fauna - one of the best three European projects for young, creative web designers and developers under 30 years, who work in the field of media design and e-Content. The award is focusing on innovation, creativity, and originality.

• World Summit Award

  In the framework of the United Nations' World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

  2005

  Amazing Croatian Fauna interactive web experience - E-science and technology

• AVICOM Special Award for the Interactive experience

  International Committee for Audiovisual, image and sound new technologies in museums.

  May 2004

  Interactive multimedia experience Insects - Special award for interactivity and for the richness of documentation materials and originality in educational approach

• Dean Award for extraordinary student achievement

  The University of Zagreb

  2001

  Development of the concept and design of the interactive web focused on presenting design technology. The host of the interactive experience was the AI bot who guided visitors into discovering the technology or service that best fits their needs.

  Together with Marko Mihalinec, Irena Andreić.

• Croatian Designers Association (HDD)

  Professional member

  2004 - Present