An independent, non-profit organization building open-source tools for writers, journalists, and publishers.
Over the past year, I led design on bringing social web1,2, features to Ghost, helping users reach new audiences not just on Ghost, but also on WordPress, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, and other platforms.
I also led design on rebuilding internal tools, and turned a cumbersome command-line interface into a smooth, responsive web-app, allowing Ghost’s customer support team to help people in half the time.
3 Cross-promote other publishers and help them grow their audience (changelog post ↗)
5 Product cards let you easily add product reviews, recipes and more to your posts (changelog post ↗)
Ghost is used by thousands of journalists, writers, and bloggers. It feels really good seeing how teams like 404 Media are using it for important journalism, and I’m thankful for everything I learned from the amazing people that worked there.
“If you're looking for a product designer, talk to Djordje. Great taste, strong design decisions, and solid coding skills. Also an awesome human.”
A fully-remote venture studio that partners with industry experts to help them launch and scale startups.
I joined HOV as their first designer, helping grow the design department to 5 people, while hiring, training, and managing junior designers.
I also directly worked on products like REITScreener6, HOV Accelerator7, and Identifi, where my job covered everything from helping stakeholders shape MVPs8, to doing user research, and designing complex UIs.
7 Landing page for the biggest Pakistani startup accelerator
8 Illustrations I did for explaining HOV's design process
6 Tool helping users make better decisions when investing in REITs
Designer, illustrator, and frontend developer, 2010–2017
Helped startups, artists, and indie creators bring their vision to life through websites, apps,
print, and video. Worked on everything from educational iPad apps for kids to websites for West Coast rappers.
About me
In my free time, I love diving into internet rabbit holes, hunting for kitschy trinkets at flea markets, and hanging out with my ridiculous dog.
As a designer, I enjoy wearing as many hats as needed to get stuff done, building tools that actually help people, and working in teams where I can learn new things all the time.
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I’m looking for new opportunities, so if you think we’d be a good match, send me an email.
