Korana Jelovac

Designer in Zagreb, Croatia

Member since February 16, 2016

With 15 years of experience in design, Korana's work spans over a varied number of UX/UI and graphic design projects. She's worked for Adidas, Pacific Disaster Centre, Transperfect, and Noteworth and is a co-founder of Zingword.com, a startup translation marketplace. She enjoys UX challenges and uses custom illustrations to give character to her designs. In her spare time, she does stop-motion animation.

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Digital Design

Noteworth | Cross-device SaaS Solution
gYouFence | Mobile App
Zingword | A Translation Workplace
- Prototyping
- Wireframing
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Character Design
- Branding
- Visual Identity
Bloomsbury AI | Visual Identity and Admin UI
- UI Design
- Visual Identity
- Branding
- Desktop App Design
Air Traffic Management | Education and Communication App
- UI Design
- Interactive Prototypes
- UX Design
- Windows App Design
- iOS App Design
- Axure RP Pro
Croatian Railways | Website and Mobile App
- Software Design
- Web Design
- Mobile App Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
Zagreb ZOO | Identity Rebranding: Print and Digital
- Visual Identity
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- UI Design
- Web Design

Employment

Co-founder | Chief Design Officer
2015 - PRESENT
Zingword, LLC
- Designed the entire visual identity of Zingword, from logo and mascot designs to final application.
- Created the visual identity and complete UX and UI for the translator workplace, including the user dashboard, client search pages, and user profile creation steps.
- Crafted the complete UX and UI of communication with the user (newsletters, automated emails through Intercom and Autopilot), direct HTML emails.
- Created animated video graphics for the platform, loaders, and mobile use.
- Oversaw the development of each stage of the platform (GitHub, CSS revisions, VSC).
- Built interactive prototypes for each development and testing phase (Axure PR Pro).
Technologies: Zeplin, Sketch, Axure RP Pro
Lead Visual Product Designer for a Cross-device SaaS Solution
2019 - 2019
Noteworth, Inc. (via Toptal)
- Designed a healthcare app including the Android and iOS native app as well as the web platform.
- Designed UX flows for data collection, condition management, and remote monitoring.
- Created custom illustrations for mobile app user joyrides.
Technologies: Zeplin, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch
Graphic Designer (Data Merge)
2019 - 2019
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
- Designed an InDesign template that uses Data Merge to generate versions of the brochure from an Excel source file.
- Created autogenerated graphs in the InDesign templates using the same Excel data.
- Worked on the UX and UI for a website providing users with the same data provided in the brochures, based on their search.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign
Freelance Designer and Illustrator
2012 - 2018
Home-based Studio | LOBO Design
- Created visual identities and developed brand guidelines.
- Designed print materials using different standard and special printing techniques.
- Generated wireframes, user workflows and high-res interactive prototypes for native and B2B applications, both desktop and mobile (Sketch, InVision, Axure PR Pro).
- Designed the full UX and UI for both native and b2b applications.
- Created custom illustrations for print (posters, brochures) and digital use (websites, mobile apps, pitch decks).
- Crafted motion graphics and custom animations for websites, mobile intros, and UI interactions.
Technologies: InVision, Axure, Zeplin, Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
UI Designer for a Mobile App
2017 - 2017
Himalayan Academy Publications (via Toptal)
- Designed a reading mobile app; used on both Android and iPhone.
- Handled the prototyping and communication through InVision.
Technologies: GitHub, Zeplin, InVision, Sketch
Freelance Designer (Visual Identity, Brand, Website)
2016 - 2016
Modern Dental Services (via Toptal)
- Redesigned the complete visual identity (logo, color palette, and font design).
- Developed the brand book (logo variations, specifications, and brand guidelines).
- Created the promotional company brochures communicating their products and services.
- Designed the special promotional print materials for events (posters, flyers, and booth design).
- Redesigned the company's corporate website: Apexdp.com.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Art Director
2010 - 2012
TBWA Zagreb
- Managed and led the design and art direction of print materials.
- Worked with brands like Visa, Adidas, and Beiersdorf.
- Communicated with the printers and oversaw product delivery.
- Created designs for digital materials from banners to websites and mobile applications.
- Developed and maintained brand guidelines.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Designer
2007 - 2010
BBDO Zagreb
- Worked with brands such as Vipnet, Karlovačko, and the Croatia Tourism Board.
- Developed concepts for ads and commercials.
- Created visual identities and packaging designs for smaller brands.
- Illustrated animations and printed materials.
- Worked on desktop publishing.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

Education

Master's degree in Graphic Design
2002 - 2012
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts - Zagreb, Croatia

Experience

Graphic Design13 years
Adobe Illustrator13 years
Illustration8 years
Sketch 35 years
UI Design5 years
UX Design5 years
iOS5 years
Axure RP Pro4 years

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