pseudonym / nickname:
BEMBELEMBE
(read as is written) a slang variation of the word “debeli” (fat/fattie), a nick  common in my group friends. none of us is really fat, and the nick is never meant as an insult.

location:
Zagreb, Croatia, EU

education:
School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb
(Studij dizajna pri Arhitektonskom fakultetu, Sveuciliste u Zagrebu)

work experience:
1998 > onwards: contract designer with ActiveColor
1999–2007: design studio Norma International d.o.o.
2007 > onwards: freelance artist
2008 > onwards: art director, art and graphic editor of “15 dana” (“15 days”), arts & culture magazine
2016–2018: lecturer at Agora University College, Zagreb, Croatia
2010 > onwards: contract designer for HP – Hrvatska pošta d.d. (Croatian post) as postage stamps designer (more than 120 created)

professional activity:
Highly skilled in designing and preparing printed media (visual identities, corporate communications, postage stamps, music albums, and posters), digital solutions (websites, UI/UX, information architecture, social media), as well as in the field of photography (photo shooting and photo editing) and illustration.
Experience in teaching design and drawing to young individuals, coupled with extensive knowledge of technologies, photography, film, and the history of art and design.

member of:
Croatian Designers Society (Hrvatsko dizajnersko drustvo – HDD)
Croatian Freelance Artists’ Association (Hrvatska zajednica samostalnih umjetnika – HZSU)

special thanks to
Damjan Krajacic & Alex Vida at ActiveColor for continuous support with the site.
Photo by Jadranko Marjanovic Mare