Design
Brand identities, art direction, type systems and the printed thing nobody asked you to design but should have.
- Identity
- Type
- Art direction
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Portfolio v2 · just shipped
Design and code that actually ships.
I’m Rastko — independent designer & developer. I build brand systems, product interfaces, and the websites that put them in the world. Working since 2020, mostly with founders and small teams.
- Status
- Available
- Based
- Podgorica, ME
- Stack
- Figma · Code
- Since
- 2020
Live
What I’m up to right now
A small live snapshot — updated when something changes, not on a schedule.
rastko.status — last sync
all systems operational
- Now building Brand & site for a coffee bar in Tivat
- Reading Anything by Edward Tufte
- Listening Nils Frahm · Tycho · Caribou
- Reply time Within one working day
Section · 01
Selected work
A small set of recent projects, in roughly reverse order. Hover any card.
Project Alpha
Identity and a small marketing site for a Montenegrin startup with strong opinions and a tight launch.
01 / 04
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Halcyon UI Kit
Design system, tokens and a Figma library for a fintech product. Six months of patience.
02 / 04
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Studio Helix
Logotype, type system and a printed lookbook for an interior design studio.
03 / 04
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Northwind App
iOS-first product for a logistics company — design and frontend, end to end.
04 / 04
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Section · 02
Three things,
Three things,
done well
I work alone, end to end — from the first sketch to the live site. No handoff, no broken telephone.
UI / UX
Product interfaces and the design systems that hold them together for years, not weeks.
- Product UI
- Design systems
- Prototyping
- Usability
Code
I ship the things I design. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP — vanilla, fast, no framework circus.
- Frontend
- PHP / MySQL
- CMS
- Performance
Section · 03
About
Designer and developer. Quietly opinionated, mostly based in Podgorica.
I’ve been designing and building for the web since 2020 — working with founders, small teams and the occasional kind agency. I prefer projects where I can do both sides: the brand and the build.
The handoff between design and code is where most websites die. I just don’t do the handoff.
Outside of work I read more than is healthy and walk too much. Open to good projects, mostly remote.
Available now
Got an idea?
Got an idea?
Let’s ship it.
Briefs, hellos, weird ideas — all welcome. I usually reply within a working day.