User interface designer,visual artist and a little bit more.

My name is Janko and I design software that speaks human
and love to write about it.

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Latest from the blog

  • Starting my own business

    13 December 2011 · 30 Comments

    Some time ago I decided to take up new challenges and next week I am going freelance and starting my small business. I am leaving my company with which I will keep good relationship and where I met some truly great people. However, I feel it is time for me to continue chasing my dreams.

  • Innovation is all about iteration and refinement

    23 February 2011 · 22 Comments

    There's a popular belief that innovation can only come straight from the mind of a genius and that processes like User Centric Design (UCD) stand in way of it. An innovation might be a sparkle in a mind of a genius, but I would argue that it is a consequence of a very hard, iterative process.

  • Prevent feature-creep by focusing on users' goals

    23 December 2010 · 19 Comments

    Feature-creep or featuritis is a tendency to constantly add features which inevitably leads to complex products that are confusing and hard to use. Features are important - they present a picture of software capabilities and value. However, there is something more important which is usually left out - people.

  • Opera mobile window chooser, recreated with jQuery

    18 November 2010 · 10 Comments

    It's always fun to play with jQuery especially when you are trying to recreate something that you enjoy using. One such thing is window chooser in Opera Mobile browser. Here's how to create very similar effect with jQuery.

  • Empathy and web design

    25 August 2010 · 32 Comments

    Many web designers lack empathy, an essential characteristic needed for good design. Seems as if they are focused on beauty and satisfying clients' needs - where the client is often mistakenly considered to be an actual user. A premise for good design is becoming an advocate for the users.

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The book

My chapter in Smashing Book 2

Smashing Book 2

I co-authored Smashing Book 2 with the chapter “Sketching, Wireframing and Prototyping”. This chapter describes the process of moving from abstract ideas to concrete solutions and explains the workflow, tools and techniques available when designing websites and user interfaces.

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My articles elsewhere

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Speaking

Microsoft Sinergija 2011

Microsoft WebFu 2011

I was speaking at Microsoft Sinergija Belgrade in October this year on the subject of UX design. My talk was focused on explaining User Centered design process and its role in software product development.

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Recent work

  • BlogEngine.NET - administration backend
  • Timetracker application
  • Akvo - financial web application

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