About

About me

I’m Dragana Ileš, Zagreb based designer specialised in branding, print and digital design. In more than 10 years of my working experience I have had a privilege to work with many amazing people and brands from big companies such as Addiko Bank, Tele2, WWF, and Spar to smaller locally renowned brands and start-ups. I have worked in few design studios where I gained experience in visual identities, packaging design, prepress and web design, but also in marketing agencies where my focus was more on branding stories, marketing design and advertising. I would describe myself as curious, hardworking and self motivated person, so I am always looking forward to new knowledges and experiences.

Work Experience

2018 – present
Founder and Art Director of design studio Jupitera, Zagreb.
2016 – 2018
Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Zagreb, Senior graphic designer, Art Director
2015 – 2016
Hand Design Studio, Zagreb, Senior graphic designer
2014 – 2015
Studio Sudar, Zagreb, Graphic and web designer
2011 – 2012
Indigo Plavo, Graphic design and marketing agency, Zagreb, Graphic designer

Freelance graphic and web design

2011 – 2014
Laboratorium 360, Bruketa&Žinić OM, Artkod, Neuralab, Revolucija

2009 – 2013
HDD (Croatian Designers Society) Gallery, Associate (graphic design, photography, workshops, exhibitions)

2009 – 2010
SC (Student Center) Gallery, Graphic designer, Zagreb

Education

2005 – 2010
Faculty of Architecture, School of Design, Zagreb, Croatia
MA, Design and Visual Communications

Exibitions, Workshops, Awards

2017
HOW to WOW academy, HURA, Zagreb Workshop with Eike König, “Design the ugliest corporate identity”

2013
11-12 Croatian design review, exhibition, Zagreb

2012
Souvenir competition for Museum of Broken Relationship,
Award: 2nd prize for “O.čaj / Tea.r” tea packaging
Dan D/ D Day, Design exibition and festival, Zagreb

2011
Dan D/ D Day, Design exibition and festival, Zagreb
Award: Grand prix for Extra / ordinary design workshop Extra/Ordinary Design workshop with Julia Cassim, (Royal College of Arts London), Inclusive design workshop, Zagreb

2010
“Christmas Tree Superstore 2010”, sales exhibition, HDD, HDLU Zagreb,
product: “Borka”
Magdalena, 12. International Festival of Creative Communication, Maribor, Slovenia
award: Brief award, New UGM Identity
Creative Brief Expo 2010., poster competition, Croatia

2009
Mikser Design Expo 09, Beograd, Serbia
Magdalena, 11. International Festival of Creative Communication, Maribor, Slovenia
award: Finalist, experimental category
Poster Festival Ljubljana ‘09, First european youth poster competition with social topic | climate change, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Poster Festival Ljubljana ‘09, Workshop | climate change, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vic Cropak Workshop 2009., Packaging redesign of Vic brand by Kraš, Zagreb
award: Finalist 2008.
0708 Croatian design review, exhibition, Zagreb
Blaž Baromić 08, 12. International Conference of typography, graphic design and communications, Split
Magdalena, 10. International Festival of Creative Communication, Maribor, Slovenia
Annual exhibition Faculty of Design, Zagreb

2007
Annual exhibition Faculty of Design, Zagreb

Selected Agencies and Clients

Johnson Controls
Saatchi&Saatchi Zagreb
Startaparat Zagreb
Zagreb Pride
Pink Megaphone
House of Jordan
Bruketa&Žinić&Grey Zagreb
Addiko Bank
Motovun Film Festival
WWF
Hand Creative Studio
Studio Sudar
Association SVIMA
Children’s home Nazorova
Typhlological Museum
404 Agency
Zagreb Brewery
Dinamo Foundation
Tim Studio
Prahir
Dellure

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