Damir Kotorić

Damir Kotorić

Damir Kotorić

Damir Kotorić

Damir Kotorić

15-year UX/UI consultant and freelance designer.

Fortune 500 expertise. Hire from anywhere.

15-year UX/UI consultant and freelance designer. Fortune 500 expertise. Hire from anywhere.

15-year UX/UI consultant and freelance designer.

Fortune 500 expertise. Hire from anywhere.

15-year UX/UI consultant and freelance designer. Fortune 500 expertise. Hire from anywhere.

15-year UX/UI consultant and freelance designer. Fortune 500 expertise. Hire from anywhere.

15-Year legacy of success.

15-Year legacy of success.

A track record of success for companies across Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the USA.

A track record of success for companies across Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the USA.

EUR € 35M per year conversion increase.

I led design efforts on 3 teams, which significantly increased accommodation bookings on Booking.com. Read more.

USD $ 2M seed round secured.

I designed Nametag from scratch, helping the startup secure funding, 60K users, and a 5-star rating on the Chrome Web Store. Read more.

100K+ views.

On my posts written for the Toptal Blog, and The Next Web. Read more.

20 design careers launched.

I helped mentor junior designers as Lead UX Instructor at General Assembly and on client projects. Read more.

I've had plenty of successes. But I'm not just a winner. I'm a loser too.

I've had plenty of successes. But I'm not just a winner. I'm a loser too.

I know the bitter aftertaste of failed projects all too well. This scar tissue earned over 30,000 hours of practice has urged me to develop an instinct for sniffing out problems early — before they become a costly headache.

I know the bitter aftertaste of failed projects all too well. This scar tissue earned over 30,000 hours of practice has urged me to develop an instinct for sniffing out problems early — before they become a costly headache.

That's the difference between "hiring a designer" and hiring me.

That's the difference between "hiring a designer" and hiring me.

Start with a FREE 30-min consultation with an expert who has experienced it all.

Start with a FREE 30-min consultation with an expert who has experienced it all.

Damir is a brilliant designer. What impressed us most about him was his willingness to meet all of our tight deadlines and nothing was ever too hard. If you are looking for a top 1% product designer then I cannot recommend Damir enough.

Bradley Zarich

Co-Founder at Nametag and Cosmitto

Damir is a brilliant designer. What impressed us most about him was his willingness to meet all of our tight deadlines and nothing was ever too hard. If you are looking for a top 1% product designer then I cannot recommend Damir enough.

Bradley Zarich

Co-Founder at Nametag and Cosmitto

Damir is a brilliant designer. What impressed us most about him was his willingness to meet all of our tight deadlines and nothing was ever too hard. If you are looking for a top 1% product designer then I cannot recommend Damir enough.

Bradley Zarich

Co-Founder at Nametag and Cosmitto

Damir is a brilliant designer. What impressed us most about him was his willingness to meet all of our tight deadlines and nothing was ever too hard. If you are looking for a top 1% product designer then I cannot recommend Damir enough.

Bradley Zarich

Co-Founder at Nametag and Cosmitto

Quality

Quality

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Speed

Speed

Helping startups launch — fast.

I'm about maximum results in minimal time. On some projects, I'm the sole designer with 6-18 developers, and I've had clients praise me for surpassing the quality of entire design agencies they hired previously.

See my work

It was a bliss to work with Damir. He is one of the most organized people I met, with clear workflows, deadlines, and follow-ups.

Adrian Barra

Marketing Specialist at Banger Games

It was a bliss to work with Damir. He is one of the most organized people I met, with clear workflows, deadlines, and follow-ups.

Adrian Barra

Marketing Specialist at Banger Games

It was a bliss to work with Damir. He is one of the most organized people I met, with clear workflows, deadlines, and follow-ups.

Adrian Barra

Marketing Specialist at Banger Games

Here's the deal.

Unlimited revisions. I won't stop until you love the final design. Request as many changes as your heart desires.

Unlimited revisions. I won't stop until you love the final design. Request as many changes as your heart desires.

I don't delegate. Instead, I prefer to roll up my sleeves and craft the entire user experience — strategy meeting to shipped product.

I don't delegate. Instead, I prefer to roll up my sleeves and craft the entire user experience — strategy meeting to shipped product.

Remote expertise. I've been working fully remote since 2018 with clients from Austria, Australia, China, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the USA.

Remote expertise. I've been working fully remote since 2018 with clients from Austria, Australia, China, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the USA.

Pricing.

USD 150 per hour. Covers project consulting and small tasks.

USD 150 per hour. Covers project consulting and small tasks.

USD 5,000 per month. A monthly retainer including unlimited tasks and revisions. Continue for as long as you like. Stop anytime.

USD 5,000 per month. A monthly retainer including unlimited tasks and revisions. Continue for as long as you like. Stop anytime.

Fixed rate. Talk to me about a custom rate for your project, usually quoted per project stage.

Fixed rate. Talk to me about a custom rate for your project, usually quoted per project stage.

Pedantic attention to detail.

Meet the corner-cutter's worst nightmare — the obsessive pixel perfectionist who nitpicks the most intricate of UI minutiae!

Design system nerd.

A standardised library of robust UI components sets the foundation for the app for feature-growth and maximum efficiency.

Going beyond the pixel.

Many designers focus on delivering pixels, and forget that a product's user experience is much more than just pretty pixels on a screen.

Accessible by default.

I design and test all UI work for WCAG 2.0 and APCA accessibility guideline compliance.

Mobile & performance optimised.

I aim for jank-free, buttery-smooth 60fps and cater to slower connections.

SEO & social media optimised.

Meta tags for social media, URL structures, and semantic HTML structuring.

Conversion rate optimised.

Aesthetics is of secondary importance. The primary agenda is business success.

Fully decked out.

All the tools and experience needed to create top-tier design work.

Figma poweruser.

I'm intimately fimilar with Figma UI Libraries, Variables and the plugin landscape/

Framer sitebuilder.

I use Framer for animation design and to create entire websites (like this one).

100% licensed software.

No gimmicks. All my software is fully licensed, including Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Superpowered by AI.

I utilise AI tools like Midjourney and chatGPT to produce graphics, and craft the perfect copy.

Drip-certified hardware.

MacBook Pro 16” 2023 M2 Max, sit-stand desk, Herman Miller Aeron chair and fast internet.

Damir is a one-of-a-kind excellent designer with a real sense for product: An unbeatable match, making it very satisfying to have been able to work together.

Roelof Pieters

CEO at creative.ai

Damir is a one-of-a-kind excellent designer with a real sense for product: An unbeatable match, making it very satisfying to have been able to work together.

Roelof Pieters

CEO at creative.ai

Damir is a one-of-a-kind excellent designer with a real sense for product: An unbeatable match, making it very satisfying to have been able to work together.

Roelof Pieters

CEO at creative.ai

Working with me.

No daily meetings.

We'll start with one or two kick-off meetings and use occasional sync calls.

No workshops, just work.

No gimmicks. You know what you want. I’m here to bring it to life — fast.

No low-fi mockups.

High fidelity from the start. No time to waste on sketches, scribbles and wireframes.

Design system maestro.

I'll create or customise a design system specifically for your project.

Crystal-clear documentation.

Written directly in Figma. More clarity and less back-and-forth with developers.

I put the "Q" in QA.

I'll hawk over every pixel to make sure that UI mockups and final output match exactly.

What I need from you.

Single decision maker.

I work best with a decisive product owner who makes decisions confidently and quickly.

Data made available.

I can't know what impact I'm making to your business unless I have access to metrics.

Content is ready.

I can help you with this, but for websites content must come before design.

You've done your research.

We'll move fastest if you have a pulse on the market and know exactly what's needed.

Great design ain't a panacea.

I'll handle the design, but success requires great engineering and solid marketing too.

Dedication to quality.

No point in investing in great design mockups that don't get implemented properly.

The nitty gritty.

Hire hourly, monthly or fixed.

The choice is yours. Unlimited revisions included. View pricing.

No permanent obligation.

Part ways anytime. Tap into expertise without the headaches of a permanent hire.

Transparent contract.

Let's Talk.

Speak to a design veteran with a track record of success across 5 continents, experienced in leading and collaborating with product teams of all sizes, from intimate groups of 3 to large-scale teams of 3,000.

Let's Talk.

Speak to a design veteran with a track record of success across 5 continents, experienced in leading and collaborating with product teams of all sizes, from intimate groups of 3 to large-scale teams of 3,000.

Let's Talk.

Speak to a design veteran with a track record of success across 5 continents, experienced in leading and collaborating with product teams of all sizes, from intimate groups of 3 to large-scale teams of 3,000.

Let's Talk.

Speak to a design veteran with a track record of success across 5 continents, experienced in leading and collaborating with product teams of all sizes, from intimate groups of 3 to large-scale teams of 3,000.

Damir is a great all-rounder design. Keen to get his hands dirty in all aspects, he is very good at developing new propositions and products, and is capable of running these type of projects and experiments with little assistance from the wider team due to his wide skill set.

Chris Thelwell

Director of Product Design at DuckDuckGo

Damir is a great all-rounder design. Keen to get his hands dirty in all aspects, he is very good at developing new propositions and products, and is capable of running these type of projects and experiments with little assistance from the wider team due to his wide skill set.

Chris Thelwell

Director of Product Design at DuckDuckGo

Damir is a great all-rounder designer. Keen to get his hands dirty in all aspects, he is very good at developing new propositions and products, and is capable of running these type of projects and experiments with little assistance from the wider team due to his wide skill set.

Chris Thelwell

Director of Product Design at DuckDuckGo