About Me

Pleasure to meet your virtual acquaintance! My name is Stevan Gacanovic. I'm a Senior UI/Visual Designer based in Chicago. Growing up I've always had an affinity for design, no matter the shape or form. But when I really fell in love with user interface design was during the legendary reveal of the iPhone back in 2007. I was just getting into high school, and I can never forget how absolutely blown away I was at the technology being revealed before my eyes. But not just because of the sheer technical marvel, no. What really took my breath away were the visuals. The intricacy. The attention to detail. The way Apple took all of these independent features and compiled them into one cohesive and easy to use device. It was on that day that I found out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I never looked back. Throughout the rest of my high school career I taught myself the fundamentals of user interface design. Resources were quite scarce at the time, and it wasn't until I went to college at DePaul University that I had the opportunity to enroll in design-specific courses to hone my craft. I discovered new qualities in myself in the form of rapid adaptation and development of skill. The rest, as they say, is history.