Marijana Pavlinić

I work from a home office with my partner, which means we often inspire each other. He’s a software engineer interested in design, and I’m a designer interested in frontend—so we often bounce ideas off of each other and share inspiring stuff we find online.

Beyond that, I collect inspiration everywhere—mymind, pinterest, are.na, or our own WIP Chrome extension EchoTab for bookmarking links. I've also built a private system in Notion to store and connect ideas, jotting down half-formed thoughts whenever inspiration strikes. It's a gallery of random sparks waiting for the right moment.‍

Since I work remotely with a team based mostly in San Francisco while I’m in Croatia, my mornings tend to be pretty relaxed. While they're offline, I either dive into deep focus work to prepare for the day—or I take it slow, enjoying a quiet morning with coffee.

One of the things I appreciate most about my schedule is the freedom to take breaks whenever I need to—whether it’s stepping back to reset and return with fresh eyes or leaning into a wave of momentum and working deep into the night when everything just clicks! I spend a lot of time working, but because I love what I do, it never really feels like a chore. Beyond my day-to-day work, I often work on side projects too, I pour a lot of energy into it simply because I enjoy it.