489 - Marijana Pavlinić
Marijana Pavlinić is a Designer & Illustrator from Croatia
Marijana Pavlinić is part of the team at LiveKit, shaping the future of real-time connection. She focuses on branding and the livekit.io website, while recently diving into frontend to help refine the details.
Prior to this, she was a Brand Designer at Supabase.
She also co-runs Buka Studio, helping startups bring ideas to life through design and code. Her work centers on branding, web design, and illustration, creating work that’s cohesive and impactful.
Website → marijanapav.com
Twitter (X) → x.com/marijanapav
Bluesky → bsky.app/profile/marijanapav.com
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/marijana-pavlinic
Marijana's Workspace Tour









Workspace Items
- 14” Macbook Pro M3
- Studio Display
- Ikea Övraryd bamboo table top combined with Hilver and Alex Drawers
- Ikea Kallax storage unit
- Herman Miller Aeron Chair
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro and Pencil
- Logitech MX Anywhere 3S
- iPhone 16 Pro
- AirPods 3
- Sony WH-1000XM6
- Ikea Solklint and Ranarp lamps
- Aranet 4
- Print by Strautniekas
- Print by Posterlad
- my moms 1982 Beier Beirette Electronic
- 1981 Revue X-4M (a rebranded Mamiya ZE-X)
- 3D printed Buka Studio logo
- HAY neon tube
- Mathmos 1960s Lava Lamp
Coffee Gear
- La Marzocco Linea Micra
- La Marzocco Pico Grinder
- 1zpresso JX Pro
- Aeropress
Digital Tools
- Figma
- Linear
- Affinity Photo
- Notion
- Raycast
- Procreate
How do you spark creativity?
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.
What does your typical day look like?
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.