Plate 01 — Backstage
Portrait of Ivano Gogić
Self portrait — Side A

Backstage · About

Ivano Gogić

Photographer on the quiet side. Designer on the loud one. Same person, two registers.

Field note 01 — built slowly
Note to self

A short version.

I study, design, shoot, experiment, travel, and build. None of those things sit in tidy boxes for me — they bleed into each other and that's usually where the better work happens.

Photography is the quieter side. A slow camera, a patient frame. I try to keep what feels honest and throw away what only looks good.

Design is the louder side. Posters, grids, identity systems. I like things that have an opinion and aren't afraid to take up room on the page.

Both sides feed the same instinct: make the thing, then make it again until it stops lying.

What I do
Side A · PhotographyObserve

Photography is how I observe.

A slow camera, a patient frame, an honest second.

Light leaks welcome.
Side B · DesignRespond

Design is how I respond.

Heavy grids, decisive color, opinions that take up room.

Too loud is sometimes correct.

Observed, then arranged.

Tools · habits · focus

Tools, habits, current focus.

Photography

  • Fujifilm
  • 35mm
  • Portrait
  • Street
  • Texture
  • Atmosphere
  • Film
  • Digital

Design

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Branding
  • Posters
  • Typography
  • Motion
  • Editorial
  • Identity

Currently into

  • Interaction
  • Visual identity
  • Editorial layouts
  • Slow travel
  • Books
  • Type history

Say hi

Commissions, prints, or just a hello.

End of page · Final cut

Choose a side.

Enough about me. Pick a door — the work is on the other side.