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I'm Nikola, a designer working across 3D, UI/UX, Web3 and brand identity. I turn ideas into complete visual experiences, from raw element to final form.

Name
Nikola Popovic
Role
Creative lead
Studios
Belgrade // Dubai
Disciplines
3D // UI/UX // Web3 // Brand
Status
Online
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Nikola Popovic at the studio table, reviewing brand prints
BY NIKOLA POPOVICCreative lead, Ascent Carbon
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With a background spanning 3D modeling and rendering, interface design and branding, I approach every project as a single continuous process rather than separate disciplines. Whether I'm building a brand from the ground up, designing a product interface or rendering a scene from scratch, the goal stays the same: precision, clarity and craft in equal measure.

My work spans e-commerce, Web3, gaming, SaaS, health tech and automotive systems, industries that demand both technical rigor and visual restraint. Recognized for that craft with multiple industry awards, I favor solutions that feel considered rather than decorative, and I handle projects end-to-end: concept, design and delivery, without handoffs or gaps in between.

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Profile

  • Designer across 3D, UI/UX, Web3 and brand identity.CREATIVE LEAD
  • From raw element to final form.PIPELINE
  • One continuous process, never separate disciplines.METHOD
  • Precision, clarity and craft in equal measure.STANDARD
  • Webby Awards, excellence in design.RECOGNITION
  • Google Game Changer Award.RECOGNITION
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Disciplines

  • 3D modeling, texturing and photoreal rendering.BLENDER // C4D // RHINO
  • Interface design for web and mobile.FIGMA
  • Brand identity, packaging and assets.PHOTOSHOP // ILLUSTRATOR
  • Motion design and product loops.AFTER EFFECTS
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Industries

E-commerce / Web3 / Gaming / SaaS / Health tech / Automotive systems

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Workstation

Nikola's workstation: desk, displays and machine
RIG // BEG1 STUDIO
  • Ryzen 9850X3D, RTX 4080S, 96GB RAM.DESKTOP
  • Dell UltraSharp U3425WE and U2324, Asus ProArt.DISPLAYS
  • Custom-built oak desk, Herman Miller Aeron.DESK
  • 13.6" MacBook M2 for remote work.TRAVEL
  • ClickUp, Raycast Notes, Notion Calendar.PLANNING
  • Dracula theme, Operator Mono.THEME & TYPE
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19 // PREVIOUS CLIENTS
  • Nike
  • The North Face
  • Bang & Olufsen
  • Aurelion Compounds
  • CPL
  • Ethyzen
  • Apex Amino
  • Atomik Labz
  • Modofera
  • T-Mobile
  • Alienware
  • Exodus
  • Fnatic
  • Sony
  • H2K
  • Logitech
  • Massive Analytic
  • Philipp Plein
  • Cooler Master
RECOGNITION // VERIFIED
02/ AWARDS
VERIFIED

Recognised by the Webby Awards for excellence in design, and by Google with a Game Changer award.

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Webby Awards

Excellence in design
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Google Game Changer

Award for design
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