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Hey,
I'm isladjan
a freelancer developer
who enjoys
creating websites.

Hello, stranger!😊 Welcome to my portfolio! My name is Sladjan Ilic, and I use isladjan as my alias on the web. I am a web developer originally from Serbia, now based in Salzburg, Austria. I'm always curious to learn more when it comes to new technologies and creative coding.🚀 Feel free to explore my portfolio and enjoy a private surfing experience — no cookies, no trackers, only basic GDPR-compliant Analytics! 😃

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Based in Salzburg

47° 44' 24.52"
13° 02' 22.17"
pixel planet animation

When original design
is absent,
confusing the visitor
with a mess of
animations.

Without a standout design, spice it up with some chaos and lively animations. It might not follow the usual design rules, but there's a unique charm in breaking free from tradition. After dealing with clients and their requests, there's nothing sweeter than creating something just for me, where the only person I need to impress is myself.

Design in Progress:
A Developer's
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Design: Where Chaos
Meets creativity
and Somehow Makes Sense.

When it comes to coding and design, I love experimenting. Repeating the same thing over and over? Not exactly thrilling. Now, imagine a chaotic yellow canvas—floating shapes, typography doing whatever it wants, and a ballerina mid-spin, defying both gravity and good UX practices. Take a step back. Does it make sense? Probably not. But that's the fun part. 😀

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Problem solving
Animation Lover
Generative Artist
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6 years as a developer
translating client dreams
into code reality.
Fluent in CSS, js
and Clientese!

Over the past six years as a Frontend Developer, I have learned how to turn client ideas into real, working code, sometimes smoothly and sometimes with a lot of trial and error. My journey has been a fun mix of solving problems, losing my nerves, picking up new tricks, and designing animations that, hopefully, add depth and interactivity to websites.

  • And in the end, Webpack to ties everything together, minimizes code, and takes care of the heavy lifting in the development process.
  • Old fun vanilla javaScript without the layers of abstraction that frameworks provide. 0 kB VanillaJS
  • scrollTrigger.js allows me to synchronize animations with the scroll position. 41 kB ScrollTrigger.js
  • gsap.js simplifies the management of hundreds of animations simultaneously. 67 kB gsap.min.js
  • Three.js enables creating 3D environments on websites, where ideas are rendered directly by the GPU. 601 kB three.min.js

  • This portfolio runs on a LAMP stack with:

    • three.js
    • gsap.js
    • ScrollTrigger.js
    • vanilla js
    *Click for More Info!
  • And most importantly, I wanted to have fun.
    To try something different, even if it meant bending a few 'rules.'
  • Also, I wanted to skip the annoying cookie consent — so no cookies or trackers, just basic GDPR-compliant analytics.
  • I wanted to add a giant, cool pixel cursor as a fun detail, for hover devices.
    I hope you see my love for pixel art.
  • Second, I aimed to optimize the animations so they'd run relatively smoothly, even on older devices, without sacrificing too much performance.
  • First, I wanted the landing page to focus on 3D animations, with no loading screens or waiting — just everything appearing as quickly as possible.
  • When I started this portfolio, I had few clear goals in mind. *Click for More Info!
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Backend: Solving
invisible problems
until they suddenly
become very visible!

Here's the dirty little secret of freelancing: clients don’t care about your tech stack or your coding philosophy—they just want to know how much their next feature will cost. That’s when I dove into the backend, because every flashy frontend request hides a secret backend story. So, yeah, I got into backend. Turns out, even invisible problems come with a price tag!

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Development is all about
movement.
One project ends,
another begins,
and the rhythm never stops.

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