About Me

Before I ever wrote a line of code, I was designing buildings. My background in architecture taught me to think in systems, care about structure, and always put the person using the space first. That mindset carries into everything I do — from the interfaces I build to the side projects I take on.

Floor plan · 1:100Page layoutDrawing © Vjendita Pllana

Architecture

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from the University of Prishtina. My studies focused on spatial thinking, modular systems, and user-centered design — principles I now apply daily to frontend systems and component architecture.

Thinking like an architect means I approach every interface as a structure: load-bearing elements, flow, proportion, and how people move through it.

Portfolio — Vjendita Pllana, Architecture 2016–2021

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Graphic Design

Design has always been part of how I work. I use Figma not just to implement designs but to create them — from redesigning mobile applications to crafting UI components and visual systems. I care about typography, spacing, color, and the small details that make an interface feel intentional.

Close-up portrait with purple eye makeup, retouched — Retouch

Close-up portrait with purple eye makeup, original — Retouch

Portrait with dark shoulder-length hair, retouched — Retouch

Portrait with dark shoulder-length hair, original — Retouch

Reading

Books on the nightstand right now.

Currently Learning

Interaction design patternsColor theoryMicro-interactionsNode.jsClaude CodeAI

Languages

I love learning languages — each one rewires how I think. There are patterns in grammar and syntax that feel a lot like understanding a new framework: strange at first, then suddenly everything clicks.

AlbanianNative

EnglishFull Professional

GermanProfessional

TurkishLimited

FrenchElementaryCurrently learning

Interests

SketchingPhotographyPsychologyMusicNature walksCooking