Digital Communication Design and Interaction Design
Mustafa Mlinarević
Two Decades of Design (1970-1990)

Project
The exhibition titled “Two Decades of Design (1970-1990)” showcases key cultural moments in Bosnian history during the period of Yugoslavia. Bosnian design in this period experienced an expansion thanks to the growth of popular culture.
The exhibition encompasses six thematic units: film, music, publishing, sport, theatre, and fine art. Each unit is presented through a timeline of major events, with the most significant moments displayed via physical triggers that activate an AR application to display additional information. Each key moment features a radial menu that invites visitors to shape their own learning path about each individual event. After selecting the desired chapter, the visitor sees an AR information card containing textual, audio, video, and photo material or illustrations that further inform about the chapter.
The project represents an adaptable system capable of displaying a wide range of materials and which can be set up in various spaces, both outdoors and indoors. For example, it was installed in a 10x10 metre space belonging to the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo. The project represents the use of multimedia narration in exhibition design and information communication, with minimal cognitive load and maximum information input, based on the cognitive theory of multimedia learning.
Year
2025
Mentors and collaborators
Adla Isanović, PhD, Full Professor (mentor)
Sandro Drinovac, Professor (mentor)
Ajla Balijagić (3D modelling)
Institution
University of Sarajevo, Academy of Fine Arts
Author
Mustafa Mlinarević is a graphic designer and artist from Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently completing a master’s degree in Graphic Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, where he also earned his undergraduate degree. He spent part of his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana.
As a graphic designer, he has collaborated with the Museum of Literature and Theatre Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the University of Sarajevo, the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Sarajevo, BH Post, Bošnjačka zajednica kulture OO Donji Vakuf and the International Forum Bosnia.
His artistic and design work has been exhibited in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. In 2026, he was named a finalist for the ZVONO Award for young contemporary artists.




