The year is 2007.
Upon entering the 6th grade, my brain developed enough for me to figure out how to crack Adobe Photoshop CS2 (if you’re an Adobe recruiter, no I didn’t). With the Pen Tool, I’ve selected and Ctrl-C’d some aftermarket rims from a JPEG, and I’m about to paste it onto another JPEG of a stock Honda Civic. I hope to get more than 6 replies when I post this on the forums. Life is good.
The year is 2026.
I am 30 years old and pay Adobe a subscription every month. To take a break from product design, I use the same tools to make fun and silly things. Today I made a gif with After Effects and shared it in my WhatsApp group. I hope it gets more than 6 “haha” reacts this time. Life is good.
I do it until I’m good at it.
There was a year of my life when I committed to making and posting something on a design Instagram account every single day, for 365 days. This was an overreaction to my friends and classmates getting internship interviews, while I didn’t. I was convinced that successfully completing all 365 days would prove that I was a good designer. I did all 365 days, but I’m still trying to become a good designer.
I've also made like, 800 lattes at this point.
Being good means being free.
Okay, I guess I’m kind of good at what I do. I’m privileged to have worked on interesting and challenging problems for money, and also build fun and silly things not for money. I believe that as much as design can generate shareholder value or increase conversions, it should also make people go “haha” or "ooo" for a brief moment in their day.
Is this guy serious? Who writes this stuff on their portfolio?
I don't really take things too seriously, except for my work. I "lock in", as the kids say, and have consistently been the guy to push things across the finish line.
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