My first international client gave me my first international gig, first brand identity design gig, the money bought me my first "good" phone, led me to a Dubai agency that gave me my first job as an intern.
All these after 8 months of consistent work and showing up everyday โค๏ธ
This month makes it 1 year I got my first gig as a designer. I'm so happy for myself ๐๐ฅณ
Growth!!!!!!
Godโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
Graphic design โญ๐
Life started for me 2020 when I took design serious ๐คญ it has been a great journey since then NGL; with my stone laptop (the name of my first laptop), I was able to create amazing identities, build brands and most importantly the laptop taught me patience ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
2021 taught meโฆ
My story.
Started January 2021 without a phone (I was so broke) and we were doing online classes then, I got cash from 4 friends (God bless them) to get a 15,000 Gionee phone.
Few weeks after getting a phone, my laptop screen broke and to fix it the engineer asked for 26,000 (Iโฆ
3 years into design, I've worked with a Dubai based design agency, worked with 4+ startups, Founded the first university based design community in Nigeria, built identities for top brands in and outside of Nigeria and I'm currently working with an agency that designs for top guys
Hi ๐๐
I'm Oba Afolayan, a passionate creative designer with a knack for turning ideas into visually stunning designs, a Full-Blown Strategist of Design Direction. My passion for design started in 2016 (started with Sticker designs for souvenir, painting and Stencil designs),โฆ
I started tech with ยฃ0.00 in my account. Itโs been one hell of journey but now I have travelled 3 states(countries soon)
I have my own apartment and got my gadgets with my own money.
Iโm also the convener of the biggest design community in Osun State, you can do anything.
Part 1 and 2- Represented my class as the Class Rep and I represented my department at the faculty of art student association as a parliamentarian.
Part 3 - I started design and I started ODC
@oaudesigners
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I'm a graduate ๐โค๏ธ๐๐พ
Thank God for life ๐
I think I have to let this out at this point.
2022 has been a great year tbh, aside making money for myself, I was able to help people in my circle and I enjoyed doing that.
I faced challenges though but one thing that motivating me was the urge to help people ๐ฏ
Happy Tuesday โค๏ธ๐๐
Oakley is a furniture-making and interior design company that specializes in creating bespoke furniture pieces and providing exceptional interior design services for residential and commercial spaces.
January 2022, I was in a friend's room and we were talking about how difficult it is to recognise designers in OAU not to talk of gaining access to the seniors. I decided to start one ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
Zero funds(just starting my career), no sponsor(at first) or team to support...
- I want to graduate from OAU in peace this year.
- A full time role in a design agency (either Fourth Canvas or Check DC)
- Work on a 2000 USD project before September 2023
- Leave Ife to a comfortable environment before December 2023
- Invest in my mum's business b4 June 2023
Hi Twitter ๐๐พ
I'm Oba Afolayan, a passionate creative designer with a knack for turning ideas into visually stunning designs, a Full-Blown Strategist of Design Direction. My passion for design started 2020, and over the years,
I started design professionally 2021 with the "let's make money" mindset... Unfortunately!!!! I did not make that money ๐ญ๐ญ.
I wanted to use Fiverr and Upwork but believe me... I hate when people say "keep doing it, you will definitely get something out of it"...
My mum and my friends โค๏ธ
I started this design journey without a laptop, My mum borrowed funds to get me a laptop then, my friends supported me by giving work to me and sharing resources with me.
I'd have given up since but having these guys around just gives me reasons to keepโฆ
I'm actually very intelligent ๐ค
I'm definitely winning big in this design thing ๐
I might not be that guy you want to relate with now but trust me, you will appreciate my growth and success very soon.
To greater heights ๐๐ฝโบ๏ธ๐ฅ
A call for volunteers๐ฃ๏ธ๐
For the big day coming, ODC is in need of volunteers to help spread the good news of her upcoming design conference.
If you are interested, register below๐
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A FUN LOGO DESIGN PROJECT
Hello Twitter,
I'm a graphic designer with vast knowledge in brand identity design and brand development. I have professional experience in communication and team work, I interned in a design agency, worked with a startup team to launch a product
Lumios is a leading renewable energy company dedicated to providing innovative solar solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial clients. With a commitment to sustainability and cutting-edge technology.
2501 Events specializes in event creation, planning, management and styling. They help bring your dream event to reality paying undiluted attention to your idea and designing an event that represents it.
Latest project. Case study soon(Amen)
Wanted a tote bag design for myself ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
I decided to create my own clothing brand that would reflect interesting personalities and values. I used visual designs to communicate uniqueness, colorful, playful, yet affordable clothes for everyone.
I learnt Logo design in 2021 using
@leyeConnect
course.
I improved my selling skills by reading the
@victorfatanmi
book.
Now, I'm improving my colour usage by reading the
@mae_afolabi
book.
Nigeria is Blessed โค๏ธ
Oba Afolayan is blessed ๐ฅโฃ๏ธ
Cheers to growth ๐ฅ
1 solid project on your portfolio is worth 10 times more than 15 gba projects. Your employers care less about the quantity, take your time to build a solid portfolio.
I love design and. this is not because of the money.
I want money but the satisfaction I get creating mood boards, designing logos and building visual systems >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
These are my designs in 2021(first year as a professional designer) with a 4gb Ram, 320 HDD, and a 4th gen laptop. Bought the laptop for 55k then in October 2020(my mum borrowed the money JSYK)
It's crazy while starting but it gets better when you are there already โค๏ธ๐๐พ
I spoke about how I used 25naira social media sub and 25naira midnight sub to promote Oba Afolayan throughout 2021 ๐๐๐
Thank God for life, I never make millions but na 500 naira we dey do now ๐๐๐๐
Growth๐๐๐ purrrr
Planning this conference
#ODC23
has been amazing with the help of the team I have (peep four out of 11).
In today's competitive market, effective storytelling has become an important tool in building a strong brand identity, connection with the audience, and standing out fromโฆ
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I thought of a flower selling brand that sells fresh flower plants and floral arrangements for various occasions. UNFOLD
Unfold literally means revealing something which in this context means revealing the beauty of spaces using floral arrangements.
Updating my portfolio this morning; I must admit that Oba is very good.
Logo Design || Brand Identity Design || Marketing Designs || Motion (little bit) || Strategy. Still growing โค
Outside this social media ehn, a lot of people are struggling with consistency, gadgets issues, financial problems and lots more. Be nice to people, be nice to me, I fit cry if you do me Anyhow ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
I got overwhelmed with work and thoughts about life after school, so I took a break from posting works online, but I transferred that energy into restructuring and reworking the visuals of the community I lead in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU Designers Community)
Tbh, it takes a lot to be where I am today. ๐ฏ
You can hate or dislike me for posting my wins, I posted my suffering days too.
I begged for phone and subscription on this blue app before...
Proof of life ๐
I've been busy with Slack notifications, decks, branding gigs, community management and Conference Planning ๐ฅบ๐ญ but I'm alive โค๏ธ