Elvis Obi @TheObiLeonard Twitter profile

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Elvis Obi

2 years

I feel so honored to be mentioned by the CEO of Figma, Dylan Field, as one of the top Figma community creators at the #Config2022 yesterday 🥳🎉

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Elvis Obi

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3 years

Hello Twitter, I designed a mobile app that allows Nigerians to rate and review companies in Nigeria.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I don’t blame Buju for taking this really personal. “Fatty bum bum” is such a painful insult. It’s up there in the hall of fame with “Bombastic Element” 😂

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Get a solo hit then talk to me fatty bum bum

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

In less than a year, it’s all God 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Thank you God and Product Design 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

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2 months

I hate how Africans, especially Nigerians celebrate mediocrity. How does this make Africa blessed?

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This 10 year boy made this plastic house from used plastic bottles Africa is blessed 🥲

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

This is the design that changed my life.

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

Dear @CNN , The youths of Nigeria are dying. Our creatives are being hunted and gunned down in broad daylight. Growing up as a kid, my eyes were set on screen watching your channel and how you “cared” for the world story Today, Nigeria burns, and we haven’t heard a word from you

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

This made me so happy 🥺

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If you are a student in Nigeria affected by the recent ASUU warning strike and would love to learn Product Design, I’m here to help. I’ll be taking in 25 students on an 8-week (3 days a week) mentoring sessions on learning UI/UX and Personal Branding.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

For everyone who’s looking to get into tech, especially Product Design and is confused or having a feeling of doubt, I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Biochemistry. This is my story of how I scaled in Tech.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Let me tell a story. I closed my Upwork account because of this. A year ago (2021), I got a gig to work with a foreign company on Upwork. I designed 90+ tablet (iPad) screens. I bought an iPad Pro with my money for this specific job only to be paid a $250 fixed price.

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White people will build one landing page, a Todo App, a calculator and a simple portfolio and will be landing multiple offers. Black people will clone Netflix, AirBnB and even build a whole ass startup as side project and will still be hustling for internship. Godu abeg o.

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Elvis Obi

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1 year

Workspace progress: 42%

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

You can never become truly wealthy by saving money.

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What’s the one hill you’re willing to die on?

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Some of the best UX Designers today, started off as Graphic Designers.

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Elvis Obi

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1 year

Added some few other things

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

I just got hired by a Tech Company 😭😭😭

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

Sorry but how did you manage to make four different screenshots with four different lockscreen wallpapers and four different battery lives in just one minute?

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

After a break up, your ex tends to look irresistible and at their best. You will feel bad for losing them, and will want to go back to them. Kings and Queens! this is normal, this is where the test of emotional control comes in, resist the temptation and move on with your life!!

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Elvis Obi

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5 months

Workspace progress: 62%

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I’m finally able to show more screens from the work I did on this e-commerce project that utilises AR for body scan and measurements.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hey Designers, I designed a resume template that designers from all industries can utilize. Here is the Figma community link for those who’d like to duplicate it:

2022 Resume Template For Designers | Figma

A resume template for designers.

www.figma.com

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If you’re a lady in tech and you’re looking for love, don’t worry about it, you won’t find one. Keep writing those codes and pushing those pixels sweetheart ❤️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

It’s okay to be in tech for the money.

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

The truth is that most students who frequent visit the library, normally don't go there to read. Some basically just go there to sleep all night then come back to hostel giving people the impression they read all night long.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Workspace coming to life 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

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1 year

@_SalesMeister @albertayala75 @elonmusk “I will delete my Twitter account if Trump is reinstated, who is with me?” I bet he’ll still be here commenting on Trumps tweets when he eventually does get reinstated.

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Elvis Obi

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2 months

Okay, I have a confession to make. I’m the guy on black hoodies and glasses.

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If I say I am not worried about the future I am lying. Copyright to the owners o.

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Elvis Obi

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4 months

👨🏻‍💻🎮

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Since that incident, I have worked with a myriad of other foreign clients and have gotten a lot of wonderful experience. I hope that foreign investors and companies begin to see African talents for what we truly are, and value us accordingly.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If you’re a newbie in tech and you’re looking for someone to talk to. Maybe you need clarity on what career path to choose or what skill to learn, I’m here to help guide you as much as I can. I’ll be available for the next 60 days. Kindly schedule a mentorship session with me:

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Moving to a new country and city ❤️

Elvis Obi

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2 years

Packed and Stacked ✈️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

🥳🎉

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Elvis Obi

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2 months

It’s my birthday! 🥳🎉

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If I were to host a free 3-day masterclass on LinkedIn Optimization and personal branding for 25 people, would you attend?

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

A throwback on some work I did last year around Augmented Reality 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hello Twitter 👋🏼 My team and I designed an app that allows users to report live incidents happening around them.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hire a Nigerian Designer today ❤️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I just closed of one of the biggest deals of my life yet! Can’t wait to have this project go live 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

This web portfolio design is gradually taking shape and coming to life ❤️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

For everyone who’s looking to excel in their careers, may this week bring you new and great opportunities 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

@TheObiLeonard

2 years

Hey Twitter 👋🏼 My team and I are currently building a platform that will allow newbies in tech ask tech-related questions and get answers and possibly mentorship from experts in various tech industries. More updates coming soon 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If you want to grow as a product designer, make more developer friends.

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

How to start an effective protest; A thread

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Becoming a Tech Bro 101

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hey Everyone, The Designer’s ToolKit is now available on the Figma Community 🥳🎉 Here’s the link to the file: For everyone who’d love to duplicate it. We indulge you ❤️

Designer's Toolkit | Figma

Hey Designers! We have put together a collection of 40 plus editable documents that Designers from all industries can utilise. This project was created by Elvis Obi & Andikan Bassey and was made...

www.figma.com

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Still one of the best investments I made in myself 😊

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

@_VALKlNG Why are people still commenting “Do giveaway”? Y’all surprise me. Valking please exhibit some philanthropical acts.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hey Designers, Myself and @andikanbassey will be giving out a MacBook Pro 2020 M1 Chip to a junior designer in 6 weeks. All you have to do is duplicate the Figma file in the link below and come up with a mobile view of the desktop web design. @_samobi will assist with vetting.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Dear Designers, I know you like preaching the gospel of UX, but trust me, nobody will experience your product if it’s not visually pleasing to the eyes. While you design great UX to keep users on the platform, also remember that you need great UI to attract them first.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

This is one project I really enjoyed working on 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Got myself the Apple Watch Series 7 for all the hard work I’ve put in, in the first quarter of this year 😊❤️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

@hackSultan Hi, I’m Elvis Obi, a Sapa-Induced Product Designer residing in the trenches 👋🏼

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hello @figma Why can’t Designers export prototypes/animations done on Figma as gifs? I think this is a very important feature that should be considered in the next update.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Nigeria has some of the best Designers in the world.

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Elvis Obi

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If you don’t treat them right, a foreign company will 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I just want to get better at what I do, eat good food, and mind my business 😊

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

People who design while listening to Music are cultists ☺️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Kuda has hired more product designers in the past one week, than I’ve seen any Nigerian company do.

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

Twitter: Siri, Why is 1st of March trending on the 24th of August? Siri: Elo, Elo, I can't hear you Twitter: Siri, What's Happening? Siri: It's brother Ayo o, the starboy "Wizkid" is back Twitter: Hold my phone!

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Today, I designed my 30th product as a Digital Product Designer. Over the years, I’ve come to learn and understand more about design and how it affects the ways people live and interact with each other. Design has made me a better person and I am entirely grateful.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

A moment of silence for folks who added Figma to their Twitter usernames and as their location tags ❤️

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

There’s been a lot of tweets and jabs from this particular lady and I’ve ignored them for too long. What I won’t ignore is telling lies to people for clout. Twitter will hear the full story from me tonight.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I’m really surprised at how far I’ve come in my product design career, and it’s not even two years since I first opened Figma back in 2020. 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hi Designers 👋🏼 Myself and @andikanbassey are currently working on a toolkit for contracts, gigs, and projects. This is a community project that will contain over 40 documents every designer needs to kickoff their freelance-career. Is this something that interests you? 👀

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Elvis Obi

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3 years

Reading through the comments here, and I find one thing wrong with African religion extremists: Why do you guys tend to appreciate God more when you come across someone else’s affliction? Why do you have to use other people’s pain to validate God’s Grace in your life?

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I was desperate for a gig on Upwork and that desperation was what the client leveraged. I am not sharing this story to damage the client or their person. I am only telling a story from my past experience and how my location and country affected the hospitality I got.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hey guys 👋🏼 I and a few colleagues came up with a toolkit for creatives and freelancers. This file contains over 40 documents that help designers across various industries. Here’s the link to the Figma community file, feel free to duplicate it:

Designer's Toolkit | Figma

Hey Designers! We have put together a collection of 40 plus editable documents that Designers from all industries can utilise. This project was created by Elvis Obi & Andikan Bassey and was made...

www.figma.com

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Elvis Obi

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1 year

Good morning Lagos 👋🏼

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

I just want to get really good at what I do.

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We need more designers focusing on accessibility.

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@FlyBoyMiracle This is how it’s done. Win something and go on to chase something extremely tangible, like a career or skill. Love it!

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2 years

I am a Figma Community top Creator 😭

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2 years

Who wants to join my Twitter circle? I’ll be sharing design tips and hot ladies pics 😅

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Good morning to all Designers out there 😊 Developers can get theirs from Hack Sultan.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

If anyone needs any form of relief to know they’re on the right track, today makes it a year and six months since I started learning Product Design. Here are some of the things I’ve been able to pull off: - 25+ Products - 18+ Int’l Clients - 3 Community Projects - 2 Patents

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In case you ever feel down or experience imposter syndrome, I hope it helps to let you know this was my first ever UI-Design done in November, 2020. You will definitely get better if you keep trying 😊

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

I spent the past two hours learning professional courses on LinkedIn and Coursera. Just got my third certificate. What did I miss? 🙃

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

The Netflix Series “Abstract: The Art of Design” is still one of the most insightful documentaries I’ve seen on Design and Art.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

About 7 of the design projects I worked on went live this year, and I’m grateful for that 🙏🏼

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Elvis Obi

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1 year

One of my goals this year is to get better at gaming and hopefully take it to a professional level sometime in the future.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

Hey Designers, Share your LinkedIn profiles in the comments below, I’ll be connecting with everyone. Also, try and connect with others.

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

There's a video on I.G of Tony oElumelu buying corn from the streets, all the girls in the comments section are finding it cute and attractive, someone even said his walking steps look rich and the other girl said she likes the way he bites roasted corn. Father make me rich!! 😭

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Elvis Obi

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As a creative designer, I am very patient with my process and I like to watch my designs evolve and undergo transformative stages. I mostly start off designs with little to no clue of how it ends. It’s a creative journey for me with endless possibilities. I treat it like art.

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Elvis Obi

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2 years

We try our best on this side of the world 😊❤️

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Elvis Obi

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5 years

When playing FIFA, beware of people who; - Use tactical defence - Apply skills during gameplay - Can control their keeper - Can use D-Pad - Can score any free-kick - Use only joysticks - Intentionally miss penalty kicks - Use Napoli, Atl Madrid, Man City, Liverpool or AS Roma

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Elvis Obi

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Dear @AlJazeera , @AlJazeera_World , Do our events matter? What do you guys classify as “current affairs” or deemed to be “news worthy”? The youths of Nigeria bleed down the roads of their ancestors. Are we not “a part of the world”? We only ask that you cover our story.

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Lies will ruin you. Avoid telling lies while you progress in your career.

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Elvis Obi

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For those asking, the CV guide is contained in a Figma Community file myself and @andikanbassey with a few other designers collaborated on. Here is the link to the project: The CV is contained within the section tagged “portfolio”

Designer's Toolkit | Figma

Hey Designers! We have put together a collection of 40 plus editable documents that Designers from all industries can utilise. This project was created by Elvis Obi & Andikan Bassey and was made...

www.figma.com

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Elvis Obi

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Hello @vict0ny , Good day, my name is Elvis Obi and I am a Digital Product Designer. I would like to ask for an interview with you. Is this something you would be open to? There’s a product my team and I are trying to build and we believe you’ll be of great assistance.

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Petition to scrap design challenges during interviews?

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The client in turn gave me a 2.75 star rating and I had to close my Upwork account due to this. Funny thing is till this day, I don’t blame the client, neither do I blame myself, for I was young and naive. I learnt a valuable lesson with creating contracts that protect me.

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Hey Designers, What did you study in school?

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These designs are gradually coming to life 🥺❤️

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My career is more important to me than anything else.

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Elvis Obi

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4 years

Dear @channelstv , I am utterly disgusted by your treacherous act towards your kin. The Jacob we didn’t ask for. How do you find it in your heart to betray your kind? How long will you go on being silent and watching as the youths of your forefathers are killed? Who raised you?

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Should I host a live session on how to craft creative and eye-catching case studies?

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Elvis Obi

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As a designer, I really want to create something out of this world. I am honestly tired of creating basic mobile and desktop screens. It’s all the same thing; type, layout, and structure. I need to start creating experiences that change how people perceive digital products.

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Getting better at this front-end web development thing. Another skill in the bag 😊

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2 years

To my fellow designers out there passionate about design, I hope we all don’t end up as product managers 🙏🏼

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