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@darylginn
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recent work from ✨
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when a developer tries to design
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oh you're a designer? name one layer
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9 years
> Unsubscribe from LinkedIn > Delete email account > Sell house, live in woods > Find bottle in river > Has note inside > It's from LinkedIn
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still think about this
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figma wrapped be like
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BREAKING: the official adobe photoshop account has been suspended for impersonating design software
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me: *sends client final design* client: it's a nice start
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i never thought by age 33 i'd make over $100k per month as a designer and i was right, i can barely afford rent
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2 years
Need a designer? Use @figma Need a developer? Use @framer Need a copywriter? Use @copy_ai Need a database? Use @airtable Need to sell products? Use @gumroad Need to send emails? Use @mailchimp Need to schedule meetings? Use @calendly They all have free plans. No more excuses.
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when you spend hours on a design and they say “it’s a nice start”
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if webflow developers made twitter
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@darylginn
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the real reason it took adobe 15 months to decide not to buy figma is because that's how long it took them to open up acrobat reader to check out the contract
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oh you're a designer? name a single layer
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2 years
I asked, "what's a good typeface other than Inter?" I received over 300 replies. Here's the most popular.
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11 months
how my design looks after the developer is done with it
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i never thought by age 33 i'd have: —over $1m in the bank —multiple profitable businesses —a $120k rolex —5 properties and i was right i have none of these things hope this inspired someone
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@darylginn
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BREAKING: Google redesigned their logo
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@darylginn
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when a developer tries to design
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@darylginn
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2024 so far
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@darylginn
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9 months
| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| Not every website needs to be dark and purple |____________| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | |_ |_
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@darylginn
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when world war 3 is looming but you’re almost done with your portfolio redesign
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2 years
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@darylginn
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me: *sends final design* client: it’s a nice start! me:
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only designers know who these people are
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did it hurt? when they called your finished design a "nice start"
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@darylginn
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Want to design? @figma Want a website? @webflow , @framer Want to send emails? @mailchimp Want to automate tasks? @zapier , @integromat Want to sell products? @gumroad Want a database? @airtable They are all free. No more excuses.
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how my design looks after the developer is done with it
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"got time for a quick call?" N   O     O      o      o       o      o      。     。    .    .     . * . ゚*. 。。 ・ 。 ・゚ 。°*. 。*・。
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figma just added search functionality which means i finally have an easy way to search for Rectangle 491 Copy
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@darylginn
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1 year
i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio i will finish my portfolio
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when you delete one line of css
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@darylginn
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7 years
iPhone 8 Touch ID dongle
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2 years
when you thought the project was over but the client demands the logo to be even bigger
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“Can you make the logo bigger?” A   B     s      o      l    u      t      e     l    y       n o t ・ 。 ・゚ 。°*. 。*・。
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90% of designing is just moving things around until it feels right
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when your client is in your design file watching you design
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every new iphone trailer be like
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2 years
what's my design process? well, i browse the internet and steal different ideas from other designers and merge them into one "unique" design then i pretend it's all my idea
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google design job requirements: —10 years design experience —computer science degree —blood of a unicorn actual work you’ll be doing:
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i've updated my design prices
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@darylginn
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share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work share your work
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me 5 years ago —no design process —stares at blank screen for hours —doubts design ability —compares work to others me today —the same, but i'm 5 years older hope that inspires someone
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my morning routine as a designer —wake up —brush teeth —shower —make coffee —make breakfast —turn on computer —look at design work from yesterday —wipe tears of disappointment from my eyes —draw rectangle 4812
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i never thought by age 33 i'd be making $500k+ a year as a designer and i was right, i don't
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client: i'm not sure our forms are secure developer: hold up, i have an idea
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shot this on the iphone 14 pro today
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when you fire the design team so twitter becomes the design team
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Apple really go all out with landing pages these days.
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Need to design? Use @figma Need to develop? Use @framer Need copy? Use @copy_ai Need a database? Use @airtable Need to sell products? Use @gumroad Need to send emails? Use @mailchimp Need to schedule meetings? Use @calendly They all have free plans. No more excuses.
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opening figma today be like
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"do you mind if i invite some of the team to the design file?" the team:
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when there’s only 2 hours left until your deadline and you’ve spent the whole week staring at a blank canvas
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me presenting my design with annoying gradients and complex animation to the developer
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my design vs the clients live site
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real designers don't name layers
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looking for some feedback on my latest design
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2 years
designers will accomplish nothing all day and then do their best work at 1am
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best website you've seen recently? i'll go first:
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*join company as their only designer* *update LinkedIn* Head of design @ company
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only designers know this website
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me using the design system i convinced everyone we needed
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does anyone know how to create a component in paint?
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finishing a client project after they've destroyed it with all their changes
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oh you're a designer? which is arial and which is inter?
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design tip: make the logo 20% smaller than you would like, then when they ask to make the logo bigger you can make it the size you wanted all along
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10 minutes after giving the client edit access
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📍 me | | | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | 📍finishing portfolio design | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | 📍starting new portfolio design
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when you use 2px icons instead of 1.5px
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good icons are hard to find, here's the best places to find them: — — — — — — — —
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designers, show me and everyone else your portfolio
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probably the coolest onboarding experience ever
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@darylginn
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some personal news 💫 i am now joining the X team (formerly Twitter) i was super happy to give up my previous design role with a salary of $250,000 for an unpaid position at X i was promised many things, including exposure and the possibility of more work wish me luck
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@darylginn
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Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he'd still have $172B left.
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@darylginn
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if your design files don't look like this you're not gonna make it
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landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple landing pages don't have to be purple
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@darylginn
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designers, i've solved all of your problems
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@darylginn
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picked up a studio display ✨
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my design after the developer has coded it
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good morning ✨
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this is what i do when a client doesn’t pay their invoice
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which of the 2 possible designers are you?
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the new colour picker for figma looks great
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$200 client: Can we change the logo font to Poppins? Oh and make it bigger while you're at it. Also that illustration you spent so much time on, can we make it 3D? What about animation? Can you animate it too? $10,000 client: This is perfect. Just paid your invoice, thanks!
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my design process is 50% staring at my screen confused 40% detaching components 8% crying 2% designing
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you can only design using one button style forever, which it is?
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I made 99.98% accurate web browser mockups for Figma. Want them for FREE? Reply 👋 below and I'll send you the link. Follow me so I can DM you.
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designers, share your work with the world drop your portfolio link below
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me cooking the food that i payed for with "exposure"
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after 20 years of being a designer i still question my design skills every day, you are not alone
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Has anyone ever actually finished designing their portfolio?
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the biggest sign a website is about to turn your laptop into a desk fan
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the floor is naming layers
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What’s my design process? Looking at my design in shame until I eventually think it’s okay.
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being a designer is spending hours choosing a font only to use the same one you use every time
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oh, you're a designer? draw an S using this
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