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Building & driving change @weimaginact @thevocalafrica @theaiderapp and more. Product & Brand Identity Designer | Writer | ✨ Available for gigs ✨

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Joined September 2020

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@iamIsaacsomto

Isaac Somto

3 years

Inspired by the death of a mate in 2019 who died because of lack of ambulances around. I designed an app that allows Nigerians get ambulances for emergency situations. Just like Uber, but for ambulances. One can also view hospitals nearby, send SOS messages, talk to doctors...

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Isaac Somto

9 months

Edo state government 1 : 0 Federal government 😂😂

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Isaac Somto

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Transitioned into UI designing barely 9 months ago and have worked on more than 5 paid projects and will be joining a data agency based in San Jose, California, USA as a UI designer tomorrow (6 figures monthly 🚀). Indeed, previous design knowledge helps. Dedication too 🙌🏾.

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@olakhisha Owner of the account is even on twitter. You can get these guys and they’ll explain what happened to your money. Sorry for the experience

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This was Anthony onome last post before he was stabbed by thugs in Abuja during a protest. 😑😣. Dear Anthony, we'll never back down!! #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigera #EndSARS #ENDBADGOVERNANCE

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1 year

Junior designers when they see “senior designers” dropping portfolio link for hire on twitter 😅

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2 years

As a product designer, find one good front end dev and make your friend... They'll give you more gigs than other people in this industry 😂

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Isaac Somto

1 year

2022 was good, 2023 will be better 🤲🏾✨

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EVERYONE INCLUDED :: Please brag to me about a thing you did in 2022 that you’re proud of.

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Isaac Somto

3 years

Designed @designbuddyorg 's logo. Designbuddy is a platform for UI/UX and graphic designers to discover remote jobs. Logo meaning: Handshake/hug between 2 people (client and designer) + a smile (done deal 😊) tweaked icon to be in sync with type. Color choice by Designbuddy.

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@olakhisha I think the culprit is likely Ishola waheed akanbi (who is a staff of the same Zenith Bank). The next screenshot is a screenshot of Khalid's own transactions history. Immediate immediately your money entered his account, it was withdrawn to akanbi's account.

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Because of the much DMs decided to share it here. Here are some YouTube channels that helped in the journey: *they are more of practical lessons though

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Isaac Somto

5 months

- 100% Job Success score - Became part of the top 10% of talent on Upwork; got a Top rated badge

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What's the one work accomplishment you're proudest of this year? Tell us in the comments and we’ll share our favorites. ✨

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3 years

In the past few days, I've been designing a feature in WhatsApp that solves some major problems the app's busy users face. Here's a link to the case study of the feature: **check thread to see how it works.

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@JojoDnc Dem no wan carry any blame 😂

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Talk to medical professionals during emergency situations, learn first aid tips, buy first aid kits etc Also designed a web app and smart watch app version of the app for easy reach. Full presentation on behance:

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2 years

Best in timeless and minimalist logo and identity design 👌🏾✨

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Got paid 6 figures to design a logo (just mark) in 2018 at age 15, I got paid ₦5500 for a logo and felt like I'd arrived 🥺. These dots really connect themselves 🚀

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Part of the top 10% of talent on Upwork ✨🙌🏾

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Isaac Somto

1 year

Jan 10 and I have already finished - designing an ecommerce website (all important pages + admin) - a brand identity design - a website design (using WordPress) Currently on a brand identity design project 🚀

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Started tech/design with the device on the left, some of my tools now. #grateful Remember when I could only deliver logos in png and jpg yet men like @theafolayan , @theayooladaniel etc still patronised me 🥺

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Isaac Somto

3 years

Vacancy for a graphic designer in Lekki, Lagos. Send portfolio to hello @evokelagos . *Remote option available

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3 months later and we got first place at the Nigerian Bar Association Section On Business Law ( @nbasblofficial ) innovation hub challenge and we received $5000(2.5m) seed funding to further develop the app from the NBA SBL!!! 🙌🏾🚀🥺 we are more than glad!

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Isaac Somto

3 years

Inspired by the death of a mate in 2019 who died because of lack of ambulances around. I designed an app that allows Nigerians get ambulances for emergency situations. Just like Uber, but for ambulances. One can also view hospitals nearby, send SOS messages, talk to doctors...

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2 years

Figma for graphic design ⚡️

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Here's your sign to start freelancing on Upwork ✨ 📌 2nd Upwork contract

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3 years

How it started vs how it went. Logo icon done by me for an online/internet safety brand. Logo icon = WiFi (internet) + shield (safety, guard)

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Isaac Somto

1 year

Season greetings ✨ 🫶🏾 ✨

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9 months

So you mean, you don't want the designer that designed these to design an identity for your project? Okay o 🌚

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Isaac Somto

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Got featured on Infoguide Africa, one of Africa's most read info platform 🙌🏾: See How This 18-year-old Nigerian is Changing Communities One Action At A Time,

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See How This 18-year-old Nigerian Is Changing Communities, One Action At A Time

Isaac Somto's biography, date of birth, age, early life, family, parents, siblings, spouse, education, career and net worth

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Isaac Somto

3 years

My case study on the Aider app have been published on Bootcamp by UXdesign: Case study: Designing “Uber for ambulance” Kindly read and share 🙏🏾

Case study: Designing “Uber for ambulance”

The process that shaped the design of an app that allows its users save lives with just a click.

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Isaac Somto

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@Gottaloveify Thanks. From my experience, I'll say see more of practicals and start building as you learn.. learn then build what you've learnt instead of just learning and learning. Building helps with getting experience fast. Also try more difficult challenges.

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Isaac Somto

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Logo design for an upcoming female empowerment project. Icon meaning: Equal sign + flag. Check comment section for animation of icon (play 😅)

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8 months

Got balloons today ✨

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Isaac Somto

2 years

*Got into the uni to study Nursing (Bnsc, RN) *Got a remote job *Client base increased x2 *Did 6 figures every month, 7 thrice *Turned 19 *Won NBA innovation hub challenge *Nominated for: Founder of the year awards, Innovators Empowerment and Awards, Toshiba & Kioxia Hackcellence

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Jiggy Moments Wrapped 2021: 1. Highlights of your year?

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2 years

Got balloons today 🙌🏾✨

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1 year

Just looking at the people laughing and the “I told you so” people, you think it’s funny? I hope you’ll use the laugh and “I told you so” to buy things in the market when worse inflation hits. Clowns.

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Brand identity design for Skilly, a global marketplace startup for all freelance remote services, where their services can be sold and purchased on the site. Logo idea story in thread 👇🏾

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Isaac Somto

9 months

@theuiarchitect As it should be 😂

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2 years

The farmer will make more money

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Isaac Somto

3 years

@HAFEEZOLAMIDE1 Personally love using lines and circles to build logos too 😁, though I don't write the angle used. See some designed by me:

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Isaac Somto

1 year

- Last product design for the year (website pages for an explainer videos agency) - Last brand identity design for the year (branding for incubator)

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One of the most beautiful logos I have worked on. map of Africa + amplifying waves + clay smear + five regions of Africa for @thevocalafrica

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2 years

Working a logo project and randomly still thinking of @jobosonchisa 's olto logo work 🥹.

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Isaac Somto

3 years

I'll be speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association Section On Business Law 15th Annual Business Law Conference themed “Re-tooling Businesses for Change; Leveraging the Tech Explosion”. Will be speaking on the session: Nigerian Innovators & Nigerian Solutions. Date: 14th of July

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Isaac Somto

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How I still get good gigs is one reason I don’t get imposter syndrome. My work is good and that’s it 5years+ in design and I’ll say my introversion and medical school keeps me in a box (no much networking, haven’t attended any tech events etc) Just have to be good work. Grateful

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Isaac Somto

3 years

Happy Birthday to me 🙌🏾

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Isaac Somto

3 years

How's your Monday going? #figma #prototyping

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Isaac Somto

4 months

Grinding hard so when I get married, I and baby girl will take 1 year off to travel the world and explore different experiences as we also explore our bodies.

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Isaac Somto

8 months

Step out ✨🌚

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Isaac Somto

10 months

- made first 6 figures at 15 - founded a NGO, won first award and delved into tech same age - Worked in campaigns for social issues that reached more than 50k people - made first 7 figures at age 18 - Juggling a tech career and medical school - Read by more than 130k+ people

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Brag about yourself

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Isaac Somto

3 years

@Horllarbanjie @prince_oludada @BuzzFeedNews He thinks everyone is a political thug looking for crumbs from politician like him. They always find it hard to believe a Nigerian who wants a good Nigeria without the old thieving political class exists.

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Isaac Somto

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Identity design of thinkbloom digital agency. 👨🏾‍🎨👨🏾‍🎨

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Isaac Somto

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Joined the Zuri Training few days ago. First task done for UI/UX Zuri Training. cc: @xyluz @Ingressive4Good @theZuriTeam @hnginternship @figmadesign #MyI4GZuriDiary

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2 years

I'm now convinced that one cannot save/invest money to get out of poverty, the only way to get out is to earn more money.

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Isaac Somto

2 years

@Ayoolafelix awesome design and colors! 🥹 Reminds me of a logo I did then for a feminist campaign, Forever Equal. Combined F + E + Equality sign for the mark.

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Logo design for AthleteSync, an app the makes training more efficient as it connects users data to their coaches for better personalized training. App icon idea: Running person + Sync icon.

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1 year

Give us this week, the whole bakery 🤲🏾✨

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Isaac Somto

2 years

Mixed feelings that you get when a client accepts your bill without bargaining. Am I too good? Did I charge small? Should I have charged more? I don fuck up? Etc 😩

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Isaac Somto

2 years

Finished on a Friday ✨🥹. Handled brand identity design, web and app UI design ⚡️🤲🏾

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One of the project I enjoyed working on this year. Led a design team to design the style, identity and product design (UI/UX) for the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the ministry of health of a country in Oceania.

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Had this client that wanted a brand identity and UI person, the UI gig was quite competitive so I settled for the brand identity gig and won with ease... wowed client and they brought me in the web UI design gig 🥹🥹.

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2 years

Hopped on @Ayoolafelix #MyPosterChallenge before I closed for today. designed on Figma ✨

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Isaac Somto

4 months

Cleva bank came to my rescue when Geegpay and the likes wanted to use my eyes and see shege. I no go refer keh?

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. @clevabanking just raised $1.5M to provide USD accounts to Nigerians globally. Happy new year.

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2 years

(WIP) User dashboard design for e-commerce store 🎨

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Isaac Somto

3 years

C + g + cloud + start button

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Isaac Somto

4 months

This will be the 4th contract I am getting on this month without actually sending proposals and all. I see what you’re doing God 🤲🏾

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As someone who loves stability so much, having multiple partners/cheating seems very unstable and chaotic to me.

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Isaac Somto

2 years

Hey guys 👋🏾, just published a presentation of one of the works I did early this year, a web UI design for an e-commerce store that sells eco-friendly products. Kindly check it out and tel me what you think, thank you!

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1 year

Break is over 🥲 first product design of the year (wip) 🎨

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Isaac Somto

3 years

@AsaIffy @UchePOkoye Don't wait till you “finish learning” before you start practicing.

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2 years

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@TunjiOgunoye Some designers do both now 😅🤣 I literally do both, 5 years+ experience in brand identity designs and 2+ in product design

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2 years

Behance... Thank y'all ✨

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Isaac Somto

3 years

What I worked on last week 🙂 Some screens from a child safety app (not real name used in design) Presentation with: @Presently__

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1 year

Selected logo icon vs rejected logo icon for a current brand identity I am developing for a Saudi incubator giant. Brand name starts with Q, hence the logo icons where designed to look like "Q" and also show connection, support etc (what the brand offers entrepreneurs).

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Isaac Somto

10 months

#WIP Let the logo breathe 😂👌🏾

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Isaac Somto

2 years

Selected logo and explorations for California based SaaS development agency startup, Starlab Zone What's your favorite in the exploration?

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Woke up to an offer, reviewed and accepted ASAP. Didn’t apply and was invited, so yeah 🌚

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Isaac Somto

2 years

(WIP) Logo refresh ✨ for Bangalore based b2b SaaS startup, PaddleBoat. Just got funding and wanted a refresh. New logo story: Paddleboat and compass to signify the platform and direction PaddleBoat offers businesses.

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2 years

This is eerily similar to the WhatsApp feature recommendations I designed in 2021 () Same user DPs I used also? Wow

Case study: a WhatsApp feature for busy users

The story

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Maramma

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I designed a new feature for @WhatsApp that helps you categorize related chat or groups together and manage them effectively. #TheIXDChallenge @dnaijatechguy @ajokhai @druids01 @_JessicaUche @Phorlajormey @xyluz #uiuxdesign #Figma #uidesign

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Throwback to when I use to run a tech “blog” at age 16 Was making around $1-$5 per day and later sold it off around same period 😂. Life’s crazy and I looked 🙈

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Just ended a contract because client was giving perfectionist vibe and talking about how he has started the work with 2 previous people and he’ll end if he senses any “mistakes” without correcting because he has no time for correction. Can’t deal abeg.

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Dashboard design for web3 prediction platform ✨

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Isaac Somto

3 years

First identity design project of the year 🙌☺️😋. Brand name: Freedorm Kindly check out full presentation on Behance:

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After work today 😬. Here's my shot for the #gridpractice mini-challenge initiated by @imasuen_design late entry😑 image mockup made on Figma

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Brand identity redesign for Bcon Experience. Full presentation on behance:

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1 year

Client is in bit of a fix on which logo works well for their Real Estate business. Which is your pick? help me and client pick. The "A" in the monogram logos forms a rooftop (if you missed it) There's a poll 👇🏾

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2 years

Arranging medias for my portfolio and thought I should remind y'all I design brand identities. Some brand identities designed by me 🤞🏾 kindly RT 🙏🏾

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I tutored over 200+ teens for free on designing few days ago. I also gave data to some who faced data challenges and gave out design resources. Attached to this post is some of the designs some participants created in the class and a message I got from one of the participants yd.

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1 year

I have learnt that most times, people who you make compromises for will punish you dearly for making that compromise.

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1 year

I feel so glad that I can pick the projects I work on sometimes and don't have to work on projects just because of the need for money. Couldn't do this years back and I hope all creative get this, so refreshing.

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1 year

Don’t have much friends but grateful that those I have are exceptional and genuine 🤲🏾

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2 years

Finally done that LinkedIn summary thing 🙌🏾

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@theayooladaniel Thanks boss 🙌🏾 . 😅 Haven't finished the prototype then.

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2 years

Too skilled to be this broke 😂

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2 years

Just published some brand identities I have worked on... It’s been a journey full of creative explorations and I enjoyed with my great clients with every single project, I hope you like it. view all of them via:

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3 years

M + Camera

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1 year

One of the projects I enjoyed working on: Brand identity design for Pmnt, a UK-based fintech startup that facilitates global exchange of money without border barrier. Logo idea: two paper (money) flowing in different direction to showcase the exchange of money.

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Isaac Somto

3 years

Excited to be part of this initiative as a creative director 🙌

@blckgirlsintech

Black Girls In Tech

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3 years

So excited to announce the launch of our sister branch : Black Girls In Tech Nigeria 🇳🇬 🎉 @bgitnigeria We have been working hard with the team based in Lagos to launch this and help Black women in Nigeria get into tech , so much coming ! Check out :

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@Beautay4 @RIPEdith @RealDreylo She's not Nigerian. Colleges are universities over there. Just tell her that Dowen is an high school

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