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Wonji

6 months

Hi, I’m Wonji, a Korean teacher who wants to be a designer 👩🏻‍🎨 I decided to share my journey from 0, so it keeps me motivated to GO Changing life is hard, but together, it feels lighter ✨

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Wonji

@wonjitos

6 months

1 month ago, I was a Korean teacher. Today, I made my first $1 as a designer!

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@wonjitos

4 months

Before → After Today, I redesigned the legend "Nomad List". How is the new design after 10 years, @levelsio ? 🤗 In 2018, I became a digital nomad in Bali thanks to the community 🌴

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@wonjitos

6 months

I’ll redesign 100 websites. Drop your landing page below 👇🏼 Every day I’ll pick a random 1 and redesign it.

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@wonjitos

6 months

In 2016, I was a fitness instructor. In 2019, I was a lifestyle coach. In 2021, I was a Korean teacher. In 2023, I’m a designer. Life is too short to lock up potential. START NOW 🌈

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@wonjitos

5 months

1 year ago, I was a Korean teacher. 1 month ago, I started a design from 0. 1 week ago, I got my 1st customer. Show up every day and don’t give up. 2024 is yours 🍀

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@wonjitos

6 months

I started design 2 weeks ago. And... I got the 1st paid job offer!

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@wonjitos

3 months

Before → After Today, I redesigned AI startup "HeadshotPro" by @dannypostmaa 📷

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@wonjitos

4 months

I got paid as a designer without: - A portfolio - A landing page - Fancy design skills - Freelancing site profiles - Reaching out to people via DM Start sharing work today 😆

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@wonjitos

4 months

Figma paid for this 🤩🍣

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@wonjitos

4 months

Today, I finally quit my Korean teacher job. For 3 years: - I taught 2,858 lessons - I got 5/5 from 256 reviews - I met 299 students from 30+ countries Now, I'm ALL IN to become a designer. It's scary that I can't turn back, but we can make it!

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@wonjitos

3 months

3 months ago, I was a Korean teacher. Now, I’m doing an internship at the BEST design agency 🤩 Thank you for the incredible opportunity @MrNick_Buzz @aliszu

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@wonjitos

6 months

You don’t need a $10k bootcamp to become a designer. I spent $10 to learn and made my first $1 in 1 month 😉 Here is how I did: ✏️ Learn: $10 course for design theories and Figma 💭 Inspiration: Imitate and understand pro’s designs 👩🏻‍💻 Practice: Share work on 𝕏 and get…

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@wonjitos

4 months

0 → 3,000 followers in 2 months 🤯 What I did: - 1 quality post a day - Short and simple format - Visuals to summarize the post - Give inspiration by sharing progress - Stick to 1 topic (design-related for me)

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@wonjitos

6 months

0 → 300 followers in 24 hrs 🤯 Here is what I did: - I shared my story - I was 100% genuine - I used short sentences - I wrote a clear bio of who I am - I showed up without overthinking

Wonji

@wonjitos

6 months

Hi, I’m Wonji, a Korean teacher who wants to be a designer 👩🏻‍🎨 I decided to share my journey from 0, so it keeps me motivated to GO Changing life is hard, but together, it feels lighter ✨

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@wonjitos

5 months

Last December, I started learning design. And I made $644 in my 1st month. ❌ No money ✅ Take small courses from YouTube and Udemy ❌ No time ✅ Prioritize design in the morning and do my main job ❌ No clients ✅ Start 𝕏 and share indie makers’ website redesign ❌ No…

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@wonjitos

6 months

0 → 1000 followers in 2 weeks 🥳 Here is what I did: - 1 quality post a day - Short simple sentences - Eye catchy images and emojis - Share personal stories and successes - Challenge to make people excited to join my journey

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@wonjitos

4 months

Last December, I knew nothing about design... But after 15 redesigns, I got: - 2,956 followers - 6 paid projects - $644 generated - 20+ DMs asking for my rates - Internship offer from @MrNick_Buzz If you started the redesign challenge, you made the hardest part! Please don't…

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 5/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @ryanseanbadger

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4 months

Redesign 15/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @Mans_JS

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@wonjitos

6 months

Merry Christmas🎄 Hope you have a lovely holiday!

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@wonjitos

4 months

A or B? 🤔

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 13/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @Kmaticu

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@wonjitos

6 months

I was overwhelmed to start 𝕏 for weeks. I didn’t even dare to like someone’s post … 🥲 But last Friday I decided to make my 1st tweet. That tweet got 1,000 likes 🤯 The only way to stop overthinking is just DO IT 🔥

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@wonjitos

6 months

Before → After I’m learning layout and amazed by how it changes the whole vibe 🥹

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 16/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @anton_maker

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@wonjitos

5 months

No design comes from 0. To be creative, I study the PROs’ work 🤓 Here are my top 7 pages to get inspiration ↓

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@wonjitos

4 months

Yesss, I'm in 🥹 It's an honor to work for a legend like @MrNick_Buzz

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@MrNick_Buzz

4 months

I think the opposite! You're one of the most inspiring people in design X - Teacher to Designer - Earned your first $ in 1 month without a portfolio - Your posts reach 20-40x of your followers - 100 days of re-designs is genius! Open for an internship at…

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@wonjitos

3 months

Before → After Today, I redesigned the entrepreneurs' community "Small Bets" by @dvassallo 🤗

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@wonjitos

5 months

I got my 1st customer after learning design for 1 month. Here are my top 5 resources to learn fast 🚀 Everything is FREE or under $10/month ↓

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 1/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @petecodes

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 7/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @CreateActionLtd

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@wonjitos

3 months

From Bali to Taiwan ✈️ So grateful that I can work anywhere anytime 🥹

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@wonjitos

3 months

Before designing, I always do this: 1. Draw wireframes by hand 2. Write copy referring to Chat GPT 3. Choose typefaces & colors based on the brand

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 4/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @TalMahaj

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@wonjitos

5 months

🩷 or 🤍?

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@wonjitos

4 months

Today, I got DMs from people I admire 🥹 This is why you should never give up!

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@wonjitos

6 months

The best way to learn is to do. I’m going to re-design 10 of Fortune 500 websites. What company should I do first? 🤔

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@wonjitos

5 months

100% of my designer revenue comes from 𝕏. Here is how I got 3 customers in 1 month: - Share my work consistently: Get feedback and improve the next work. My improved skills from Day 1 gave people trust. - Practice with real-world websites: Create opportunities to put design…

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 2/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @d4m1n

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@wonjitos

4 months

Today, I’m the least inspiring person on X 🫠 I didn't feel like designing these days. “Will I ever succeed as a good designer?” Self-doubt made me powerless and paralyzed. Have you felt like a little fish having to swim the whole ocean? 🐟

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 8/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @albertng

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 10/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @zeng_wt

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 9/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @alxberman

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@wonjitos

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Redesign 11/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @cultivationplan

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@wonjitos

6 months

These 7 fonts can tell a story in 1 sec: 💪🏼 Fitness → Lalezar 🏝️ Travel → Handlee 🍖 Restaurant → Archivo Black 🎨 Art → Courgette 👗 Clothing → Slackside One 👧🏻 Kid → Dekko ✍🏼 Writing → Caveat

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@wonjitos

4 months

December me: Teacher January me: Designer Here are 5 tips on how I made the transition fast. - Start a fun side project - Set a small, and specific goal - Keep the routine first thing in the day - Limit my time to focus on important work - Share the progress and get feedback to…

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@wonjitos

4 months

Bad copy can kill a good product 🤯 Here are my top 5 resources for great copy ↓ Thanks to the copywriting geniuses @DanKulkov @sveta_bay @harrydry ❤️

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@wonjitos

6 months

Redesign 6/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @NuzairNuwais

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@wonjitos

5 months

New year, new hair design 💇🏻‍♀️ Before → After Can you tell the difference? 👀

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 17/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @talntid

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@wonjitos

3 months

I'm designing 🎨 from Taiwan 🇹🇼 for 2 weeks

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Redesign 14/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @fekdaoui

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5 months

A lack of design skills is frustrating 🥹 Here are 7 Figma files to 10X your skills instantly ↓

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 18/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @MrNick_Buzz

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@wonjitos

3 months

I created myself as an AI emoji 🤩

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@wonjitos

4 months

Parents: Online friends are not real Me: Met the coolest people through X Starting X was the best decision I made 🤗

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Twitter friends are great ❤️

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@wonjitos

5 months

Designing from 0 is hard Here is my process to spark creativity ✨ - Inspiration pages: Pick 2-3 sites that fit the project - Hand drawing: Play with the ideas and add my touches - Typefaces: Find 1-2 fonts that show the brand’s personality - Color palettes: Find 4-5 colors…

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@wonjitos

5 months

Simple hero sections can be strong 🚀📈 Before → After Website of my customer @postlyy

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@wonjitos

6 months

I redesigned big tech companies' logos with LogoFast In minutes, not hours 😉

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6 months

My new product LogoFast is live now 🚀 Make beautiful logos with AI, fast and free ✨ →

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@wonjitos

6 months

Things are getting serious 🤩

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@wonjitos

6 months

Image overlay can make a basic website look awesome 🤩 - Drop shadow on text - Dark background overlay - High-quality and responsive image

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@wonjitos

4 months

@MrNick_Buzz I'm so excited by this amazing offer that I'm speechless 🥹 My hands are even shaking when I type... Thank you for helping me look at my accomplishments objectively and be grateful. I'd LOVE to learn a lot from the great designers at ❤️

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@wonjitos

6 months

200 people applied 🥳 The challenge is on from tomorrow!

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@wonjitos

6 months

I’ll redesign 100 websites. Drop your landing page below 👇🏼 Every day I’ll pick a random 1 and redesign it.

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@wonjitos

7 months

Just changed my header 🐥 To remind myself not to compare myself to others. Better than yesterday is enough! ~ Design inspired by kkchenwei

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 12/100 ✅ Before → After Website of WEFT

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@wonjitos

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Redesign 3/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @sveta_bay @DanKulkov

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@wonjitos

5 months

First impression tells the brand in 10 secs 🔥 Here are my 5 tips to make powerful hero sections: 1. Headline: Trigger emotions with benefits and solutions 2. Sub-headline: How the main feature helps people in 1 short sentence 3. CTA: Clear action verb with benefits or…

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@wonjitos

6 months

Today I learned how to match colors on a website 🎨

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@wonjitos

4 months

Redesign 19/100 ✅ How to improve landing pages fast: - CTA visible in 1 second - Highlight 3 main features - Summarize in short sentences

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@wonjitos

5 months

1. Fonts & Websites → 2. Webflow & Framer templates → 3. SaaS Landing pages → 4. Categorized websites → 5. Component examples → 6. Dark themes →…

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@wonjitos

5 months

I decided to take my health to the next level in 2024 🚀 Here are my new goals: 😴 Sleep: Get 95+ scores from @ouraring 🥦 Eat: Cook the recipes from @bryan_johnson 🔥 Move: Burn 300 kcal with 30 mins workout and long walk 🧘🏻‍♀️ Relax: Do 15 mins stretch and breathing exercises…

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@wonjitos

5 months

In 2024, I decided to push my limits One of the things I want to overcome is surfing. In 2018, I first started but quit surfing after a few sessions. ❌ Frustration of failing to take off ❌ Pain from being cut on a coral reef ❌ Fear of being suffocated by endless waves But…

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@wonjitos

4 months

I haven't read such a clear UI roadmap yet 🤩 If you start designing from 0, you’ll learn: - Key design principles from the legends - Tools & resources that PRO designers use - Practice tips that will quickly improve your skills Thanks for sharing this great content for free…

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@wonjitos

5 months

Bento grid 101 from @terraplanter What is your favorite 🍱 website?

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3 months

3 things I do to spark my designer creativity: ☀ Exercise in the morning ✍🏼 Diary with a healthy breakfast 🎨 Inspiration from great designers

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@wonjitos

3 months

Before → After Today, I redesigned the preview image of @Pauline_Cx 's AI startup My goal: Create a preview people can't resist clicking 😆 Redesign 22/100 ✅

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@wonjitos

5 months

What drives sales is not illustration, but COPY. I made a minimal design to let the copy shine ✨ Before → After Website of my customer @postlyy

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@wonjitos

6 months

I learned that design is all about restriction: - 2 fonts max - 3 colors max - Consistent spacing How many spacing restrictions do you have?🧐

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@wonjitos

5 months

1. Design 101 2. Figma & Webflow 3. Design & code 4. UX & UI career paths 5. Design survival kits

Refactoring UI

Learn how to design awesome UIs by yourself using specific tactics explained from a developer's point-of-view.

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@wonjitos

5 months

1. Illustrations →

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@wonjitos

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@Kmaticu How to improve landing page instantly ⚡️ 1. Killer headline that answers objections ❌ Should I train the VAs? ✅ Trained marketing VAs ❌ VAs offer the same strategy? ✅ Customized for you 2. Strong CTA with verbs and benefits ❌ I’m a client ✅ Start hiring to grow ❌ I’m…

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@wonjitos

6 months

I learned design constraints increase productivity. For example, I set font sizes for: - Large text: 20, 32, 64 px - Base text: 16 px - Small text: 14 px

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@wonjitos

4 months

@anton_maker How to make a clear FAQ page: 1. Sort the questions by topic = Easy to read 👀 2. Share contact for further questions = Build trust 🤝🏼 3. Answer the differences and benefits of the product = More sales 📈

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@wonjitos

5 months

Let's get to know each other 🥰 Are you..?

Full-time Designer 🌳

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Part-time designer 🪴

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Design student 🌱

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In other fields 🍄

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6 months

@albertng 3 things I focused on redesign: - Clear headline about why people should stay on the site - Prioritize CTA and de-emphasize the illustrations - Visualize the brand with layouts, fonts, and colors

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@wonjitos

6 months

Yes, Spotify. I’ll click on it 😜

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1. ChatGPT Prompts → 2. Copywriting tips → 3. SEO Keywords → 4. Clear sentences → 5. Grammar checker →

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@dannypostmaa Redesign 20/100 ✅ How to increase conversions 📈 - Demo to show the desired outcome - Objection handle to resolve users’ concerns - Social proof with numbers and brands to gain trust

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@dvassallo Redesign 21/100 ✅ Design is a constant iteration. For better design, I’ve FAILED a lot. Here are my abandoned designs for today 😉

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@wonjitos

6 months

I learned how to make a strong headline: - 1 short sentence - Problem it's solving - Benefit it's giving What is your tip for a powerful copy? 🤔

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@wonjitos

6 months

I learned to let go of my 1st idea 🥹 Good design comes when far away from the draft. Get feedback, improve, and repeat!

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@wonjitos

4 months

🏆 How to make a high-converting landing page: - A CTA that can be found in 1 second - Limited colors and fonts to highlight 1 important part - A Headline that tells the product and its value in 1 sentence

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@wonjitos

6 months

@ryanseanbadger I learned how to highlight important parts: - Big and heavy text - Dark color with high opacity - Deemphasize secondary information

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@wonjitos

4 months

How to make a killer features page 🥑 - Limit to 3 highlight features - Show how the product will benefit users -Put demos, icons, or illustrations to capture attention

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Redesign 9/100 ✅ Before → After Website of @alxberman

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@alxberman 3 things I focused on redesign: - Explain how the main feature solves problems - Social proof that builds trust from the audience - High color contrast to draw attention to the demo

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@wonjitos

4 months

Design inspired by @github 😻

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4 months

I get so many DMs asking how to learn design 🥹 I highly recommend this e-book to know where to start. You can download it here ↓

The Ultimate UI Design Roadmap [free eBook]

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