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Filling up the empty parts of me | Stuck between being humble and wanting it all.

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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
While we are all excited abt the new year, I want 2 quickly remind us. We do user research in other 2 discover people's real needs, make informed decisions abt our products & build usable, useful & desirable experiences. Let's do more of research in 2021. Happy New Year 🍾
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
If you're seeing this tweet, I've been arrested. Something about a stolen vehicle in my business premises. About turning in my phone now
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
I worked into 26, literally. Oh well, happy birthday🎉 to me.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Dear Designers, creatives! You asked and we listened. For sometime @marvisIghedosa , @realmosesjames and I have been working on something hoogggee for Designers in Nigeria and Africa. It is my pleasure to present to you all, Untitled Design Conference 2022. #UDC2022 1/5
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Calm down and learn your stuff. No rush. That person you want to be like asap, already got a head start, which is totally fine. Start from where you are. When you are really good at what you do, nobody cares how long you've been doing it for. YOU'LL STILL BE SEEN AS A BADASS.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Yooo! Just got the best email for 2020 yet. We made it!
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
After months and months of work, frustration, the feeling to quit. A product I led design and implementation got it's first 2 paying customers (Abuja, Nigeria and Congo) after they used the freemium plan. I'm so excited!!! 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️ Whooshhh woooshhh
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
#GraphicsDesign pipu see what I found 😏 Who wants? Consider it my happy new month gift.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Man! Moving out of Lagos a bit is the best decision I took. Life is so simple in the outskirts and house cheap die! If you are fully remote, I don't see why you should stay in Lagos main town tbh.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Do people that work remotely still take their baths first thing in the morning 👀
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Say what you like, Nigerian designers are badass. We may not have the right exposure cos of our country but WE dy try and we will make our dent on the world designer by designer.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Working on a startup is so much of an emotional roller coaster 😑. You go from 'Yay! Let's do this! We can do this!' to 'Shit! What are we doing? There's a lot we don't know' 😭😭
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Who dy breeet?! 😍🥺
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Abeg I and a couple of my design friends dy find dev friends 😭. If you are a dev and you know this work + you are not afraid of challenging yourself with design, abeg 🤙 All of us go chop.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Remote life be having you washing clothes on Monday morning. My neighbours don look me tire, say this guy, people dy go work, you dy was cloth for Monday morning 🤣🤣
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Without a single care in the world 😇😇 Just pure love and vibes.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Anybody way talk say design easy, DECK AM! 😑
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
If you use it twice, make it a component.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
25 today 🚀 Sigh...I don dy old oh😩
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Officially 24 today. I don dy old o😭
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
I don wake! We did a thing @untitledsgnrs 🔥. Thank you to everyone that pulled up, y'all are the MVP and this wouldn't have been the success it is without you all 😭🙏 #UDC2022
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Does anyone know any open source companies or projects looking for design contributors? If you no sabi, ejoor RT 🤲
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Anybody learning #frontend and looking for a study/accountability buddy? I have someone who's looking for a buddy.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Who doesn't have plans for Xmas? Identify make we hang out for Google meets 😭
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
1 year
I had swag when I was small sha. What happened to me?! Also who I dy vex for abeg 😂😂
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
This is madness, my God! 🔥
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
. @A_Feranmi dropping gems @SpireAfrica 's retreat. Anywhere you see this man, hold am for growth and marketing knowledge.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Omo collaboration between devs and designers in Nigeria is really broken. Sigh.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Thank you KD!! @imasuen_design e go hard for woman to replace you for my life like this pa 🌚🧡 Mami @EfueBalogun , after you na still you🤗 #TgifPixels next.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Interesting. Just saw a design on Dribble by a lady in Duisberg, she used a Nigerian Yoruba and Igbo name for her place holders. And she's 100 % Caucasian. John Doe can suck it!!
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, drum rolls, please 🥁 (this might be long, but please just read to the end ❤️) This is a special tweet of appreciation to everyone who retweeted, liked and tagged. I love the community and appreciate all the love, effort and support 💕
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
If you're seeing this tweet, I've been arrested. Something about a stolen vehicle in my business premises. About turning in my phone now
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
500 likes and I'll recreate👀
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Shankolos
4 years
Finally did this😂❤️
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Hey guys! #TGIFPixels update🚨 So, after doing the home work needed, the team has finalised. We will be hosting y'all @wavebeachlagos 👇🏼. Come ready to mingle, spend and boogie down. Date & time: 18th Dec, 6 pm till dawn. See y'all there 🔥 Cc @misteryomi
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Today is somebody's last day at Microsoft after 23 years. Impressive. I'm here wondering, what exactly would make me stay at a company for 23 years.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Whatever project you're working on, put your best into it. You never know which of those projects will blow or be instrumental in helping you get to the next level in your career. #design #designtwitter #Career
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
Who's into Branding and needs this book? I was book surfing and I found it. It has a lot of information on branding.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Hey guys, my people @GenbankUS are looking to #hire for a few roles. - Marketing & Communications Manager - Marketing (Graphics) Designer - Mobile Developer (Flutter) Send CVs, portfolios and links to apply @genbank .us It's a great opportunity. #hiring #HiringAlert
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
While we are all excited abt the new year, I want 2 quickly remind us. We do user research in other 2 discover people's real needs, make informed decisions abt our products & build usable, useful & desirable experiences. Let's do more of research in 2020. Happy New Year 🍾
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Who wants Spire Merch as Christmas gift???👀
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
There's always a great man behind the scenes spotlighting everybody 😅 📸 Pixel 6
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Excited to say we've opened @SpireAfrica to its first cohort for a private beta test. The next 6-8 weeks should be even more fun 😁 Cheers to learning more in context about this thing we're building. 🚀
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Sapa go give you mental strength to do 2 - 3 jobs and still take freelance gigs 😂😂
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Abeg designers, when you dy design, try dy document well. Create style guides (colours, typography etc), create components, do the thing like say you fit collaborate with someone at any time. Ask @imasuen_design , @Dev_khris how e dy be when we dy work. Sigh...
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
My boss has instructed that I get some corporate and social pictures(headshot and others). Do I have any photographer on my TL that can run this for me? PS: na you go style me and tell me how to pose oh because I no sabi jack 😭😭. Also, this could be a long term engagement.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
I paid for a new apartment and had to ask my landlord to permit me to put a protector at the entrance. He asked me why and said the area was safe. My response "Sars are breaking into homes and I work remotely." He understood and give me permission. Sad reality. #EndSARS
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Me and Me 🚶‍♂️
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Ordered my last books for the year😅. - Microcopy for UX Writing - Founder's Pocket Guide (5 out of the series) - Mapping Experiences - The Making of a Manager - Change by Design - UX Strategy (Gifted the first one out) Hyped about getting them🥺
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Omo if Mr Eazi and Timi Dakolo cheat, men are finished oh 😭. They're our only public figure hope at this point.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
So yeah, Netflix follow drag my single asss😒 This life nor balance at all
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
A lot is happening @SpireAfrica and we're here for it!!! Decided to build with this man and I'm yet to regret it.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Who gives a f* which one is harder or easiest? Can you do quality work? And earn good money? Can you impact lives with your work? Yes? Fire on. No? Nigga get the f*
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
I love that this year is ending with lots of good news from friends, acquaintances and enemies. If you're yet to get your good news, don't lose faith, year never end 🧡
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
1 year
Next year UDC needs to happen at Landmark. God do am for your boy🤲
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Hey guys, please my company is looking to hire a social media intern. If you have recently completed a course on social media management and looking for practical experience, please send your cv and relevant links to the email in the flyer 🙂
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
@MrAkinbosola @ogieva_ What if I pay for her to take a professional course instead? Or even help her get a job that pays good money? Romantic enough?
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Having a conversation with @imasuen_design and just realised I'm more likely to die in Lagos at the hands of the police than in Maiduguri. And Maiduguri has boko haram o. E no go better for this government. #EndSARS #PoliceBrutalityInNigeria #PoliceBrutality
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Remote work has spoilt me. I only have joggers and casual shirts for work now😭😭 No jeans, no plain trousers.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Product managers do y'all have portfolios too? I mean what do you use to show your projects, achievements etc? Can I see an example too? #productmanagement #product
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
I need to break my salary into how much I earn per day, so when people ask me for money, I will match that against how many days work it would require to get the money requested for. Then tell the person, make e know the work that went into getting that money, to give away.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
Don't pay attention to what anyone says about your design skills, don't mind the Dribbble / Design Twitter and keep designing what you want to design. Design is becoming global and rising so things are changing and opportunities are more open that ever. - @NinaLimpi
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
That you're a techie doesn't mean you should be looking like a homeless person o. You no go die if you dress well and presentable when you wan comot! I don tire for all this I don't care attitude 🤦🏽‍♂️
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
Had a really good call yesterday with one of the biggest companies ever liveth and if all works well, we might just be having something big for designers in Nigeria 😁 Fingers crossed.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
A step in the right direction. One more win for 2019.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Designers, what things guide you when you make design decisions?
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Who's free for the next 10 weeks and would like to work on a project with me? It's a platform to help organisations host courses and trainings. NB: - It's a low pay project as I'll be personally taking care of payment myself. - Preferably would like to work with a lady.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Omo tools dy this world sha. Tools I've discovered just digging deeper into building design systems, damn.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Picked up my final books for the year. December don set😭😭 Books for 1st half of next year already added to cart 💀
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
For better context, I live in a 3 bed room apartment with big parlor, rooms and kitchen for 370k. My total package was about 490k. I paid 400k first and paid the rest after a month.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Man! Moving out of Lagos a bit is the best decision I took. Life is so simple in the outskirts and house cheap die! If you are fully remote, I don't see why you should stay in Lagos main town tbh.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
How do you successfully stay at a single company for >5 years? Somebody is just leaving her company after 14 years when no be founder she be...wow. Is the company, the people, the culture, the money or the person?
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Imagine say you don do interview finish, them send you offer ($5000/month + fully remote) and congratulatory mail and fixed your onboarding for April. Only for date to reach, them send you April fool email😭😭
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Think I've found my bus stop for the next few years. Let's do this! 🤝
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Biko, adult designer for sale🤧 Specs👇🏼 Age - 24 Speaks - English, Hausa and Igbo Can live - Anywhere Eats - 1x a time, at most 2x daily Personality - Introverted Perks - Good listener, Soft body for cuddling, can cook. Ejor RT, my customer might be on your TL😑
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Because this man @imasuen_design knows my love language 🥺
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
Who knows a data scientist looking for new opportunities? I have an opening. Cc @PraizUx @kadunaconnect @madebycharles @AlukoBrown @DebbieBashorun
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
1 year
+1 Thank you 26! It's a wrap. 27, here we go 🎉. ___________________ On a side note: y'all should send me money for giving you the day off work 🙃
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
1 year
Yassssss!!!!!!! I will put everything on hold, make popcorn and indulge in this like mad 😭 I love Jackie
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Developers and Designers shame no dy catch una? Other people involved in tech are happily double but una own, No oh. Single ass pipu everywhere in abusive relationships with their laptops. Don't call my name, I have enough flesh to be considered double 😒 #findgirlfriend !
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
@asemota @segalink Anytime I leave home for work, my heart beats fast till I get to work. Since I got a mac, I've been so careful with my movements. I hardly even wear my good clothes & shoes. Same reason I have refused to drive in Lagos. My dad has complained but he doesn't understand my fear.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
When you need practical guidance on how to do something, that's when you realise a lot of these articles online are just big English and madly unhelpful. Omo, we should start writing more technically helpful articles, sigh...
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
10 months
The mental effort it takes to battle getting depressed is damn right crazy! You have to get a grip on your emotions, actions and thoughts. One slip and you're spiralling down. Routines are helpful but with enough time, they start to notch you into the feelings you're fighting.
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Ha!!! Who's ready for @SpireAfrica rebrand?! 👀 It's so beautiful to see 😍😌 Shout out to @akintheodox for killing it on this one.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
Hehehe! Loving these @SpireAfrica shorts. The material is so comfortable 🥺 Courtesy of my boo @imasuen_design
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
5 years
Chuks we have to get this done in 1 week. The whole product. I need it ready for handoffs by Friday. Make sure to make it look like cowrywise, piggyvest, kuda, eyowo, carbon, paystack and interswitch. Make the logo pop. Use pink color, my wife likes pink. Me 👇🏼
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
You mean you have a business and you don't have a @SpireAfrica account? How you wan take put customer for middle of wetin you dy build nao? Let's fix it biko!
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Them go dy rush you to finish their work. Once you finish, they won't keep the same energy to send you your money 😑
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Say hello to the latest kids on my shelf 🥺❤ Be like books are becoming a love language for me 😅
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Ordered my last books for the year😅. - Microcopy for UX Writing - Founder's Pocket Guide (5 out of the series) - Mapping Experiences - The Making of a Manager - Change by Design - UX Strategy (Gifted the first one out) Hyped about getting them🥺
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Progress. If you're ever unsure, start with white first.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Hehehe! I know say I never blow, but if you've ever wondered about what my day looks like or how I got into design and the story behind my twitter handle, you should read this😌 Did small aproko with @figmaafrica
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Someone in the @AsaCoterie requested for a list of #design related podcasts and I shared. I thought I should drop it here too for others who need it. 👇🏼
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
I need to set up more designers to speak/talk in public
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Dear designer, I know you want to ask questions. If you had the opportunity to ask older design folks (design directors, seniors etc), what questions would you ask? Please RT, a designer might be on your tl Cc @DearDesignr @AsaCoterie @adobexd_nigeria @figmaafrica
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Just placed on this project at work and I'm so excited. Millions of people use this platform...*mini panic attack 😅
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Hear me out. A start up. Bathroom toilets for women to take pictures. 🤔 You can do subscription - per month or - per number of pictures or - as you go We will ensure the perfect lightening, have clothes to rent, people to assist with hair, make up etc.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
If you are struggling with sitemaps, check this article out. It's really short and simple. I love how she broke down site maps in 4 mins to give a general idea about it.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
1 year
The first day of #UDC2023 is today!! @untitledsgnrs Make una make this hashtag trend abeg 🥹. Kill us with pictures and videos 🙏
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
2 years
How harmattan is making me work today. How are you working? Unrelated but I try for fineness 🤌
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Apparently, the most important KPI for the Nigerian government na MEETINGS. How many meetings can we hold in this period. Meetings na our workings 🤡🤡 Tueh! #EndSARS #SarsMustGoNow #SarsMustGo #
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@_shyone
Chukwuka Ezeoke
4 years
Spider web 🕸️
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Omo my range is structure, sketch, mid-fidelity & hi-fidelity. Imagine am, then like this tweet.
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Chukwuka Ezeoke
3 years
Went to the hospital for health-related issues and ended up discussing tech, @SpireAfrica and startups with the doctor. 🤝
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