Thrilled to announce that I've officially joined the
@TheAthletic
Editorial Design and Visual team as their newest designer.
I'm super excited to work alongside this incredibly talented team of people and can’t wait to see where this new chapter of my career will take me.
Here's some info for any creative that needs it. Each continues to ease my journey as a self-taught designer.
⬇️ Feel free to comment below to add to the lists
Thrilled to announce that I will be moving to San Francisco, CA to be a Graphic Designer with The Alliance of American Football (
@TheAAF
). INCREDIBLY DOPE content coming from our creative team! Stay tuned 💯
Not every promotional/marketing social media post needs a graphic.
A good photo, a fire caption, and/or a call-to-action to visit the listed website will do the job, if not better in terms of engagement.
My own spin of the 2018 NBA Awards! And for the first time in my two years of designing, I unequivocally "like" my own design. I put a lot of pressure on myself, so being able to say that means I'm finally getting closer to where I want to be in graphic design! 💯🙏
#NBA
Still use these resources to this day ⏩
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞:
PiXimperfect
Tutvid
Yes I’m a Designer
Satori Graphics
Justin Odisho
Spoon Graphics
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬:
Freepik
Envato Elements
Pixels
Flaticon
Motion Array
Adobe Fonts & Portfolio
Beyond thankful that I discovered graphic design. Before it, I was headed down a intensely dark, depressed path. Now I can honestly say life is good because I'm doing something I love everyday and I wouldn't change my path to it for the world. 💯
Hip-Hop Lockscreens:
Drake ⏩ KiKi
Donald Glover ⏩ America
Travis Scott ⏩ Astroworld
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From now on, I'm gonna dip more into my creative bag for personal designs. I've been keeping them too formal and neat this year. 💯
Personally love IG Team Pages that only post retouched photos and videos of the team, no graphic design.
Increases the aesthetic and flow of the page, while maintaining a healthy stream of visual personality.
#DesignTipoftheDay
#11
:
Topaz-Like Edit⏩High Pass Filter
1. Duplicate Layer
2. Make layer B/W
3. Filter➡Other➡High Pass
4. Radius ~15
5. Set blending mode to Soft Light
Low radius (~1 to bring out small details), High radius for more dodge/burn effect (<100).
BOOM! Love how this project turned out with a switch of sport/style ✅
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#NFL
Stats Leaders
Patrick Mahomes x Julio Jones x Ezekiel Elliott x Aaron Donald
#DesignTipoftheDay
#13
:
Blending Must Knows⏩
Multiply➡Removes white from image, & leaves the darker pixels.
Screen➡Removes black from image, & leaves lighter pixels.
If layer style applied, Opacity% affects the layer+effect. Fill% only affects layer & keeps effect in tact.
#DesignTipoftheDay
#28
:
Why convert to Smart Object? ⏩
· Original quality not affected after multiple transformations (i.e. scaling)
· Nondestructively apply filters, giving you the ability to disable or re-adjust
· Double click icon to edit/replace contents any given time
#DesignTipoftheDay
#7
:
For high-quality images ⏩
· Search through Google images
· Tools➡Size➡Larger than 4MP
· Search "view image extension" to add button to open results in a new tab
Also, has free high-quality images for textures and backgrounds 👌
#NBA
B/W Abstract:
Paul George x D'Angelo Russell x Bradley Beal ✅
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Something different. Forgot how good it feels to design w/o limits or last-minute revisions.
James Harden x Mike Conley x Victor Oladipo x Carmelo Anthony
#NBA
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The best designs are the ones you get done when you're randomly inspired at 12AM 💯
Some AAF content made in the past couple months. Still room to grow, but the foundation is there ✅
Social/In-Game Content:
Wallpaper Wednesday Designs:
Hip-Hop/Pop Music Lockscreens ✅
Ariana Grande x Nicki Minaj x Logic x Chance The Rapper
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Encourage everyone to design outside of their typical fields, great way to maintain creativity and develop new skills along the way.
#DesignTipoftheDay
#6
:
If you get to the end of a design, and it still doesn't feel right, step away from it:
· Take a walk
· Watch a funny YT video
· Read a news article, etc.
Come back to the design 5-10 mins later and you'll have fresher eyes to make thorough edits ✊
#DesignTipoftheDay
#32
:
Exercise. Exercise. Exercise.
Even if it's just a 15-minute walk away from your workspace. Take it. Give your mind the chance to clear itself.
Mental health is just as important as physical health ✅
Wanted to break away from sports with this project, just vibed and had fun with these music lockscreens!
.
Drake x Cardi B x Travis Scott x Lil Yachty
@Drake
@iamcardib
@trvisXX
@lilyachty
#DesignTipoftheDay
#31
:
Seperate yourself from peers ⏩
▪ Know how to work across web and print designs (RGB & CMYK) and programs (PS, AI & InD)
▪ Capacity to work through multiple revisions and tight deadlines
▪ Ability to make templates in multiple sizes for non-creatives
#DesignTipoftheDay
#19
:
Three (easy) ways to Color Tone ⏩
· Color Filter
Applies direct color to image
· Gradient Map
Colors according to light➡dark values
· Color Lookup
Remaps original colors to a preset color grading
Adjust blending mode and opacity for a cooler effect 💯
#DesignTipoftheDay
#10
:
Use Guide Lines / Margins ⏩
View➡New Guide Layout➡Margin➡
~.125 - .5 on a 1920x1080
(adjust based on composition)
To this day it helps me keep off the edges, thus providing structure and negative space for a more professional-looking design.
#DesignTipoftheDay
#3
:
Personal technique ⏩
· For cutout(s), text, shapes, etc., strink it 5-10% once you're close to finishing the design, and see if makes the design "breathe" better. Space is your friend, embrace it ❗
#DesignTipoftheDay
#16
:
Add personality to a design⏩
*in the right amount*
Noise Grain ➡ Improves appearance of sharpness / resolution quality.
Vignette ➡ Adds focus and keeps viewer's attention off distracting elements / edge of design.
Action Sets:
#DesignTipoftheDay
#22
:
Show Text through Layer without
Masking ⏩
1. Group Text with Object Layer (i.e. shape, image)
2. With Text on top, set Fill to 0%
3. (Double-Click Text layer) Under Advanced Blending ➡ Knockout ➡ Set it to "Shallow" 💯