Time Duration

2018-present, on going

Software

Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator…and growing

Four years ago, if someone told me, "you will have a portfolio page for your graphic design practice." I would not have believed them. When I practiced product design or UX design, I use "talent" as an excuse for not producing effective graphic design work.

"I am terrible at color combination."

"I do not have to do graphics."

And I became that person, some product designer thinks she will never be good because she doesn't have the "talent" for it. Truth is, after a painful realization, my work was not effective because I did not learn, practice, and perfect, not because I do not have talent. No one has talent when it comes to design. It is about hard work on color principles, compositions, typography, and more. In fact, the most important is practice.

Here rest the time I took on my own to practice, to educate myself, and to improve. They may not be as good as some of the "talented" graphic works you have seen. However, for someone who thought she would never step into this realm, it is the first page to begin her journey.