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Woah, caps lock much? Lol Just try to keep the layout elements on the grid lines and you'll be golden. (Pun intended)

Here's how I would go about it: 1. Research what others are doing to make money in the area you're passionate about. 2. Study everything you can about the topics tangently related to your passion. This will give you the ability to talk up into your passion topic from any angle, and it will also reveal where related audiences hang out. 3. Put yourself out there in areas where you can reach people who are excited about your passion, but not as passionate as you. This is how you gain followers. 4. Fake it til you make it as a domain expert in the area you're passionate about. Just keep talking about it. Eventually you'll be seen as "the expert" in that area.

@@jc_hardt Thanks for the advice

Thank you!

Most definitely!

oh really??? never knew that

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I don't have these grids anymore, but you can find great examples by Googling! I set up my grids in units of 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, or 16 depending on the style I'm looking for.

Great question! A gradient background could serve as whitespace if the gradient isn't dominating the visual. Hope that helps!

Thank you so much!

So glad! 💙

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😂 this had me dead

My fellow creatives! 🙃 And humanity in general.

Practice! Train your brain to decide on small things quickly by forcing a decision. You know that feeling when you ponder a decision then your brain trails off and you kind of think, "I'll decide on that later." Fight that feeling! Force yourself to a commitment quickly until it becomes habit!

@@jc_hardt it's funny how you reply precisely whilst I'm coming up with signature ideas, and personal branding is another big thing you post about

Boy you sure know your stuff. 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

😂 What exactly does that mean?

@@jc_hardt It means that you come off like a young lady presenting a children's or teenagers TV show or the-like. It's bizarre, over the top, and distracting.

Haha thank you! I think coined the term. 😅

You're starting with an idea, and that has value! I don't think there is such a thing as starting from zero. You've had experiences, you've done things, you've lived life. That is all relevant data to start a business. 😉

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's funny 😂

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I agree!

@@jc_hardtI did an update in Microsoft Office in November 2023 and my laptop started to have aptos as default font to my new documents. I spotted up other differences, but this time not with the Swiss fonts of 1957, but with Ariel. The number one (1) has the cap like Arial. The number seven (7) has a straight leg, which it means: that glyph isn’t inspired by Helvetic’s or arial, but with Adrian Frutiger’s Univers, another Swiss 1957 font. It’s been 1 year today and I still like it! Thank you for this interesting video. For how many years you think that aptos is the default? Because I really like it and it will be better if this is the default forever.

You're welcome!

A great topic of conversation! If you're just starting out, I recommend trying a bit of everything to see what you like. Typically a UI or website design role will trend more analytical, while a brand or logo design role will be more abstract. You also have to take into account personality. If you want to do branding you'll have to work with founders meaning there is a lot of discovery and communication. If you go with a more technical role, you'll probably end up working with engineers on the product team and having a lot more "deep work" time. As for freelancing long-term, you can definitely do it! I know people who have been freelancers their whole lives. It just depends on what you want to do. No college degree is required. Though, I do recommend working at an agency or for another designer for at least a few years so you can learn the trade. I hope this helps!

A.I. might be able to design, but it's cannot create. This is why we still need artist like yourself. What makes art impactful is the WHY behind the art. It's never the art itself. Only you can develop a meaningful reason behind your creation. The reason behind the art is where all of the value is. What kind of artist are you?

🙌 Thank you!

😂 That's the problem! I learned this from an entrepreneurial mentor of mine. He once haggled with me for 6 weeks over a mission statement. As he said, "Every word of the mission statement needs to inspire people. If we don't get this right, our business sets out on it's journey aimlessly."

Thank you for the compliment! I enjoy teaching design, but I've been transitioning to talk more about creativity as a pursuit rather than limiting myself to design based tutorials. Are there certain topics you're interested?

Okay sir, but please you’ll make videos on principles later, sir i have just started learning graphic design

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind!

The last one is a bit complicated. My recommendation is to Google around for grid templates until you find ones you like!

Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!

So glad you found value in it! Thanks for subscribing!

😂 We should all just start using Helvetica everywhere all the time.

It's an odd trend isn't it? 🤔

@@jc_hardt yup

@hamza-chaudhry so what's your story? 👀

@@jc_hardt nothing interesting, just a university student studying computer science but with a creative side

See, your default answer was your career path. Not your story. You answered the question incorrectly. 🫣 Let me give you an example: I grew up in Kansas in a very structured environment, but I didn't fit that mold. I was curious and expressive. I learned from a young age, mostly through RPG games, that it was way more fun to live in a world I could create and be free in. As I got older I took that philosophy with me. I've never had a "real job." Instead, I create the world I want to play in. The reason this works is because it takes about the same amount of time as telling someone about your career path, but it provides context. Notice you still got the answer to the question you're really wondering, but now you know the WHY behind it. Telling your story opens the door for more interesting questions and conversations. 🙂

I don't know if there is a specific point, but try it out and you'll find a point at which the visual weight will change to the 50% opacity rectangle.

@@jc_hardt For example, if the body copy is 50% opacity and the first heading up from the body copy is 100% opacity, the opacity of the two should somehow affect the required difference in size. Does that make sense? Somehow normalizing the difference. If both the body copy and heading are 100% opacity, then the change in size would be greater, than if the body was 50% opacity. (Not taking weight into account)

Correct! I often get away with this trick to make my headings a bit smaller I will reduce the contrast of the body copy.

@@jc_hardtyep. There’s got to be some formal formula for it :)

I do?? I have a lot of Brazilian friends 🤷

Pakistan huh? 🤔

Same TBH... 👀

This is very true, but I would argue this was Calibri's problem. It was designed to be "modern" but then became outdated quickly. The nice thing about Aptos is it takes inspiration from Helvetica, which has been established as a workhorse font for over 50 years and is still going strong.

Great question! Super important. Lexend was actually designed specifically to help with dyslexia. I believe the designer was also a reading therapist. Certain typefaces are easier than others, and we should lean into that when possible!

😂 I'm bringing the 'stache back!