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been spending a lot of time thinking about presence and how to build one that feels real, you know?
right now i'm rebuilding my portfolio and testing threads and pinterest to see what actually works. threads especially has me trying to understand how their algorithm thinks. like, what makes something blow up vs. disappear into the void?
the portfolio and social presence stuff goes hand in hand. one's not really useful without the other.
if you've got thoughts on this or you're doing something similar, would love to hear what you're learning. always open to swapping ideas.
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I wanted the website to feel alive and encourage people to get a little lost exploring the work.
Best experienced on desktop: https://emishovictor.com
P.S. I'm open to new product design opportunities!
I'm also happy to share my résumé and private portfolio, which features more detailed case studies of my product design work.
Portfolio note: this week a scheduled social post went live about twelve hours early. The composer's UI said 'Scheduled'. The API said published. The badge was lying, and I only caught it because I checked the real status afterward instead of trusting the dashboard. Lesson I keep re-learning: in client work, the only status you can trust is the one the API returns. Dashboards are marketing. The API is the truth. Now every scheduled post gets an API status check after it goes through the planner. Five extra minutes, zero surprises.
Checking the API status after the planner instead of the 'Scheduled' badge is a cheap habit for client work. Twelve hours early is the kind of miss a client notices before you do. Does the check run on every post now, or only on the ones tied to a launch time?
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