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Nobody tells you that the hardest part of freelancing is the waiting.
Waiting for the right brief.
The right client.
The right moment to feel ready.
For a long time I treated momentum like something that arrives if you're patient enough.
This summer I'm done waiting for the current. I'd rather be it:)
So I made this.
A swimmer caught mid-stroke, blurred because she's moving, while the only thing holding still long enough to read is the word.
I built it backwards on purpose: the image is frozen but full of motion, and the text is the part that actually moves. A still that's all velocity, a motion that's all calm. That contrast is the whole feeling.
The process:
- Ideogram to generate the swimmer, motion blur and all
- Canva for grain and a bit of the moody texture
- Framer for the moving text, because if momentum is the theme, I wanted the motion to be real, not faked. Also because I'm spending this summer chasing more Framer work for Formeta, so I figured I'd practice what I preach
- Screen recorded the final piece to capture the motion
Movement as meditation. The work moves when I do.
What's the energy you're swimming into this summer?
Congratulations man
The motion blur still juxtaposed with the text looks super sick!
Thankyouuu!!!
Amazing
thankyou!
Looks Amazing 🔥
Thankyou!
BEAUTIFUL.
Thankyou!
ideogram is really amazing!
Wow
Wow
Nice 👍
Great work 🔥 The overall experience feels refined and very well considered.
thankyou!!
hahaha! Manifesto for this summer I guess
The waiting part hits so close to home. Love how you turned that feeling into something visual. 👏
Glad! This was super fun to make:)
This is superb
thanks Isaac!
fresh vibes 💯
Goated!
wow, this is so real!
this is cool! Cant read it but its cool lol
Amazing!
So true
Amazing work
So much YES to this! The waiting can be horrendous. But look where it led you...this is stunning!
Thank you:)
I love it, it's authentic, raw and soft. Pixelated given the field but human, because, well we're humans 😊 . Great job!
Thank you! That is exactly what I was going for, glad it's coming across haha
Best 👍💯
Nd u r right.. Patience is very important in freelancing 😃
WOW LOOK AMAZING
building instead of waiting hits different
Nice
Very cool visual. I've learned anything worth it takes patience
Excellent Work
The color scheme is OG Cinematic ! Did the bg was not removed properly or you did this on purpose ( png blocks ) ?
Haha this was intentional. The motionblur feel was captured best in here:)
amazing
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