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Hi everyone! 👋
I'm Tan from Bulgaria and my profile finally went live today!
A bit about me (story time 👀)... When COVID hit back in 2020, I hit rock bottom and felt really lost so I decided to hit the reset button. Before that I painted, went to an art school and then worked as a photographer for about three years. I knew I wanted a new & exciting craft I could make a living from. So I tried a bunch of different types of design and ended up liking web design most and it stuck!
These days I redesign Shopify stores for DTC brands and I love iiit!
Curious how you guys found yourself in design. Was it a rock-bottom moment like mine or a totally logical next step?
Thanks for the warm welcome Vince!
welcome to contra!
Thanks Nicolette!
Welcome Tan! Looking forward to see you around :p
Thank you man, for sure you will! 🙌
Oh welcome, hi! May all the clients and projects be with you!
Thank you so much Loreta!! 🙌
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How much does it actually cost to be a designer? 👀
I did the math on my yearly essentials:
🎨 Adobe — $172/year
🌐 Internet — $25/month
🤖 Claude — $200/year
☁️ Google Drive — $50/year
🍎 Apple storage — $9.99/month
✨ Contra — $29/month
Typography, mockups and other assets are project-dependent, so I only buy them when needed.
I also use ChatGPT, Figma and Notion without paid subscriptions.
That puts my basic yearly setup at around $843.
And that's before the coffee. ☕️
What does your designer setup cost you?
It’s so crazyyyy
Two skincare brands. Two completely different design directions.
Which one would make you stop scrolling? 👀
A - Editorial E-commerce
Bold typography, immersive product imagery, unconventional layout, and a fashion-forward visual language designed to make the brand feel premium and distinctive.
B - Minimal Skincare
Clean hierarchy, generous whitespace, strong messaging, and conversion-focused sections designed around trust, clarity, and action.
I’d love to know which direction you’d choose for a modern beauty brand.
👇 Vote below
A - Bold Editorial Commerce
B - Clean Conversion-Led UX
#WebDesign #UIUXDesign #UXDesign #UIDesign #LandingPageDesign #EcommerceDesign #EcommerceUX #BeautyWebsite #SkincareDesign #ConversionDesign #Figma #ProductDesign #DigitalExperience #WebsiteDesign
26 voted
60%
17 voted
40%
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Bold option is really strong and better to me because the title is clear, clear image and direction for the user’s eye. But the other option seems very busy and my eyes can’t handle it
Web3 platform: Web design, Branding, Illustrations
A messenger, a browser, and a wallet, built around one idea: that people should own their conversations and their data. The visuals reflect that split, where clean digital color for the system, and hand-drawn touches for the human note passed between two people, still the most private way to say something that matters.
