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My design origin story starts with Destiny 1. I was obsessed with the in-game banners, the icons, patterns, and color combinations. I didn't know what design was yet, but I knew someone made intentional decisions, and I wanted to understand how.
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It all started with an onboarding design I created for a Travel App concept. My client loved the visual language and user experience so much that they asked me to adapt that same aesthetic into a new onboarding flow for a Fintech project.
clean work
Had to back it up with a custom D1 emblem. The banners were the whole reason I got into design, felt right to make one.
My design origin story starts with Destiny 1. I was obsessed with the in-game banners, the icons, patterns, and color combinations. I didn't know what design...
Same setup. Two different outcomes.
The first image is real, no adjustments, just me working in my everyday environment.
The second is a refined version, same moment, but with intentional lighting, composition, and clean visual storytelling.
This wasn’t about “making it look better.”
It was about understanding how small details,light, space, background, and focus, completely change how your work is perceived.
That’s something I’ve been learning deeply:
Good visuals aren’t just created… they’re designed.
Still improving, still learning, but every project teaches me how to turn simple scenes into something more intentional.
If you’re building content or visual projects, these little details matter more than people think.
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