A knee injury while playing

A knee injury while playing rugby in middle school changed the entire direction of my life.

I spent the first three days recovering by playing Destiny nonstop. But after a while, I realized gaming all day was not going to be enough. I needed to do something. I kept thinking about how cool the emblems were and wondering who had made them.

That is when I found an old copy of Photoshop on my dad's home computer. After countless YouTube tutorials, I picked up Photoshop and Illustrator. Creating something out of nothing felt incredible.

I started making logos and stream packages for Destiny streamers on Twitch and YouTube, combining a new skill with a community I actually cared about.

By the end of my first month, I was charging $5 for logos and $25 for stream packages. My proof of concept that design could be a career.