human designer / illustrator at @kargulstudio / maker of tiny.supply
Joined January 2013
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Hello X,
If you're looking for the guy who makes those minimal, tiny pfps, I am the one. š
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Weāre watching the downfall of an entire era of car design. šāāļø
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Listen, you can copy a designerās style.
You canāt copy the 10 years of taste that decides when to use it and when not to.
The technique is visible. The judgment isnāt.
Thatās why some make it and others donāt.
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The moment you stop designing for applause and start designing for the problem is the moment your work gets good.
Likes are nice. Solved problems are the career.
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Something I really hate about this shape..
Everything is off to me.š§
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We spent decades proving that design is thinking, illustration is storytelling, and photography is seeing.
AI is trying to fit all of that into a prompt box and call it progress.
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Designer struggle: you canāt enjoy anything anymore. š
ā¢movies? watching the title sequence typography.
ā¢restaurants? judging the menu layout.
ā¢apps? critiquing the onboarding.
The job follows you everywhere. Thereās no off switch.
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AI can copy whatās popular. It canāt start whatās next.
Every design movement began with someone making something nobody asked for.
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Every year someone predicts the death of designers.
2015: āTemplates will replace you.ā
2017: āSquarespace will replace you.ā
2020: āCanva will replace you.ā
2023: āAI will replace you.ā
2026: designers are still here.
Weāre not going anywhere.š
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Published a list of underrated designers under 1K followers. Since then:
ā¢ new follows pouring in for them
ā¢ connections being made
ā¢ one already got hired from the list
This is what X should be about. Not clout, community.
Jun 2
I went through hundreds of small design accounts on X. Hereās my curated list of underrated designers under 1K who deserve way more attention.
š Hidden Gems
@MeganeJon @leobenzoni @eugeneniidesign
š Ones to Watch
@adieldesign @hiyandel @halodhimas @ArjunGfx @T0LANEE @heysidoku
š± Rising Creatives
@UIKidd_ @capauri @1Aakib @MingCute_icon @julian_kalume @HeyFlorent @Abdelhamiiid_ @heyshivang_ @0_azure_blue_0 @cambreedesigns @julianleiss @amyboid_ @YousufSoomroDev @alexherbigneaux @jmdsgn @tilljanek @kxshor @priyanshuV9 @_harshworks @5hahil_ @ancaguiux @tenz16k @andreaskruszaki @hiyandel @humanharshad @talha_ux @thealexpena @Swaraj524 @Vaibhavpaul_UI
āļøSpecial Mention
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Finished a project last week. Delivered the files. Got paid. Said goodbye.
Redesigned the whole thing in my head on the drive home.
This job never lets go of you.š
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colored 2D illustration vs isometric illustration.
Which one do you prefer? š
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The most powerful thing on X right now isnāt a viral post. Itās a small account with 200 followers posting work thatās better than accounts with 20K.
You just have to scroll past the algorithm to find them.š
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People think designers pick colors. Designers pick battles. The color is just where the battle happens to be today.
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Every AI funded company talks about the future of creativity.
Not one of them asked a single creative what future they actually want.
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You donāt need a degree to be a designer. But you do need 10,000 hours of looking at things and asking yourself āwhy does this work?āš«°
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The industry keeps telling young designers to ālearn AI or get left behind.ā
How about:
ā¢ learn color theory.
ā¢ learn typography.
ā¢ learn how to present your work.
ā¢ learn to take feedback without dying inside.š
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Alex is a founder and building websites for funded startups.
cc @thealexpena
#397 is in the queue, [3] slots available to 400.š
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Progressive blur and gradient explorations for a client at Kargul Studio. š«°š
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