This is a process journal, detailing my day-to-day as a busy creative.
Maintaining a portfolio is basically a full-time job… which becomes problematic when you already work full-time as a designer. And not to toot my own horn, but I’m pretty prolific in terms of my weekly output. As far as my portfolio goes, I’ll continue to take the time polish and display projects that I love… but in general, this approach seems a bit more realistic. So for the foreseeable future, I’ll be documenting my design endeavors here. Each update will have a short Loom video, some bullet points about what was accomplished, and a small description. Stay-tuned!
June 25, 2026
What was worked on
- Inline diagrams for blog post in Figma
- Key frames/animation stills in Figma
- ~30 second promo animation in After Effects
Description
Started with some quick diagrams in Figma for a client’s blog post. Figma is becoming my go-to app for a lot of things. I love auto-layout and the collaborative aspect. If only they would add native support for print design (CMYK, 300dpi, inches/points, etc.). Then I moved over to a promo animation for my SaaS client. I did the stills/key-frames in Figma for design approval, and then animated in After Effects.
June 23, 2026
What was worked on
- Worked on Figma wire-frames for a blog/library list page
- Sales One-Pager
- Worked on AfterEffects animation promoting a benchmark report
Description
Started with Figma revisions to a library/blog page, wherein I prototyped the behavior for a tag/category paradigm to better “chunk” the content. Next, was a sales one-pager for one my client’s service offerings. I designed this in Figma as well because it wasn’t going to be printed, and because auto-layout rocks. Finally, I finished the day in AfterEffects where I animated a short motion graphic for a SaaS client promoting the release of their benchmark report.