Lydia💜

• Designer👩‍🎨 • Certified Virtual Assistant👩‍💻 • HSE Advocate👷• Volunteer💜

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

I designed these flyers for HappinessNg to spread awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day.

This is not just a design project for me. It's a cause that is close to my heart.

Always be the reason someone feels seen; never the reason someone contemplates suicide.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@ChiamakaDomini8 @octotaskerbpo I have been to unable to schedule an interview because the link provided in the email shows "No available slots". How do I rectify this?

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@octotaskerbpo The calendar link provided in the email is showing no available slots. Is there an alternative way to schedule my interview?

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@CcHUBGateway For me, that would be external mouse. I can't use the touchpad🥲.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Keemah2020 @CDCFIBNG @MinOfInteriorNG @BTOofficial @CorrectionsNg @official_NSCDC @Fedfireng @NTANewsNow Same here... This is also what I am seeing.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@otokyo__ 1.
The black is my favourite.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@iksly2 I think every freelancer has experienced this at one point or the other. I am currently.

But I'm learning a lot from your recent posts. With the lessons and roadmap you share, I'm planning how to make 2026 a better year for me.

Thank you for all you do 🙏

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Motion_Viz SYSTEM

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Motion_Viz GEMINI

[Zazzy @zazzygfx]

I turned the questions I normally ask clients during discovery calls into a simple 3-page Design Brief template.

I usually use an AI notetaker on calls and build proposals from the notes, but I figured other designers might find the structure helpful too.

I’ve made the file available on Canva.
Link is in the comments.
If it helps you, feel free to share it.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@UiSavior Mouse💜...
For speed and precision

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@fidexcode In ENGLISH, proudly🤭

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Dhavidote Uyo 💜

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@da_dessigns The font is giving💯🔥

Beautiful design 😍

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@thesuccesso_ Overall, I'll go with Frame 2. It's functional. I love the layout and the typography used. It also follows the principle of hierarchy. And while others feel Frame 1 is more aesthetically pleasing, I think otherwise 🤷

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@ngdznrs Can I delete the "OK"? 😄

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@peng_writer 🤭

[Denislav Jeliazkov @DenisJeliazkov]

I'm a designer.

I recently got 900 applications to work with me & only 0.1% impressed me.

Here are the 7 brutal mistakes that instantly disqualify 99% of designers:

1. Poor first impressions

Treat your portfolio like a storefront on a busy street - not a hidden gallery nobody finds.

If your first screen is bad, I'm out.

I mean, that's literally like showing up to a job interview in pajamas.

Takes 1 hour to make it proper. But most overlook it.

2. No business context

Guy out there will send 47 screens of an enterprise dashboard.

Without any context whatsoever.

I don't care about your screens. Nobody does.

Tell me: "The client was losing $ XYZ per month because...and how you solved it."

THAT gets attention.

3. Fake projects over real work

It's so funny that when designers are starting out and they want to solve problems, they do a dog walking app.

I am like, bro, just open Instagram or TikTok and find a flow that they have in their apps and solve that. Test it with real people.

Find a real product or a company you want to work at. Find where they're struggling. And solve that!

I want to see messy, constrained, REAL projects.

4. No POV

Once you've been doing this for 10 years, it's super high signal to see somebody who actually did the process and figured it out.

Not someone who got a template and filled it out.

Every project can't have the same start, the same middle part, & the same perfect results.

Something must have fucked up. Maybe a particular feature didn't make sense, and you didn't ship it at all.

Show me your thought process, the behind-the-scenes thing!

5. Using templates and copying others

When everyone's case study looks the same, nobody stands out.

Stop following YouTube tutorials. Document what YOU actually did.

6. Not giving a damn

Following up with the above point, it's so easy to stand out from the crowd. It's SO easy.

You can literally make a shitty project you did with a few fancy mockups and some powerful visuals, and make it look like an amazing presentation with a few interactions (just make sure everything is aligned).

But most people don't do it. It's amazing how great things can be when you actually give a shit.

7. Giving up after 3 applications

Nobody gets hired after 3 applications bro.

Get rejected 100+ times, apply 101 times. (Back in the day, I'd apply to 300+ companies only to get accepted by 4)

It's a numbers game. You gotta play it if you wanna win it.

The thing is, most recruiters don't even know what good UI looks like.

They're looking for problem solvers who understand business.
Not pixel pushers with perfect processes.

So after 900 portfolios, here's what actually works:

• Start with the business problem (in dollars)
• Show your actual thinking (not textbook process)
• Use real projects (even if ugly)
• Write like you talk (simple > smart)
• Make it scannable in 30 seconds

The bar is so low it's on the floor.

Just avoiding these 7 mistakes puts you in the top 10%.

I'm not even joking. It's that easy to stand out.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Tegadesigns I'll allow the $3K to 'marinate' in my wallet for like one month first 😀

Then, I'll buy one land like that that I've been eyeing. If change remain after the land expenses, I go take myself and a loved one out💜.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

For real....

The reason I'm quoting this tweet in the first place is because I'm learning to 'put myself out there'. Having the skills is truly not enough anymore.

[dára sobaloju @darasoba]

I hate that being good at what you do is no longer enough to land a job in tech. Now it’s, “You have to put yourself out there.” Well, the game is the game, so you have to play it, and that means putting yourself out there.

[Lydia💜 @Dynamic_LyNz]

@Freyy_is Your reason for asking the question is what actually interests me. You weren't being rude or sarcastic. You were just curious and wanted an opportunity to address any doubts or issues they may have about you.

Nice one💜. I'll use that some day too.