Splendor Usen

GGMU ⚽️❤️..UX Designer..Book connoisseur 📚. Writer 📝..Gym girly

[Splendor Usen @SplendorUsen]

Abeg who get motivational quotes wey I fit use hold body 😂🤌

[Isiego.. @Isiego_]

The olodo epidemic that’s about to engulf this country is going to be insane.

[nyiva @nyivsss]

the intimacy and art of....

[Nicky💕 @jas_d_barbie]

i fancy another degree but I do not fancy it enough to experience a Nigeria school one more time.

[Victory🎙️| Use Recollyai @egbokavictory_]

“I spend 70K on transportation alone.”

[Name cannot be blank @hackSultan]

LinkedIn: Today I made a decision, to take charge and drive growth for a mobility startup.
I didn’t ask for a position, I didn’t submit a CV, I simply saw a gap and filled it without permission. That’s boldness, that’s strength and that’s determination.
Once a while, you get the opportunity to truly show what you’re good at, things a mere CV or resume can’t explain, that’s where the real value lies.

Me taking charge of the customer onboarding process today wasn’t the achievement, but the fact that I reduced onboarding time by over 95%, for over 1 hour to 10 minutes on my first day. Now that’s the achievement.

I’m sharing this so when next you see an opportunity, I want you to remember that you don’t need permission to show that to the capable.

[﹆ @flowzki]

tell me the kind of cologne someone like this will have to spray to avoid smelling in the office ? 🧎🏾🧎🏾

[Hi it’s Chisom🩷 @chiiiiiisom]

I spend time imagining the beautiful things I’ll do with and for my lover

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

“The thing don dey vex me” — Jidex finally breaks silence as he calls out Momma Dessy over her nonstop tears online. 👀💔

Is this heartbreak… or clout chasing? 🥴

Internet love no get manual sha 😭👇🏾

📹: @jidex_klothing

[blessing Ailen @ib_Ailen]

Shey this girl dey crase ni???
See the amount of video she has made crying under how many hours on top man???
Who fit help us catch this girl??

[‘Mide @LookingForMide]

Tumini : Aminu I don’t want my carrier , my relationship , my finances all tied on the same tree

Aminu : Same tree , but I am not a tree , I’m a forest😩😭

Me : Chai , y’all that didn’t watch TMC , Omo y’all missed

[Raven Lovette 🫧 @heyhoneyrae]

“Don’t piss me off” really be my favorite line… cause seriously, don’t.

[BeingAmarachi 🪁 @IwuezeAmarachi]

When jobs are not coming, don’t say rubbish about tech!!!

Use that period to learn and unlearn!!👏🏽

[‏ً @BALUCIAGA]

i hate when i’m going through something and people assume it’s about a man. bitch my future is in my own hands and that terrifies me 😭😭

[Ayo👋 @akwaabaaa]

From March 2021, when I first started learning UI/UX design, till December 2022, I didn’t make a single naira from it.

To be honest, at the beginning I wasn’t taking it seriously. I was in uni, juggling school and design, so between March 2021 and around February 2022, my focus wasn’t really there. It was during the 2022 strike in February that I finally locked in and started taking design seriously.

But even then, from February 2022 till the end of that year, I still made nothing. No gigs, no payments, nothing. It wasn’t until just before the year ended that I got my first two gigs, and together they paid about 250k. That moment was the only reason I didn’t quit UI/UX, because I was already thinking of leaving.

After that, from December till around August 2023, again nothing. I applied for internships, worked for free, joined teams, did everything I could, and still didn’t earn anything from design during that stretch.

So here’s what I always tell designers: the journey is not easy, especially in your first months or first year. Don’t expect a miracle.

Your first year is for learning.

You can’t become a great tailor after three months. You can’t become a strong fashion designer after six months. It takes time, repetition, and practice. That gap between finishing a course or watching tutorials and actually becoming good is a real phase, and you have to respect it.

Give yourself 8 months to 1 year to truly focus on improving. Refine your skills. Practice consistently. Share your work consistently. That first year is growth season. Once you accept that, the pressure you put on yourself reduces, and the journey becomes easier to navigate.

The hard part is that not everyone has that luxury of time. Some people have graduated and need income immediately, so when jobs don’t come fast, discouragement sets in.

But trust me, if you persevere and stay consistent, something will click. It may take time, but it will click.

It’s easier to stand out when you’re good than when you’re average. When you’re just like everyone else, it’s harder to be noticed. But when your skill level is higher, you gain more attention.

So if you’re still in school or still early in your journey, lock in. Give yourself that 8–12 month window of serious, consistent practice.

[Joseph Brendan @Joe_brendan_]

UI UX Designer? ❌
Product Engineer? ✔️

If you're a designer, you have scored everything an engineer would wish they scored in today's world

If you can judge for trade-offs, implement non-biring workflows, implement accessibility, know how to take any design and make it unique and purposeful, drive sales, control user behaviour for growth etc

You have the ultimate set of skills then.

You should not limit your powers to Figma.

Pick up a tool with an agent and a model and show the world what you can do

[Ufot Ubon @UfotUbon]

The goal is to be dangerously good at design.

[elly👨‍🎨 @ellythedesigner]

you will know design is hard when you try to design a product that you can’t find reference to on the internet

[LօʀɖֆɦɨP @lordshipszn]

There is something Davido understands about life that no other celebrity is aware of