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Hello , my name is Edwin Carl Capalla , a graphic designer based in Iloilo City , in tiny Iloilo island in the Philippines .
How did you find yourself in the realm of graphic design and illustration ?
I ’ ve always had a thing for fashion when I was young ; the act of dressing myself with colors , patterns and fabrics and choosing what to wear was a fun task , so maybe that played a part in developing an early interest . I only took on this fascination towards graphic design seriously in college , during a web design class . I noticed when we were tasked to do web pages that I was more interested in the layout rather than the coding aspect . Fast forward to the end of the semester , I got drained by all the coding and found web design rather tedious . After the class ended , I decided to stop pursuing it and thought of giving logo design a try . It was pretty easy to learn the tools of the trade with the help of YouTube and Google . Logo design also had a faster workflow which I liked . I also generated most of my portfolio with logo design which led me to good job opportunities but after a year of work , it started getting slow . I decided then to take that opportunity to invest time on Instagram and start a poster series . This is the time when I could truly say is my “ graphic design phase .”
Your poster series on Instagram is captivating . What made it even more special was you used this medium to help you better your skills in Photoshop . What insights did you gain after a year of creating poster designs ? There are three things I learned from this series : First , Photoshop is pretty easy . You do not need an expensive tablet or an overwhelming depth of knowledge of Photoshop to create good artwork . Great artwork can be made as long you have a good imagination and the eagerness and curiosity to learn new tools and techniques . Most of the pieces I made for the series only used very basic tools and techniques which anyone can do , given that they know the basics of Photoshop . So don ' t be intimidated . Second , if it ' s ugly , still upload it . Let ’ s face it : not all of our efforts will end with a perfect output . Rather than invest all that time into " making stuff perfect ”, go to a bookstore , read , watch videos on YouTube or search different artists to be inspired . Inspiration won ' t come to you , you have to find it . Because by the time Designer A has finished making an artwork “ perfect ”, Designer B has already improved miles ahead from Designer A .
Lastly , focus on growing as a designer and ignore the ‘ gram . When I first started this series , I didn ' t think of followers or likes but used Instagram as a medium to monitor my progress . I have seen numerous Instagram pages where
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