For the best part of the last 7 years, I have been on my tech journey. It’s been a topsy turvy ride. Starting out as a mere repairer and fixer of some sorts, before finding my footing in graphics design which I learned and mastered for about 5 years until now, I began coding in 2019, but the demands of my education at the time, being a medical student didn’t allow me finish that up. Discovering Ui UX design in 2020 was the game changer.
I’m not here to share unrealistic claims but allow you journey with me through the eyes of a young Nigerian navigating his way through the murky tech waters.
Being a self-taught designer in hindsight now, wasn’t the best approach I could have possibly taken, And here’s why, it was basically a scattergun approach to my learning. A’s there wasn’t a dedicated learning path, I made use of the greatest school in the world which I call YouTube School, I remember doing Night Subs (A subscription package in Nigeria that gives up to 2GB of data per night) to be able to download multiple videos I could watch and practice with. I did this while mastering different environments like Corel suites, Photoshop and illustrator.