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QUICK CHAT WITH OUR AUTHOR OF THE MONTH - SHOEEB
Interview with our August designer of the month, Ahmed.
Ahmed has been a part of our author community for over a year. We enjoyed talking to him about design, the work process and the balance between freelancer life and free time. Read more to get some first hand advice on discipline, starting your career as a designer and to find out about an amazing Egyptian meal. :)
Milica Popovic
Hi Shoeeb. Would you please introduce yourself to our community?
Shoeeb
Hi everyone, I'm Ahmed, a visual artist from Egypt, I'm 27 yo.
Milica Popovic
How long have you been in the creative business? How did your design journey look like? What took you to get you where you are Today in your career?
Shoeeb
I've been in the visual business since I was 19 yo. It started with some tutorial videos on YouTube learning Adobe Photoshop, but I've always been in love with the animation videos and the VFX of the movies. So, I decided to learn Adobe After effects (also on YouTube). I started with some effects on text and logos, after that I did a lot of freelance work for some companies. After a few years, I started to make templates for Adobe After Effects on online markets. I was also obsessed with programming so I started to make some scripts and extensions for After Effects.
Milica Popovic
Among all of our authors, you are one of the few with such a various collection of templates in terms of categories - which ones are favorite for you to make? Which template makes you super proud to be your work?
Shoeeb
I've made a lot of templates on Videobolt, I really like all of them :) But I like making logo intro templates, I find it something fun to do, and if I had to choose one template I would choose "Glitch Logo Reveal" cuz I love these kinds of glitchy effects and I also made the sound FX of the video so I love it so much.
Milica Popovic
You’ve designed two templates specially made to be a cooking show or a food-related YouTube channel intro. How much inspiration do you draw from your personal life? How do you like spending your free time (if you don’t mind us asking)? Are you a foodie? :)
Shoeeb
Honestly I am not a foodie person, but my favorite dish is Koshary, it's a traditional dish in Egypt. I love eating more than making food. In my free time I do so many things like watching tv shows, making music or playing video games (specially Apex Legends).
Milica Popovic
Being an outstanding designer seems to require discipline. How do you organize your day? Do you have any advice for young designers who struggle to focus on their work?
Shoeeb
I start working in the afternoon, after drinking my coffee and listening to some music. If I have work to do, I focus on it until it's finished. I take a break each hour, but I really like to finish my work early; So, I have some time to do other things like learning guitar or making some music or meeting my friends (that was before the Corona pandemic 😔 ). My advice for young designers is the early you finish your work the much time you have to do something else, just all you need is to take your phone away and close the Youtube and bring some drinks and play some music and focus on your work, you can also open some websites for inspiration like Behance and Vimeo.
Milica Popovic
How would you describe your experience with Videobolt so far?
Shoeeb
25th July, 2019 was my first sale on Videobolt; there were just a few authors on the website, but now there are a lot of authors which will lead to the increase in videos and the competitive creativity on the website. I'm so happy that I am a part of this project. It's so promising, and I want to thank the VB team of being helpful all the time; I like the way you gather all the authors and the team on Discord that helps the community to grow faster.
Milica Popovic
To end in a joyful way, please share with us platforms or artists who inspire you?
Shoeeb
My favorite platforms are Behance and Vimeo, and I like the style of vladimirperumov's videos
Milica Popovic
It was a pleasure to get to know you!
Shoeeb
The pleasure is mine. Thank you guys for choosing me!
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