KooiKi

31/12/2025

From Google

Learn more about the creation of New Year's Eve 2025 Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.

31/12/2025

Goodbye 2025.....

What is your favourite quote to sum up 2025?

28/12/2025

My wish for 2026.

This is my quiet wish for 2026.
May our hearts feel safe being open again. May peace stop feeling temporarily. May living feel softer again.

Dreams come true, so dream big!

28/12/2025

This is my quiet wish for 2026.
May our hearts feel safe being open again. May peace stop feeling temporarily. May living feel softer again.

Dreams come true, so dream big!

18/12/2025

What I've learned in 2025

🎨 The Reality Check: Beyond the Screen
Most designers think their job ends at the Export button.
I used to be one of them.
My workflow was a "perfect" loop:
🌼Open Laptop 💻
🌼Create something "aesthetic"
🌼Export as PDF
🌼Send to client
🌼 Close lid. Done.
If it looked gorgeous on my Retina display, I thought I’d nailed it.
I was wrong.
The Moment Everything Changed ⚡️
I started seeing my designs "in the wild." On massive banners, textured boxes, office walls, and cotton tees.
Suddenly, the screen wasn't protecting me anymore. The "perfect" became problematic:
🌼Dull Colors: That neon glow? It died on the paper.
🌼 Invisible Fonts: My "minimalist" thin lines disappeared into the fabric.
🌼 Broken Gradients: Digital transitions became stripy messes.
🌼 The Margin Tax: A 5mm mistake became a $500 error.
Learning the Language of "Real Life" 🛠️
Printing isn't just "hitting print." It’s an art of materials. I had to learn the personality of:
🌼 Glossy vs. Matte (The vibe shift)
🌼 Flex vs. Vinyl (The durability factor)
🌼 GSM & Texture (The "expensive" feel)
I stopped designing for pixels and started designing for physics.

The New Checklist ✍️
Now, before I even start a project, I ask the "Real World" questions:
🌼 Will this survive the heat of lamination?
🌼 Does the logo "breathe" from 10 feet away?
🌼 Is the bleed set for a clean cut, or a messy edge?

The Lesson: Trimming, mounting, and eyelets aren't "boring technicalities." They are the difference between a design that looks premium and one that looks cheap.

Final Thoughts ✨
Design isn't just art for admiration. Design is function.
It has to work in hands, on walls, and in sunlight.
The screen is just the intro.
The real masterpiece begins when the ink meets the material.
Stop designing for displays. Start designing for reality. 🌿

18/12/2025

Want a unique digital greeting for the holidays?

I’ll put YOU (and your pets!) inside a festive snow globe like the one in this photo.

🎄 Price: Only R10!
⚡ Turnaround: Instant / Same Day
📥 How to order: Just DM me your photo and I’ll handle the rest!

17/12/2025

08/12/2025

🌟 Ready to make 2026 your most organized year yet—all on your favorite device? 📱💻

We've created a beautiful, all-new Free Digital 2026 Calendar (PDF format) optimized specifically for digital use!

This calendar is perfect for:
* Importing into your favorite planning or note-taking apps (like GoodNotes, Notion, etc.).
* Using on your tablet or smartphone.
* Viewing effortlessly on your desktop.

Forget scrambling for dates—start planning your goals, holidays, and milestones right now!

⬇️ comment 2026 to this post to receive your free, digital-only copy instantly! (Pdf file)

Enjoy a year of smooth sailing and brilliant on-screen organization! Don't forget to share this post with your friends who loves to plan.

08/12/2025

Digital-Only Focus
🌟 Ready to make 2026 your most organized year yet—all on your favorite device? 📱💻

We've created a beautiful, all-new Free Digital 2026 Calendar (PDF format) optimized specifically for digital use!

This calendar is perfect for:
🌼 Importing into your favorite planning or note-taking apps (like GoodNotes, Notion, etc.).
🌼 Using on your tablet or smartphone.
🌼Viewing effortlessly on your desktop.
Forget scrambling for dates—start planning your goals, holidays, and milestones right now!
⬇️ Comment with "2026" and I'll send your free, digital-only copy instantly!

Enjoy a year of smooth sailing and brilliant on-screen organization!

Don't forget to share this post with a friend that loves to plan.

02/12/2025

Instagram is changing...

You will increasingly see content from accounts you don't follow and accounts like mine are, and will be, disappearing from your feed.

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