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My Destiny as a Graphic Designer

Feeya Pangemanan
Nov 16, 2017
4 min read

Now I am gonna share you my destiny and how I end up being a Graphic Designer.

Since I was a little, my hobby were all boring things according to kids. I love reading, drawing and writing. But I grew up helping my uncle building maquettes. I built tall buildings, I make trees, roads, every tiniest branch of windows, and enjoyed it.

So I decided to be an Architect, immediately afterwards.

Everytime I fill my bio in my friend’s diary, I can’t wait to fill this column ‘Dreams’

I always written ‘ARCHITECT’. Without no doubt.

When I was in junior high school, I chose Science major because that’s what I need to get me to Architecture major in university.

At that time, we had 2 major to choose. 1 is the main major that you want to take, the other one is a spare. So, I wrote Architect on the first column, and when I was gazing on the second, I think.. what spare major that I had to choose? At first, I wanted to wrote Interior design.. but then I changed my mind. I love to draw, I think it wouldn’t hurt anybody if I choose my hobby too. I wrote ‘Visual Communication Design (VCD)’ as my spare major. Maybe this is all about it.. Easy stuffs. Drawing and stuffs. (and yes, I underestimated it)

And then, I did all the tests. Architecture and VCD. All seems quite easy for me. Then 2 weeks after, the results came out. I passed all those two so I am freely choose whatever I wanted.

But one thing made me dissapointed, I had to take the Semester 0 for Architecture major, which means I had to learn to draw perspectives and basic drawings for Architecture for almost 6 months. And by that, I had to graduate 6 months late from my usual schedule. And I was like.. what?? I didn’t sign up college to graduate late, at least if I could, I had to finish earlier! (Yes, I am that naïve)

So I choose VCD without knowing what exactly am I gonna dealing with.. just because I could graduate on time. So I could married right on my schedule (oh yes, I already had a schedule. Lol)

I never realized that this was God’s way to lead me to my passion, my destiny. And after that, my life changed forever.

I always love drawing, I draw for fun. Sorta feel like an escape from reality, it’s my serendipity. But right after every session of studios, tests and projects, I’m having a trouble of getting some inspiration, I am having a designer’s block. And by that time, drawing seems not interesting anymore, it’s more like a routine, some boring-routine. I had no fun doing it because it’s too many assignments, early morning classes, lack of sleep, online-shopping business, freelance jobs, and so on.

I realize I’m in an urge to find a new sweet-escape. Something that keeps me happy, I really keen for it. And I desperately need one.

I did all of the job so I could pay my college fees. Everybody knows it’s not cheap and I don’t wanna burden my parents. So I tried to help by taking freelance jobs and busy making online-shopping business. Well, no one thought that this could get me so much money for a college rookie like me. I started to design everything with my own imagination. One thing I’d like to design is stationary. I always had one notebook in my bag to write down every ideas that popped in my head, well I could always choose my smartphone but I like the old-fashioned way.

I began to design everything that keeps me organized, I started to make my own calendars with my own design, notebooks, notepad, and so on. Then the idea popped into my head. Why don’t sell it?

So there was the story behind The Art Recipe. A place where I pour my ideas and my speculation about positivity ( i love everything about the idea of giving people motivation and happiness from a very simple thing. One thing I believe is through the positivity quote that I always put on every products )

My biggest inspiration was Kikki.K. It’s very popular, simple, chic, and scandinavian. And it’s pretty much assumed my self.

My selling was a top hit. And people began to notice. But then I stopped because I am too busy dealing with my thesis.

Funny way is, destiny and passion always finds their way back home. When I planned my wedding, all I ever think is I had to make and design my own invitation.

I never thought that as time went by, I would fell in love with design this much. i finally find my new sweet escape, the only thing that keeps me sane and calm. My whole life was.. this is it. I found it.

And when I design my own wedding invitation, I cannot begin to describe my happiness, my excitement, and the euphoria I get when it comes to wedding, well.. not because it’s my wedding.. but more likely I’ve found the missing puzzle piece that I’ve been looking for all my life. Yeah you know the quote.. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

That’s what I felt. And since then, designing wedding invitation always makes me very happy. Not because I could get money for doing what I love (for me, it’s a bonus), but the idea of having an important role on somebody’s special-and-once-in-a-lifetime moment is a previlege.

It’s a personal goals, and personal satisfaction. You can’t buy it anywhere..

And here’s a preview on my wedding invitation :