I was scrolling through Instagram, and saw some work done by my favorite digital artist in the world, Bosslogic. I was pursuing my dream, and didn’t want that to be a part-time gig. So what was I going to do the other two days of the week? I like Xbox just as much as any other guy still clinging onto childhood, but the fact is, I wanted to be designing.

There was one catch to my design role, however - since we were still building out our design offering at that time, I was only going to be in the office three days a week. Here I was at 23 years old, already in that lead design role (years ahead of my meticulously laid out career plan). And of course, somewhere sprinkled in that long, winding path of a career, I hoped to have the opportunity to work with the Chicago Bears, probably my all-time favorite sports team. I wanted to graduate college, become a graphic designer in the communications industry in Chicago, eventually become a lead, and hopefully, one day, a creative director. Since around the middle of high school, I had had a clear idea of what I wanted to do.

To jump into the story: in June 2019, I was set to become the lead graphic designer at 3Points. But in this blog, I wanted to share my experience in one area in particular: becoming a freelance designer in the pro football community. If you ever got a chance to read my 3Points intro blog, you can learn more about my background, how I got into design, and all that good stuff. Fortunately, I’ve known for a long time what I’ve wanted to do, and have pursued it to the absolute fullest. The more I’ve grown up, the more I’ve learned the unfortunate truth: many people do not go on to pursue their dreams.

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