We had the good fortune of connecting with Alex Reid and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alex, how has your work-life balance changed over time?
Now having a family its hard to see working to much when you have real priorities at home waiting on you. Knowing you need to make a living is critical but chasing the wrong things will have in void looking for the next until there is no end in slight.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
As a designer, I create engaging and impactful digital and social media ads, stories, and videos for various brands and platforms. I use my expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite to design, edit, and animate high-quality visuals that capture the attention and interest of the target audience.

With over 10 years of experience in the fields of graphic arts, motion graphics, and illustration, I have developed a versatile and distinctive style that blends urban culture and fine arts. I enjoy solving problems and telling stories through my work, using different media and techniques to express my creativity and communicate the essence of the brand.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I guess I would just recreate something I did in my 20s. So sports games, hiking in the mountains, hidden gem eats around the city. A home cooked meal before they left home. Some time visiting pubs and see a music show.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Mainly my family, not to keep it short but those the few people that keep me going and the list outside of that is very small. Being a designer I have seen many managers, creative directors, agency owners come and go and the same. Never get to high and never to get to low and just ride the waves.

Website: https://adotreid86.myportfolio.com/work

Instagram: adoreid

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-reid-45a86626/

Other: https://www.behance.net/atr

Image Credits
I created all the works from my computer and hands, just not the names of the characters that goes to marvel, stars, etc.

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