--- title: "Chinedu Daniel Okeke (@ChineduOkeke) | Hashnode" description: "Product Designer. Read the latest articles by Chinedu Daniel Okeke on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@ChineduOkeke" --- @ChineduOkeke # Chinedu Daniel Okeke @ChineduOkeke · Lagos, Nigeria · Joined October 2020 Product Designer ### [Why Figma](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/why-figma?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Honestly, Why not Figma? Well to me, it's because of its freedom! Figma is arguably the best solution-based tool out there for designers, it is mostly used by product designers, UI/UX designers, UI designers and recently it is used to create awesome ... 6 min read · [chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/why-figma?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-figma/5fcb9f292e4db7780e4834d5) [Dec 5, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-figma/5fcb9f292e4db7780e4834d5) ### [My Motivation as a Designer](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/my-motivation-as-a-designer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What motivates me to write? I could also ask myself this question a dozen time which I think I have and still won’t get a concrete answer. I am not so sure if I have a particular thing that motivates me to write, I think I just write because It feels... 5 min read · [chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/my-motivation-as-a-designer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 28, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-motivation-as-a-designer/5fc26f4a55b779631e1ad012) ### [Why I Design!](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/why-i-design?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I truly write from my heart when it comes to the subject of design, why design, why do people choose design over any other thing in the world, people could literally choose anything other than design and still thrive in it, what is the motivation for... 3 min read · [chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/why-i-design?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-design/5fbe0d318caf5b2fd777f813) [Nov 25, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-i-design/5fbe0d318caf5b2fd777f813) ### [What Successful Blogging means to me](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/what-successful-blogging-means-to-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Here’s a back story of how I started blogging, I was in my final year in high school, I think I was around 16-17 years of age, I found myself writing on paper, this method of writing helps with total concentration and clarity of mind, there would be ... 6 min read · [chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/what-successful-blogging-means-to-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 19, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-successful-blogging-means-to-me/5fb67a4608ea5d7167d6fedc) ### [The tools don't make you a better designer but understanding the principles of design would take you farther than you can imagine.](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/the-tools-dont-make-you-a-better-designer-but-understanding-the-principles-of-design-would-take-you-farther-than-you-can-imagine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Yes, you actually read the topic right, the tools doesn't but the basics do. My recent article is centred on how to understand the principles of design When I started my design journey, it was just me, myself and I, no mentor, no prior design knowled... 4 min read · [chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev](https://chinedudaniel.hashnode.dev/the-tools-dont-make-you-a-better-designer-but-understanding-the-principles-of-design-would-take-you-farther-than-you-can-imagine?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-tools-dont-make-you-a-better-designer-but-understanding-the-principles-of-design-would-take-you-farther-than-you-can-imagine/5fae72d88f0a026553479b59) [Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-tools-dont-make-you-a-better-designer-but-understanding-the-principles-of-design-would-take-you-farther-than-you-can-imagine/5fae72d88f0a026553479b59)