Seto Febriant

after 11 years working in product design, this might honestly be my last month in the industry. i didn’t want to write a post like this, but the last 6 months have been extremely difficult both financially and mentally. i lost clients to AI. potential freelance leads ghosted me. a client scammed me out of $6,000 and mocked my work afterward. i spent months building an app for Apple, and just when things started going well, my developer account was terminated after a small mistake and a complaint. the revenue inside the account was locked as well. despite all of this, i didn’t stop working. i kept learning, building, experimenting with AI products, coding, motion, and trying to adapt to where the industry is heading. but the reality is: i haven’t been able to secure a new client for months. if i can’t find a new opportunity within the next couple of weeks, i may have to leave the design industry entirely and start over in a different field. so if you know anyone hiring for product design, AI product work, creative direction, or vibe coding related roles, i’d genuinely appreciate a referral or even just a repost. thank you for reading 🤍