Then came my first Lumia.

I became obsessed with arranging its tiles. I didn't know anything about UI design, grids, hierarchy, or visual systems back then. I just moved things around until they felt right.

My friends noticed it too. A few of them would take screenshots of my Lumia home screen and ask how I had arranged everything so they could set up their phones the same way. I still remember one friend telling me he had a huge amount of respect for how thoughtfully I organized it.

That made me wonder: “Is there actually a job where you design and manage the interface of phones?”

I didn't know it then, but that little question stayed somewhere in the back of my mind.

There were a few detours along the way before I eventually found my way into product design. It took longer than I imagined, and the path wasn't exactly straight.

But looking back, it makes sense. I was already curious about how things should look, feel, and work long before I knew there was a name for it. It took a few detours to get here, but I finally reached where I wanted to be. And honestly, it was worth the journey.