Jordan Day Freelance Designs

06/17/2026

I made this graphic because I wanted to talk about all of the invisible things that go into one social media post. You know, strategy/analytics/revisions/etc.

I was listening to "maggots for brains," playing around in Canva, and then spiraled into an existential crisis.

✨As one does. ✨

"I'm a sad shell of a woman and I've got maggots for brains"

I don't know why that line suddenly made me realize that my post about social media management wasn't about social media management, but it did. And here we are. I've been trying to articulate my feelings about working in social media for years, and somehow, listening to the angsty chords of heartbreak, I finally found the words.

It's not easy to have everyone around you critiquing your job while simultaneously pushing you to pursue your dreams. It's a horribly unhelpful contradiction. We're told to take risks, follow our passions, build businesses, bet on ourselves, and do work that excites us. But the second that you try to turn passion into your actual career, everyone wants an explanation.

I think social media management is one of the strangest jobs to explain because, technically, I do post on social media all day. It looks easy, but it's also an oversimplification of the work I actually do.

People don't see how much of this job is just noticing things that you might not think twice about. Like the color of a candle. Or the correct shade of blue for a piece of tape. Or the proper spacing between lines.

Social media work has never just been a business to me. I've attached pieces of myself to it for years now. I've had posts do incredibly well, and it's felt so validating and fulfilling. And then I've had posts flop, making me question my worth (as a person and a social media strategist… like, it's a whole thing, don't worry lol 🙃).

I think that's why this graphic turned into an identity crisis in the first place.

Because it was never really about social media management. 🌸

06/09/2026

06/03/2026

I love designing for a good cause!

🎉 It’s FUNDRAISING FRIDAY!

Will you help me reach my goal of getting 1,000 unique donors in between the primaries and November?!

Donations of $5, $10, or $15 really add up to make a difference when buying literature, stamps, yard signs, and more!

I am going to give this race every ounce of energy I have - knocking on doors, texting, calling, showing up to every event I can fit in my schedule - but I need your help!

All I need is 20,000 votes and 1,000 people to believe in a new future for Indiana enough to donate. Sounds easy right 😜?

Donate Link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/natasha-baker-1

Thank you!

❤️Natasha Baker for Indiana Senate District 22

05/25/2026

Creating this made me realize I stopped making things just to make them.

Lately, I’ve been opening Canva with absolutely no plan and seeing where my brain takes me. I’m not using templates or worrying whether something matches brand guidelines and aesthetics. I’m trying things because I’m interested in graphic design, and, oh my gosh, I forgot how important that is.

I think I started treating creativity like something I had, instead of something that actually needs to be challenged once in a while. Client work keeps my skills active, but it doesn’t always push me creatively.

Sometimes you have to make stuff because you want to, or you'll forget why you started doing something in the first place.

Anyway. I made this for fun ✨ 🙃

05/13/2026

A client recently told me they hate Canva because “everyone thinks they can be a graphic designer now, and everything looks the same.”

Honestly, I felt instantly defensive because I actually love using Canva. Their comment made me stop and look at my own work from a different perspective. Was I relying too much on familiar layouts and templates? Was I creating work that felt like me, or was I creating work that simply looked polished? And professional. And just like everything else.

The truth is, my client isn’t wrong. Canva has made design super accessible, which is great, but accessibility doesn’t automatically lead to originality. Anyone can open Canva, but not everyone can take a blank page and turn it into something original.

What makes great design isn’t the software, it’s the creative mind behind it.

This project pushed me to step outside my usual (“professional”) style and create something totally different from anything else in my portfolio. It reminded me that templates are a starting point, not the destination. Maybe the tool was never the problem.

Just me.

05/04/2026

The dark side lacks strategy.
I don't.

Currently accepting new clients. ✨