This project began as I entered my mid-twenties and started reflecting on the memories and moments that have shaped me—and continue to. I’ve spent much of my life in digital spaces, and now as a graphic designer, pixels are my everyday medium. The idea of individual pixels coming together to form something whole felt like the right way to visualize how adulthood and identity take shape—piece by piece. Each playlist—Loading, Slow Render, Pixel Pulse, Reboot, and Glitched—captures a different mood or phase I’ve experienced: from uncertainty and transition to clarity and energy.

I combined two things that have always grounded me—music and design—to express these moments. Visually, I started each design on a grid, filling in every square manually using the paint bucket tool. Building color block by block felt like a reflection of how we grow: gradually, with intention, and sometimes without realizing it. The butterfly motif appears throughout the project as a recurring symbol of change, movement, and becoming.