Aftab Ayub Onick

I'm Aftab Ayub Onick

I get paid for doing what I love to do!

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Hey! I’m Aftab—a Creative Director, startup co-founder, and the guy who gets way too excited about design tech. I spend my days crafting viral campaigns, pushing AI to its creative limits, and making pixels behave (most of the time). When I’m not working, I’m probably nerding out over new AI tools, or explaining to a client for the 100th time why the logo really doesn’t need to be bigger.

Oh, and here’s a challenge—one of the images on the left is real. The rest? AI-generated. Think you can spot the imposter?

Hello there! I’m Aftab, and if creativity had a speed limit, I’d have lost my license ages ago. As the co-founder of Beep and Creative Director at Legit Banda, I live at the intersection of design, technology, and AI—the perfect spot for turning wild ideas into wilder realities.

I started out designing social media posts, and now I lead viral campaigns that rack up 600K+ views (yes, I still get excited when numbers go up). Along the way, I’ve worked on everything from the Bangladesh Air Force’s official magazine to branding for tech startups. And somewhere in the middle of all that, I fell head-over-heels for generative AI and its potential to revolutionize creativity.

When I’m not wrangling pixels or directing creative teams, you’ll find me geeking out over the latest AI tools, software updates, and anything that promises to make creativity even cooler. I firmly believe AI is an incredible tool—but let’s be real, it still can’t take the perfect coffee order or appreciate a good design pun.

As for my toolkit? It’s a mix of the classics (Photoshop, Illustrator), motion graphics magic (After Effects is basically my caffeine), 3D wizardry (Blender is my playground), and a sprinkle of coding (HTML, CSS, WordPress—just enough to break things and fix them again).

But beyond all that, I love sharing what I’ve learned. Whether it’s mentoring designers, running workshops, or helping brands tell their stories better, I believe great design should be accessible, and tech shouldn’t feel intimidating. I’ve also helped publish 1,300+ tech news articles reaching 6M+ people—because what’s the point of a good story if no one sees it?

And since you’ve made it this far, let’s play a little game—one of the images on the left is real. The rest? AI-generated. Think you can spot the human touch? (No pressure, but I’m totally judging your answer.)

Life Story and my philosophy on Design