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“The job of someone who chooses to specialize in color is always going to be developing a palette, developing a sense of taste...”
That line stayed with me long after the recording ended.

Next week on the #ColoristSocietyPodcast, @onigold chats with @vanhurkman about @Adobe’s new Color Mode in Premiere Pro, the future of color grading, and what happens when creative tools begin to reshape how we think, see, and decide.

Here’s a short preview from the conversation.
Full episode drops next week 🎧

#ColoristSociety #ColorMode #Colorist #Podcast

Degree earned 🎓.
Becoming continues 🙏🏽.
Grateful to God for grace, my wife for her love, support, and encouragement, my family and friends for always being there for me.
Grateful for every sacrifice, every prayer, and every hand that carried me here.

#MasteredIt #MScHFID #BentleyUniversity #ClassOf2026

Degree earned 🎓.
Becoming continues 🙏🏽.
Grateful to God for grace, my wife for her love, support, and encouragement, my family and friends for always being there for me.
Grateful for every sacrifice, every prayer, and every hand that carried me here.

#MasteredIt #MScHFID #BentleyUniversity #ClassOf2026

Degree earned 🎓.
Becoming continues 🙏🏽.
Grateful to God for grace, my wife for her love, support, and encouragement, my family and friends for always being there for me.
Grateful for every sacrifice, every prayer, and every hand that carried me here.

#MasteredIt #MScHFID #BentleyUniversity #ClassOf2026

Degree earned 🎓.
Becoming continues 🙏🏽.
Grateful to God for grace, my wife for her love, support, and encouragement, my family and friends for always being there for me.
Grateful for every sacrifice, every prayer, and every hand that carried me here.

#MasteredIt #MScHFID #BentleyUniversity #ClassOf2026

Degree earned 🎓.
Becoming continues 🙏🏽.
Grateful to God for grace, my wife for her love, support, and encouragement, my family and friends for always being there for me.
Grateful for every sacrifice, every prayer, and every hand that carried me here.

#MasteredIt #MScHFID #BentleyUniversity #ClassOf2026

Most people learn color through tools.
Very few learn how to see. #ColoristSocietyPodcast

In this conversation with Brad Moody @bmoodyvid, we go beyond software into judgment, taste, and what truly defines professional work.

Full episode drops tomorrow. 🎧

#ColoristSociety #Podcast #Colorgrading #Learning

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most products do not fail because they lack features. They fail because they misunderstand human behavior.

Users do not interact with products logically. They react emotionally, form habits subconsciously, and make decisions based on perception, not structure.

Behavior is the real interface.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #ProductStrategy #BehavioralDesign #DesignThinking

Most people will say 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 just added new color tools to Premiere Pro. That is not what happened. Adobe changed something deeper.
For years, editors have lived with a quiet compromise. Stay inside the NLE and accept limited color tools, or leave your timeline and enter systems built for experts. That gap shaped how a generation worked.

What Adobe introduced with 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 is not just easier grading. It is a shift in how creative decisions are made. Less navigation. Less guesswork. More direct interaction with the image. And more importantly, a move from mastering tools to making better decisions.

As a UX researcher and film colorist, this is the part that matters to me. When tools remove friction, the real skill becomes clearer. Not technique or software, but judgment.

I wrote a deeper breakdown of what this means for editors, colorists, and the future of creative tools.
𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 - https://lnkd.in/gWV6pG2G

#Adobe #ColorMode #ColorGrading #ExperienceDesign #CreativeWorkflows PremierePro

Most people will say 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 just added new color tools to Premiere Pro. That is not what happened. Adobe changed something deeper.
For years, editors have lived with a quiet compromise. Stay inside the NLE and accept limited color tools, or leave your timeline and enter systems built for experts. That gap shaped how a generation worked.

What Adobe introduced with 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 is not just easier grading. It is a shift in how creative decisions are made. Less navigation. Less guesswork. More direct interaction with the image. And more importantly, a move from mastering tools to making better decisions.

As a UX researcher and film colorist, this is the part that matters to me. When tools remove friction, the real skill becomes clearer. Not technique or software, but judgment.

I wrote a deeper breakdown of what this means for editors, colorists, and the future of creative tools.
𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 - https://lnkd.in/gWV6pG2G

#Adobe #ColorMode #ColorGrading #ExperienceDesign #CreativeWorkflows PremierePro

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Good design is invisible.
This is not because it lacks complexity, but because it removes friction so effectively that users never notice the effort behind it.

Clarity is not accidental.
Clarity is engineered.

#ExperienceDesign #UXResearch #GoodDesign

Classism • Fear • Control
“Money no fit buy happiness”
@motherslovethemovie - In cinemas now.

Mother’s Love is a powerful story of family, sacrifice, and the cost of love when power and fear collide.

At its heart is a mother and the extraordinary lengths love will go when tested by circumstance.

Team #MLArmy
Director - @realomosexy
Produced By - @realomosexy @tynatheproducer
DOP - @oputa.c.emmanuel
Styling - @redhotconcepts
Makeup - @tunde_demu
Post Production Head - @cassidyworksfilm
Colorist: @onigold
Video Content Creator - @poshian_studio
Screenplay - @tynatheproducer
Script Editor - @realomosexy
Gaffer - @ojukokoro_
Sound - @ororoplease
Props - @theemerald_officialpage

Distributed by - @thenileentertainment

#Nollywood #Film #Colorgrading #Art

Classism • Fear • Control
“Money no fit buy happiness”
@motherslovethemovie - In cinemas now.

Mother’s Love is a powerful story of family, sacrifice, and the cost of love when power and fear collide.

At its heart is a mother and the extraordinary lengths love will go when tested by circumstance.

Team #MLArmy
Director - @realomosexy
Produced By - @realomosexy @tynatheproducer
DOP - @oputa.c.emmanuel
Styling - @redhotconcepts
Makeup - @tunde_demu
Post Production Head - @cassidyworksfilm
Colorist: @onigold
Video Content Creator - @poshian_studio
Screenplay - @tynatheproducer
Script Editor - @realomosexy
Gaffer - @ojukokoro_
Sound - @ororoplease
Props - @theemerald_officialpage

Distributed by - @thenileentertainment

#Nollywood #Film #Colorgrading #Art

Classism • Fear • Control
“Money no fit buy happiness”
@motherslovethemovie - In cinemas now.

Mother’s Love is a powerful story of family, sacrifice, and the cost of love when power and fear collide.

At its heart is a mother and the extraordinary lengths love will go when tested by circumstance.

Team #MLArmy
Director - @realomosexy
Produced By - @realomosexy @tynatheproducer
DOP - @oputa.c.emmanuel
Styling - @redhotconcepts
Makeup - @tunde_demu
Post Production Head - @cassidyworksfilm
Colorist: @onigold
Video Content Creator - @poshian_studio
Screenplay - @tynatheproducer
Script Editor - @realomosexy
Gaffer - @ojukokoro_
Sound - @ororoplease
Props - @theemerald_officialpage

Distributed by - @thenileentertainment

#Nollywood #Film #Colorgrading #Art

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

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#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

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.
#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

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.
#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

.
.
#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

.
.
#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

Color is not decoration. It is direction.
Before a user understands a product, they have already felt it.
That feeling is not random. It is designed.

In film, we guide emotion.
In products, we guide behavior.
What people feel first
often determines what they do next.  

The medium changes. The psychology does not.
- #PoetOfProducts

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#UXDesign #ColorGrading #ProductDesign #HumanBehavior

A few stills from "Aba Blues"
Written and Directed by @jackenneth_opukeme
Cinematography by the acclaimed cinematographer @barnyee while the film was edited by the incomparable @signor_martini

Colorgrading this unique story was an experience. This one is different. Go and see this friends as it is in Cinemas nationwide.

Starring:
@angel.anosike
@iamjidekene
@princenelsonenwerem
@iamtonitones
@bimboakintola
@euchariaanunobi
@chuksjoseph__
@patienceozokwo
@marthaehinome
@thedavidezekiel
@toluwanigeorge
@charlesokafor
@odunomoadekola

Executive Producers:
@_iamkene
@ladunladun
@nazonuzo
@zvlv
@damola555
@craigshurn

Produced by:
@barbara.babarinsa
Post Supervisor:
@degtordue

A @filmone_studios and @inkblotpresents production

Distributed by @filmoneng

A few stills from "Aba Blues"
Written and Directed by @jackenneth_opukeme
Cinematography by the acclaimed cinematographer @barnyee while the film was edited by the incomparable @signor_martini

Colorgrading this unique story was an experience. This one is different. Go and see this friends as it is in Cinemas nationwide.

Starring:
@angel.anosike
@iamjidekene
@princenelsonenwerem
@iamtonitones
@bimboakintola
@euchariaanunobi
@chuksjoseph__
@patienceozokwo
@marthaehinome
@thedavidezekiel
@toluwanigeorge
@charlesokafor
@odunomoadekola

Executive Producers:
@_iamkene
@ladunladun
@nazonuzo
@zvlv
@damola555
@craigshurn

Produced by:
@barbara.babarinsa
Post Supervisor:
@degtordue

A @filmone_studios and @inkblotpresents production

Distributed by @filmoneng

A few stills from "Aba Blues"
Written and Directed by @jackenneth_opukeme
Cinematography by the acclaimed cinematographer @barnyee while the film was edited by the incomparable @signor_martini

Colorgrading this unique story was an experience. This one is different. Go and see this friends as it is in Cinemas nationwide.

Starring:
@angel.anosike
@iamjidekene
@princenelsonenwerem
@iamtonitones
@bimboakintola
@euchariaanunobi
@chuksjoseph__
@patienceozokwo
@marthaehinome
@thedavidezekiel
@toluwanigeorge
@charlesokafor
@odunomoadekola

Executive Producers:
@_iamkene
@ladunladun
@nazonuzo
@zvlv
@damola555
@craigshurn

Produced by:
@barbara.babarinsa
Post Supervisor:
@degtordue

A @filmone_studios and @inkblotpresents production

Distributed by @filmoneng

A few stills from "Aba Blues"
Written and Directed by @jackenneth_opukeme
Cinematography by the acclaimed cinematographer @barnyee while the film was edited by the incomparable @signor_martini

Colorgrading this unique story was an experience. This one is different. Go and see this friends as it is in Cinemas nationwide.

Starring:
@angel.anosike
@iamjidekene
@princenelsonenwerem
@iamtonitones
@bimboakintola
@euchariaanunobi
@chuksjoseph__
@patienceozokwo
@marthaehinome
@thedavidezekiel
@toluwanigeorge
@charlesokafor
@odunomoadekola

Executive Producers:
@_iamkene
@ladunladun
@nazonuzo
@zvlv
@damola555
@craigshurn

Produced by:
@barbara.babarinsa
Post Supervisor:
@degtordue

A @filmone_studios and @inkblotpresents production

Distributed by @filmoneng

Happy Birthday to my Queen and Valentine 💕
@christineoniwura

#HappyBirthday #HappyValentine #BirthdayGirl #Love

🎬 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀!
Thrilled to announce that I have been invited to serve on the 2026 Jury for the Dehancer Colourist Awards: a platform dedicated to celebrating the craft, creativity, and technical excellence of colorists shaping visual storytelling worldwide.

Color grading is both an art and a science, and this recognition is a meaningful opportunity to celebrate artistry that pushes boundaries, and to spotlight the incredible talents redefining how audiences experience films/videos.

I am excited to join this year’s distinguished panel in recognizing some of the most inspiring work in color grading today.

https://www.dehancer.com/awards/2026/jury

#DehancerColouristAwards #ColorGrading #Jury #ColoristSociety #CelebrateColorists

🎬 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀!
Thrilled to announce that I have been invited to serve on the 2026 Jury for the Dehancer Colourist Awards: a platform dedicated to celebrating the craft, creativity, and technical excellence of colorists shaping visual storytelling worldwide.

Color grading is both an art and a science, and this recognition is a meaningful opportunity to celebrate artistry that pushes boundaries, and to spotlight the incredible talents redefining how audiences experience films/videos.

I am excited to join this year’s distinguished panel in recognizing some of the most inspiring work in color grading today.

https://www.dehancer.com/awards/2026/jury

#DehancerColouristAwards #ColorGrading #Jury #ColoristSociety #CelebrateColorists

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n

Fromleading the color team behind A Tribe Called Judah, King of Boys, and Battle on Buka Street, @onigoldhas carved out a unique space in Nollywood.

In this exclusive with @oluwatomiwa444_ from The Nollywood Reporter, the film colorist and DaVinci Resolve Certified Trainer reflects on:

His unconventional path into color grading

Building Nollywood’s visual identity

The challenges and triumphs of post-production

Advice for aspiring filmmakers

🔗 Read the full story: https://tinyurl.com/4bz2er3n