In this episode of Prologue, Dan Matutina, designer, illustrator, and founder of the design studio, Plus63 Design Co., shared how he found his way into the cutthroat industry of visual design. Armed only with his knowledge of math, sciences, and cartoon characters, Dan Matutina explained that growing as an artist should not be just about the skill, but rather, an interdisciplinary journey for inspiration.

Dan Matutina's journey started in Tacloban where he learned, growing up in a middle-class family, that education is the best way to succeed although Dan already knew from a young age that his artistic tendency was something that he cannot ignore. It came from renting comic books on the sidewalk, watching Betamax cartoons through the neighbor's window, and a local provincial channel that shows a different cartoon series everyday from five to six in the afternoon. And like the cartoon roulette that he grew up with, he did not know what was going to happen when he reached the shores of Manila.

Dan Matutina's journey might be quirky, but it's filled with the wisdom collected from years of moving through uncertainties, the constant drive to be better, and mustering one's confidence in an industry where everyone seems to be better than you.