Today we’d like to introduce you to Roman Casimiro Jr.
Hi Roman, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My story started with a strong interest in design first in 2016, then I began picking up photography in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, and later moved into visual films in 2023. Anything that told a story without needing words. I didn’t really come into it with a clear plan, just curiosity, so I started teaching myself everything through experimenting and building as I went along.
Over time, that curiosity turned into consistency. I began taking on small creative projects, collaborating with people around me, whether it was friends and peers always made something creative and slowly building confidence in my own creative direction. Each step led into the next photography led to design, design led to filmmaking, and eventually all of it started coming together into branding and full visual storytelling.
Eventually, that process shaped how I work today: less about sticking to one medium, and more about building cohesive visual worlds across different formats. I’m still evolving, but everything I do comes back to that same foundation of learning by doing and letting each phase naturally lead into the next.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road there’s always gonna be hurdles and challenges and it’s how we manage them. To be honest a lot of my journey has been figuring things out as I go and learning through trial and error. Growing up, I always had a creative mindset, but turning that into something tangible was a different challenge. Whether it was photography, filmmaking, design, or building brands, there wasn’t really a roadmap most of the time and I had to create one for myself.
One of the biggest struggles has been staying patient honestly. It’s very easy to compare your progress to others, especially when social media makes success look instant. There were times when I questioned whether I was moving in the right direction, making the right decision, when projects fell through, or when I wasn’t getting the opportunities I felt ready for. Balancing creative passion with financial responsibilities has also been a challenge, especially while trying to invest back into my work and continue growing not just creatively but personally as well.
At the same time, those struggles taught me resilience. Every shoot, design project, and creative risk helped me sharpen my skills and better understand who I am as an artist. Looking back, the setbacks were just as important as the wins because they pushed me to stay consistent and keep building toward the bigger vision I have for my work!
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m a multidisciplinary creative working across graphic design, photography, filmmaking, and branding. At the core of it all I do is storytelling using visuals to build identity, emotion, and meaning, whether that’s for a person, a project, or a brand.
Most of my work comes from self taught and experimenting, making mistakes, and refining my process over time trial and error. I’m especially drawn to building visual systems and creative direction that feel intentional, personal and cohesive, not just aesthetically pleasing but rooted in a clear idea or feeling.
What I’m most proud of is continuing to build my own lane through projects while also pushing myself creatively through personal work. One of my standout pieces is a personal design project inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, where I focused on translating the energy, symbolism, and visual identity of that moment into my own design language.
What sets me apart is that I don’t just stay in one lane. I move between design, photography and film while keeping a consistent creative direction across all of it. It allows me to see the bigger picture and build work that feels unified from concept to execution.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
Luck has definitely played a role in my journey whether good or bad, but I’ve learned it’s never really just one or the other I feel it’s how you deal with those times. There have been moments where things lined up in my favor meeting the right people through creative work, getting to be in certain rooms, meetings and opportunities I didn’t expect I would be able to do whether it’s a solo or a team effort project, or someone taking a chance on me when I was still figuring things out. Those moments helped push me forward in ways I couldn’t have planned!
On the other side, I’ve also had my share of “bad luck” when it comes to timing not working out, projects falling through, or opportunities slipping away even when I felt ready for them, or no follow ups, lack of communication. At times, I’ve even been taken advantage of or lowballed. In the moment those things can be frustrating and make you question your direction let alone why doing it in the first place, but looking back they usually led me somewhere better or forced me to improve and adapt. Now I see luck more as something that meets preparation. I try to stay consistent with my work and keep building, so when those unexpected moments good or bad come up, I’m in a position to actually use them instead of being knocked off track by them.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://majoraxrd.myportfolio.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/majoraxrd/
- Twitter: https://x.com/MajoraXrd
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MajoraXrd
