Hello!
I am from Maldives, I'm 22 and you can call me Ocular. I am a self taught graphic designer trying to get some recognition around the designing world. And be being from the Maldives doesn't help, because of the fact that locals are 99% unaware of Graphic Designing as a career and there are barely any job openings for a graphic designer position. Oh! and the school doesn't teach anything design related so all I know about design is what I've learnt from the web.

I was wondering if there are any professionals here who can give me some tips on how to get recognition. I am currently working on my portfolio. I am focusing on Logo & Branding plus Illustrations.

Thank you for your help.