Are you a designer with some spare time right now?
I’ve heard that Zoom backgrounds are not just fun but also serve an important role for students who aren’t comfortable showing their living space.

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Dong draper and Female copywriter made some

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Also, Behr paint and West Elm have designed backgrounds for Zoom users too

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I know Zoom has some built in backgrounds, but maybe designers could provide more options! I would try my hand at it but I would want to provide something kiddos could feel good about and am not that confident in my skills 🙃.

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Look up public domain video clips. Or any youtube video, use a youtube downloader.

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You can just pull whatever from the internet no need to make something new

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