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Corporate Love Languages

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April 21, 2023
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The Encyclawpedia Dictatia

I had an idea 2 to 3 years ago about doing an illustrated series of cat dictators. Well, I think deep down I know I'm not an illustrator and kept putting it off. Son …
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April 11, 2023

Forced Freelance Help

I've been laid off three times in my 10 year career and as a result have spent more time freelancing then I have working full-time. I remember the feeling of shock upon learning that …
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April 6, 2023
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Puerto Vallarta

I shot this photo in Puerto Vallarta last year and it had been sitting in my Downloads folder since we got back. I knew I wanted to do something with it, but no idea …
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March 18, 2023

Bias in AI

I was playing around with the new version of Midjourney the other day and I noticed something interesting. If you didn't specify race, it would feedback stereotypes for certain prompts. For example, I had …
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March 18, 2023
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Black Coffee Creative

My friend Brittaney is a freelance writer for non-profits and needed a rebranding so I offered to develop a new logo for her. Her company is called "Black Coffee Creative" so I knew I …
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February 25, 2023

Industry Tax

I spend a decent amount of time thinking about how we can make the advertising industry more accessible to people of all walks of life. Maybe it's my background in sociology, but it's become …
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February 15, 2023

Money on the Table

I got annoyed with a post I saw on LinkedIn yesterday looking for a CD/ACD who was willing to work for $67/hour, an absurd rate considering the amount of work they probably wanted. But …
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January 31, 2023

General Update

If it seems like I've mostly only been messing around on LinkedIn, well that's kind of accurate. But only kind of. Since late November I've been teaching a Campaigns class over at book180, an …
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January 24, 2023

The Big Game

The other day I was thinking about the chaos that would ensue if someone actually got a copyright on "The Big Game," the euphemism commonly used by advertisers during The Super Bowl because they …
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January 24, 2023