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What Marketers Can Learn from India’s Most Viral Internet Shows

What Marketers Can Learn from India’s Most Viral Internet Shows

Working in business development at a creative strategy and execution partner, I consume a lot of content outside the traditional world of...

When Everything Can Be Created,  What Is Worth Creating?

When Everything Can Be Created, What Is Worth Creating?

Imagine a mountain.
 It is tall, uneven, rough around the edges. Its peak may be sharp, its surface imperfect, and its shape completely unpredictable.
 It never asked anyone what it should look lik...

Your Marketing Isn’t Broken. You’re Measuring the Wrong Things

Your Marketing Isn’t Broken. You’re Measuring the Wrong Things

Every few weeks, I find myself having a version of the same conversation. The business changes, the industry changes, and the size of the company changes, but the concern is almost always the...

Your Old Design Didn’t Get Worse. Your  Eyes Got Better.

Your Old Design Didn’t Get Worse. Your Eyes Got Better.

Here’s a strange little experiment. Go find a design you made two or three years ago. Something you were genuinely proud of...

Why Do Brands in the Same Industry Start Looking Alike?

Why Do Brands in the Same Industry Start Looking Alike?

A few weeks ago, I was working on a brand identity project. Like every branding project, it started with competitor...

Your Brain Judges a Design Before You Even Notice It

Your Brain Judges a Design Before You Even Notice It

Have you ever opened a website and within a few seconds felt that something was either right or...

How Does a Designer’s Mindset Differ When AI Comes Into Play?

How Does a Designer’s Mindset Differ When AI Comes Into Play?

I started my journey with a technical background, and the shift toward the creative field happened...

AI Fatigue and the Quiet Disappearance of Wonder

AI Fatigue and the Quiet Disappearance of Wonder

Lately, I have been hearing one sentence over and over again. “I don’t get excited by ideas the way I used to.” Sometimes, I catch myself saying it too...

A Thousand Variations and One Original Thought

A Thousand Variations and One Original Thought

The folder is full. Version 17. Version 24. Version 38. Three Figma links. Two new decks. A “quick alternate” from someone who joined the thread late. A prompt chain that delivers ten more directions while the room still debates the fir...

Ghostwriters for the Visual Mind

Ghostwriters for the Visual Mind

The brief arrives at 11:07. By 11:19, there are seven directions. By noon, everyone has a favourite. By 2:00, the brand feels like it has tried on five different...