Happy April Fool's Day. This week's Creative Juice is filled with color, animation, and some ASMR to get your inspired. I'm sure we'll be seeing a ton of parody projects being released from brands today. And I'll be sure to share them in next week's edition of Creative Juice. I'm also trying out something new with the content and trying to keep things a bit shorter. Let me know what you think with a reply.
Creative Juice is a weekly newsletter published every Monday morning so you can start your week feeling inspired creatively to make cool sh\*t and get paid for it. Every Monday I share something gorgeous, a portfolio of the week, three creative finds, one amazing post from social media, and one lesson I learned recently.
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TL:DR
SOMETHING GORGEOUS: Move Over Fred Again, The Kids Are Coming
PORTFOLIO OF THE WEEK: Another One Page Portfolio I Love
CREATIVE FIND 01: Who Killed the Monkey?
CREATIVE FIND 02: Ooey Gooey Cookies
CREATIVE FIND 03: This Website Animation Is Squiggly
ONE GRAM: Pastel Chair ASMR
ONE LESSON: Focusing On Work That Fulfills You
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Something Gorgeous
Move Over Fred Again, The Kids Are Coming
myTRACKS Kid's MIDI Controller by Blipbox
Move over Fred Again! Blipbox is starting a crowdfunding project for their cute little myTRACKS MIDI controller for kids. While it might not be "as gorgeous" as previous SGs I've shared here. I love the idea of this product. More and more we are seeing people pursue music production as a career. Why not make it available for the youth?
Portfolio of the Week
Another One Page Portfolio I Love
Es Youn
Yet another design one-page portfolio website that has me amazed. The quality of work that Es has put into her projects speak for themselves. My favorite part of portfolio websites in this style is that you get to see a lot of work at once. It gives a really quick snapshot of the designer's style and taste and that to me is one of the most important things.
Score: 9.1/10
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Creative Finds
Who Killed the Monkey?
Email Is Dead Exhibition by Something Special Studios
An ironic exhibition showcasing why email actually isn't dead by one of my favorite design studios, Something Special Studios. The exhibition includes interactive rooms with quizes, printed artwork, and even cloud couches to send an email or two.
Ooey Gooey Cookies
Doha Dough by My Creative
The logo for this dessert gifting store just oozes decadence. Just looking at it brings visuals of a big, warm, chocolate chip cookie being split in half with melty chocolate being pulled across.
This Website Animation Is Squiggly
This Website Animation Is Cray
Newpeace is a tech company supporting online communities. The header animation does a great job at communicating that with a very complex scrolling animation that blew my mind a bit. It looks to be a combination of a video asset as well as a lottie animation but I can't quite tell and feel just fine letting it be awesome.
One Gram
Pastel Chair ASMR
@charlierose.makes
I can't remember the last time I drew something with oil pastels. Had to be when I was a kid. And honestly I would love to right now. This video from Charlie Rose drawing a beautiful pink chair just put my eyes at ease. I love the smoothing technique she used on the chair to give it a nice soft look.
One Lesson
Focusing On Work That Fulfills You
We work because we have to. There's no way of sugar coating it. We have responsibilities in our lives. And sometimes those require us to put our dreams to the side.
However, that doesn't mean they have to stay there. In fact, I think it means the opposite. It means that we are willing to hold on to those dreams. Do the things that we need to right now. And then get back on the path of following those dreams.
Last week I spoke with a creative over a portfolio review. We had a wonderful conversation about how to visually brand yourself on your portfolio website (this review will be out shortly btw).
In that review it hit me!
I love working with creative people. People that can take words and ideas. And turn them into visual solutions. Images. Drawings. These are the people that I want to work with everyday.
You will have many of these moments in your career. I have had more than I can remember as a graphic designer. At some point the things that you realize during these moments will start to connect. And they will be a message that continues to repeat itself.
Take notice. Be patient. And continue to keep your dreams close to you.
PS. Would love your feedback on this week's Creative Juice. Do you like the shorter descriptions? Or do you prefer a little more juice?
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