Social media is like entering another dimension—different social norms on every platform with things changing regularly. "Keeping up" can be exhausting. After working in this dimension regularly for the past seven years between internships & adult jobs, I thought I would share some tips, specifically for Instagram. These are some tips that ring true no matter what algorithm changes get thrown your way.
Read MoreAs a mid-20's human, a lot of people find it interesting to hear how I spend my free time. It always shocks me because I don't think I'm unique, but I've gotten quite good at filling my time with fun yet productive time-wasting activities over the past year. Maybe the next time you're feeling stuck or antsy in your living space, you can try one out:
Read MoreGoing Deep with Liana & KG podcast features Liana Rizzo and Kelly Gordon. In this edition of the pod, the chicks honor legends, explore ongoing beefs, share revelations that occurred during 2020 and gas each other up.
Read MoreThe amount of content I've consumed over the past few months is like a hearty Italian meal. This podcast was like the chocolate cake I ate after it. It's refreshing and sweet because I'm already full, I can only eat so much.
Read MoreMy experience with philosophy before watching The Good Place:
#1. It was the only class I have ever fallen asleep in.
#2 There is a theory that we could all be living a dream & I seriously contemplated writing "this could all be a dream, so I hope I dream myself an A" on my final exam essay. (Sadly, I did not... but surprisingly, I did pass.)
This is by far the best recipe I have tried all of qtine & that's saying a lot because I've been cooking quite a bit. Cooking is the creative process I love because it's mostly structured with a bit of improv AND there's a reward at the end!
Read MoreGoing Deep with Liana and KG podcast features Liana Rizzo and Kelly Gordon. In the pod, they discuss major events in 2019, honor legends, explore ongoing beefs, and look at what's good in their lives.
Read MoreIf I've realized one thing over the course of the year, it's that the word "branding" is pretty ambiguous. We can think of brands like Saturday Night Live, La Croix, or Ikea - somehow they have a formula that has helped them create something that connects with people.
Read MoreIt's pretty much a constant hunt for inspiration, being patient with yourself and forcing yourself to sit down and do something. Adobe's successful designers, artists, and writers share their strategies for catching inspiration and building on it so that an initial spark evolves from an idea into a project or, just as often, a series of creative endeavors.
Read MoreJubilee, the youtube channel, has become one of my favorite channels over the past couple of months. They do a lot of dialogue-based content breaking down barriers between people. This one is one of my favorites, recently released looking at Jubilee staff and their differing opinions about the work they are creating. I appreciate their authenticity of what it means to be working in a creative space as they work through challenges and struggles.
Read MoreI've racked my brains, and I've never heard anyone say, "I'm going to the DMV" with an excited tone. When I realized that I had to renew my license finally, wanted to make it an enjoyable experience and prove to myself that it could be fun! I was going to break the curse of the DMV and make it a positive trip. I mean, I was FINALLY getting my horizontal i.d. & not going to get questioned if I had a fake. So off to the DMV to get my fancy, new real i.d.
Read MoreGone are the days when the curated, overly-filtered, perfect photos rack up the likes. For someone who loves the platform and is on it for more than I would like to admit, hearing, reading and seeing this news shocked me. I had noticed the trend, but living in denial I didn’t want to admit it. I had first heard about it on marketing platform that shared this article, “The Instagram Aesthetic is Over.”
Read MoreAs someone newish to the adulting world, I’m learning the balance of buying enough fruits and veggies to be healthy/sustain life and not letting them rot in the fridge. And man, that is a challenge some weeks. I came across this atheistically pleasing video covering which produce was in season and providing creative ways to cook it. Not only is it helpful, it’s also beautifully shot and definitely a lesson in food photography. Please enjoy:
Read MoreOkay, when I had just graduated from college and was job searching, I watched all of the seasons of Project Runway I could get my hands on. At the time, it was something mindless but creative and with compelling characters that I could get behind. Almost two years later, lessons that Tim Gunn taught me are still popping up around me & I thought I would share them with you:
Read MoreFor me, July is one of the hardest months to get through of the year. Work starts picking up in prep for the fall launches, but I walk past windows wishing I was sitting by the pool or the beach. It's not that I don't like my job, because I do! I just find it hard to get through the monotonous, day-to-day work.
I found this article from the New York Times about "A Deceptively Simple Way to Find More Happiness at Work" and of course, I immediately clicked on it because who doesn't want to be happier at work, am I right?
Traits, behaviors, thinking profiles… people are so complex, but also so similar because we all have a desire to create and make things. It’s so cool to see the differences between people and how together, we can create incredible things.
Adobe created this test to to explore the different faces of creativity. It assesses your basic habits & tendencies in how you think, act and see the world to help us better understand who we are as creatives.
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