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Aisha

@aishamadeit

11 months

girl dinner

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11 months

A French woman walks the streets of Paris, France with a large baguette and six bottles of wine, 1945.

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Aisha

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1 year

do you guys ever think about how capitalism is forcing us to work up until the eminent extinction of our species as the earth heats to an unlivable temperature?

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2 months

*sees dead bird in a road* toddler: what happened to that bird? me: oh.. it, it died toddler: oh.... that happened to some dinosaurs I know

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5 years

me at home explaining how the client wants to make the my husband, logo bigger an ICU nurse

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1 year

me on a client call vs me the second the call ends

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4 years

white privilege is shooting cops with an AK-47 and getting arrested alive.

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Man fires at cops with AK-47 after refusing to wear a mask, police say

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Aisha

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responding to every client note "this is going to ruin the tour........... the world tour"

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2 months

am i depressed or am i being crushed under the weight of renlentless adult responsibility with no time to rest

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2 years

"do you want to move the meeting to tomorrow?

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3 years

absolutely falling out of my chair over this student rebrand of mcdonalds happy meals!!!!!

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

so we're really gonna tappy tap and do our lil advertising job through a pandemic and war? mmmmmmmk

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Aisha

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3 years

oatly what happens is when everyone laughs at the ceo's jokes too much

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3 years

is lil nas x a marketing genius or is he just having fun, being socially aware and not being strangled by data, testing and corporate analysis

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

11 months

do you know how much cocaine was pulsing through everyone veins in advertising at this time

len🧚🏾‍♀️ kinda ia era

@PEARLFOUNTAlN

11 months

playstation ads used to be so cunty what happened🙁💔

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

art direction this beautiful for something as simple as dish soap gets me so fucking HYPED

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Aisha

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2 years

I'm sorry for being so political, but I would like to live in a country where children don't get slaughtered at school

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2 years

@rebexxxxa the one where everyone attacked the woman who loved sitting in her garden with her husband in the morning

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

we did it folks, we solved sexism

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

me: I love my job because I can creatively problem solve me when I have to creatively problem solve:

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

I don't know who needs to hear this but you're not supposed to just copy & paste client feedback into an email to creatives

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Aisha

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2 years

when I show students what it looks like to "zag" when everyone else "zigs" I show them this.

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Aisha

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7 years

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on anthem protests by NFL players: "I don't think there's much to clarify, it's pretty black and white there." Me:

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Aisha

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4 years

the hardest thing about starting a new job remote is no one knows I’m the funniest person in the room

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

my question is how many crying selfie pics did that CEO take before he picked one to post

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2 years

no creative idea can overcome no media budget no creative idea can overcome no media budget no creative idea can overcome no media budget no creative idea can overcome no media budget

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

1 year

If you're going to post my work, uncredited, and then ignore multiple comments and direct messages asking to amend the post for credit, you are an asshole.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

I start a new freelance gig monday and before each one, I always think "shit what if I can't think of any ideas and finally get found out to be the fraud I am!!!!!!!!!" anyone else? ok cool.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

I hate when people are better at their job than me

Fernando Barbella 

@FLBarbella

4 years

#creativity Brilliant campaign from @motherlondon for @IKEAUK

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4 years

I need a book club for people who read 200 pages over a few days and then 0 pages for 4 months

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Aisha

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3 years

"if we love the idea enough, we'll find the money"

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Aisha

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2 years

the coinbase guy getting dunked on by a brilliant female ceo is the best thing to come of their super bowl ad tbh

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2 years

i think there should be an AM wordle and a PM wordle

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Aisha

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4 years

what I hate about remote work is that all those in-between, light hearted moments get totally lost. everyone wants to get off zoom as quickly as possible and you lose those shoot-the-shit convos that make the job fun.

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Aisha

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2 years

I've been working on the brand (agency side) @etsy for a few months and I already spend 99% of my time on the site. I was asked by a friend if I have any christmas present reccos and YES I do, here is the stuff I've loved so far below🧵:

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Aisha

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2 years

very into this art direction for adidas

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

just heard our fanta OOH posters in atlanta are getting stolen, which feels like the literal coolest KPI ever?

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

when you ask your copywriter to help with imagery

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3 years

After 12 excruciating days last night in the wee hours of the morning, my husband and I welcomed Myla James Hakim-Silverman into the world. She was worth every second of the wait.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

I have news. I'm leaving VBP. Taking a moment to step away from advertising. Most of you know the burden this industry can have on a person, and when your identity and value is so wrapped up in job and less in your creativity and work, the joy gets sucked out.

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Aisha

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4 years

agencies be like We OnLy MaKe tHe MoSt RaDiCaL, iNsAnE, mInDbEnDiNg IdEaS and then come out with like... a testimonials campaign

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Aisha

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2 years

may I get mushy? I'm still reeling from how I grew up in an unstable environment, slept in tents with my mom, had one mattress with 5 kids, graduated high school with no career prospects, and I just bought a house in a stunning community where my daughter will thrive. It's a lot.

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Aisha

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2 years

nepo baby article for advertising but for men who were hired because they reminded a CD of himself

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

prayers up for the creative team producing google year in review for 2020

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

working in advertising be like: care about the work! but act like you don't have a cool side project! but not that one fit into the ~culture~! but with this specific personality

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

someone teach me how to stop saying "...but I'm flexible" after I tell agencies my day rate.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

5 months

this is so simple but so so so satisfying

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 months

this spot is a fucking mic drop from Dove. wow, song choice gave me goosies.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

regret to inform you that Preacher has in fact, done it again.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

I was planning to be freelance indefinitely, but quietly there was ~one~ agency that I could leave it all behind for. So, um, life announcement... say hello to Preacher's newest ACD.

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@aishamadeit

4 years

Alexa, show me an unlimited production budget

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4 years

Well. We made a Super Bowl ad. For @amazon Incredible team effort. Really proud of the result. Hope you like. 🏈 💥

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Aisha

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4 years

advertising be like: don't be too obsessed with advertising, that's lame, but be ok with working 60 hour weeks.

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1 year

when i cross 1 thing off my to do list

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

i find it very funny that in advertising, it's more acceptable to concept by staring at a wall in silence rather than read a book, watch a movie, draw etc for fear we'll look like we're not working.

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@aishamadeit

3 years

imo nike's biggest strength is they don't get bogged down trying to preserve their brand guidelines. normal people aren't gonna remember if you use a consistent font, they'll remember cool shit

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

oh... how would I run an agency no one asked? - multi-week onboarding before any client work is touched - national holidays guaranteed off (clients will need to deal, there are only 10) - intern program that focuses on non-traditional/non-ad school backgrounds

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@aishamadeit

4 years

one time someone said being in a creative in advertising is like having homework due everyday and I think about that a lot

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@aishamadeit

4 years

oh so now he's just going to do our jobs better than us with none of the existential baggage??!

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4 years

Everyone’s buying ads so I bought one too. Not on TV. In the @nytimes . #classy

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1 year

this marketing budget just called all my projects poor

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1 year

you guessed it… the barbie malibu dreamhouse is back on airbnb—but this time, it’s ken-ified 🛼🤠 everyone in barbie land can request to book this stay on july 17 at 10am PT:

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3 years

this is accountability, not justice

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

ICYMI: My fundamentals of deck making

The_Art_Of_Deckmaking_Final.pdf

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

jfc these print pieces for the World Food Program hit hard

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@aishamadeit

1 year

I'd like to point out at 72andSunny is a "work from anywhere" company and they placed #2 in the usatoday admeter, with a great ad, so don't tell me you can't make great work without being in the office.

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@aishamadeit

4 years

I wish I could experience the rush whoever made this felt when they realized they could make the E and A quotation marks

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@aishamadeit

3 years

if you ever feel embarrassed just know today on zoom i tried to make small talk and no one reacted so i was like oh my mic must not be working but then everyone was just like, no we heard you we just didn't respond 💀

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2 years

REALLY THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BEING "OFF BRAND" BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE GENERAL AUDIENCES EVEN NOTICE THE NUANCES OF A BRAND LIKE A FONT OR A COLOR BUT WHAT AUDIENCES WILL NOTICE IS GREAT WORK THAT BREAKS THROUGH THE CLUTTER BY BEING DIFFERENT SO WHAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A RISKY IDE

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3 years

not the NFL telling us racism is bad... lol tell yourself??

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2 years

the worst part about the potential of war is the marketing bros on here being like, "how can brands show up in a WWIII world? 🧵"

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2 months

agency culture sucks now because no one has time to get two beers at lunch anymore, every timeline is a nightmare that forces creatives into fight or flight

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1 year

how do you say "because i said so" in professional

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4 years

"youre so quiet" thanks I'm having an internal monologue about how wrong you are

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Aisha

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3 years

boomer dads are built different

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@aishamadeit

4 years

PENNSYLVANIA WON'T HAVE ALL THE VOTES COUNTED UNTIL FRIDAY??????? someone get them on an advertising deadline!!!!!!

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@aishamadeit

3 years

went through my drafts and found a day where I can only be described as being ~on one~

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@aishamadeit

1 year

BRANDS WANT RECOGNITION IN THE FIRST 5 SECONDS OF AN AD BUT ACTUALLY WHEN CONSUMERS SEE A LOGO THATS THEIR QUE TO TUNE WHATEVER COMES NEXT OUT, IF WE ACTUALLY RELIED ON MAKING COMPELLING AND MEMORABLE WORK WE WOULDNT NEED TO SHOVE A LOGO DOWN PPLS THROAT IN THE FIRST FEW FRAMES

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4 years

so simple, so so good.

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1 year

legal when you have an idea you actually like

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Aisha

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2 years

as always, going viral as a woman always makes you tons of new male friends

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Aisha

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2 years

grateful for two fabulous years at Preacher. Super excited for my next step, @72andSunny New York✨

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4 years

@MattScalici

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1 year

I STAND BY THIS

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3 years

did it hurt? when a wk recruiter looked at your linkedin profile but didn't reach out?

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stunningly out of touch lol

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Katy Perry shares new ‘Woman’s World’ teaser, out this Thursday July 11th.

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3 years

no you don't understand, I am obsessed

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Aisha

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3 years

new design trend just dropped

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Aisha

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2 years

instead of deciding as an industry that juniors can't be trained remotely, it's actually a great time to reevaluate that we don't actually train juniors and maybe the whole "sink or swim" mindset they are subjected to can get rethought and made better? idk idk idk

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

me as a creative director: hey maybe????? this would work???? idk idk it's probably stupid hahaha honestly u don't even have to listen to me, like just keep doing what ur doing as long as you like me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

r*an r*yno*ds is starting on 3rd base, pls remember that when comparing your agency to his

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

2 years

when it's my turn to talk about a slide but i have 100% never read it

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@aishamadeit

2 years

can you go to the next slide? (derogatory)

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@aishamadeit

3 years

no one: project managers:

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3 years

hiiiii (manipulatively)

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

3 years

when I was starting out, another ACD said something ~~every junior~~ needs to hear. He said, "if you want to produce ideas, become a producer. Your job, as a creative, is to come up with ideas without the expectation they will get made." It was such a helpful reframing.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

a zoom call was organized for my dad's 70th birthday and afterward he called me and said "45 minutes on a video conference, must have cost a fortune!" boomers so pure

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

advertising convinces us that our careers need to move at the speed of light, but after seeing where others I've been jealous of in the past have ended up... your career is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Aisha

@aishamadeit

4 years

when I go to a pitch and get to say 3 sentences.