Three times violating brand standards worked out (and one time it should have)
An inherent part of my job as an ad creative is to adhere to brand standards. The brand is important, and you can’t go all willy-nilly with the branding and …
Creativity cage match: The human brain vs. ChatGPT
So. In a previous post, I addressed the question of whether it matters if content was written by ChatGPT and came up with the bold, definitive answer of “sometimes no, …
Farewell to Dave
Yesterday, Caperton Gillett Creative had to say goodbye to our chief morale officer, Dave. Dave, Lord Puppypants von Buttstripe, Brave Dave, was my baby. He was mine from the moment …
5 Rules I Live By as a Creative
My guy and I have a fun exchange from time to time. He says I’m a professional liar, and I tell him no! How dare he! There’s a law against …
I have Feelings about portfolio schools.
I am not against portfolio schools. That needs to be said first. I do not think they are without value. If you hail from Miami Ad School or Denver Ad …
Work I Loved: A video for a children’s home
A couple of months ago, I shared an article I’d written that I’d enjoyed working on so much I felt compelled to talk about it. And lucky for me, that’s …
Why I love working with juniors and you should, too
I believe the children are our future. No, for real — notwithstanding the likelihood of us ever being able to retire, we will, at least, definitely die, and the stuff …
Why to hire autistic creatives. (The answer may surprise you.)
It’s World Autism Month, also called Autism Acceptance Month, which is great. I think knowing more about autism, and being more accepting of autistic people, is great. Let’s do that. …
Is ChatGPT cheating? And other boring questions
First off, this is y’all’s fault. I didn’t even want to keep talking about ChatGPT. I wrote one satirical LinkedIn post making fun of all the “how to clock ChatGPT” …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: No Decision Without Us
CoorDown has released their annual video in honor of World Down Syndrome Day 2025, which is tomorrow, March 21. And I Wish I’d Made it because I would have loved …