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Creative Juice - 11/04/24

October 1, 2025

Creative Juice - 11/04/24

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Did Spotify Just Kill Album Cover Designers? McDonald's Nails Halloween, and Type Nerds Unite

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If you’re new here, every Monday I share the 3 best design things and 1 sick portfolio website from last week.

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Portfolio of the Week

Crafting Digital Experiences That Won't Confuse Your Parents

Elisha Castanou

Elisha, a product designer from London, has an impressive start to his career with internships at IBM and Spotify. I chose his portfolio website because I liked how detailed his case studies were while still showing his personality. He includes his hobbies and thoughts on improving as a designer.

As technology and AI advance quickly, it's important to keep a human touch in our work and portfolios. While AI may do more technical tasks, we will still guide these tools. Elisha's case studies are easy to understand and show his role and goals in each project. They're a good example of how you don't need to make explanations too complex—focus on sharing what you learned and how you'll use it in future projects.

Score: 8.7/10

Built with: Framer

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Creative Find 01

Did Spotify Just Kill Album Cover Designers?

Create Cover Art Tool by Spotify

Naaah, but their new cover art feature will definitely be giving your non-designer friends a complex.

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Creative Find 02

McDonald's Nails Halloween

Happy Halloween Campaign by DDB

McDonald's minimalist ads prove less really can be more, humbling us all one spooky fry at a time.

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Creative Find 03

Type Nerds Unite

Alphabet in Motion by Kelli Anderson

A pop-up book about letters and how they got their shape that you can read or just flip through. Up to you type nerds.

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Jon Sorrentino

I'm a product designer partnering with founders worldwide. I've led design at PepsiCo, Barstool Sports and high-growth startups. I believe the best design happens when you keep your hands in the work.

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