October 1, 2025
How to Practice Valueing Your Creative Work
Content
I'll Get You Wascally Ai Wabbit, Paint the Portfolio Red!, Croc-A-Cola, and more.
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This weekend I missed a flight and while that sucks, I feel it was the universe telling me to slow down a little bit more. Too woo-woo?
This week's edition is really cool with new stuff in AI and design, a really sick portfolio website, some nature, and some really weird illustration work that I love. I also talk about how to avoid getting underpaid for your creative work, so make sure you read till the end.
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: I'll Get You Wascally Ai Wabbit
PORTFOLIO OF THE WEEK: Paint the Portfolio Red!
CREATIVE FIND 01: A Wise Mission Indeed
CREATIVE FIND 02: Croc-A-Cola
CREATIVE FIND 03: Be One With The Forest and The Trees
ONE TOK: The Mythical and Majestic "Homse"
ONE LESSON: How to Practice Valuing Your Creative Work
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Something Gorgeous
I'll Get You Wascally Ai Wabbit
Rabbit R1 Pocket Companion
Uhmmmmm, someone at this company was definitely a fan of Pokemon and wanted a real Pokedex and made it happen. This little red device is the Rabbit R1. I saw this get announced a few weeks ago and was a little confused at first, but then I realized the future is here.
btw this is not any sort of ad, I am just very attracted to this little device...
The Rabbit R1 is an AI companion that puts the power of AI in your hands wherever you go, packaged in a beautiful tactile device. It's hot rod red. The keynote presentation showcased all the possible use-cases. I really appreciated the teardown of the current state of mobile devices at the beginning. The visual identity for this company is really on point.
Rabbit partnered with my favorite audio company, teenage engineering, on the design of the device, and you can really tell. Even if I didn’t use it, I’d enjoy just holding it and admiring its beauty.
The interface of the R1 is gorgeous. I tried digging for the design partners and fonts used but no luck—I'll share if I find them.
What do you think of the Rabbit R1? Would you consider giving up your iPhone and switching to this?
Portfolio of the Week
Paint the Portfolio Red!
María Vargas
María is a freelance UI designer and art director based in Madrid. WOWWWWWWWW. This is the highest score I have awarded since starting Portfolio of the Week. She has over 10 years of experience and it shows in the presentation of her work.
Things I love:
Monochrome red on white—gives the site edge and vibe.
Typeface for headlines: Brut from Off Type, paired with Inter for copy. Digital quality, sharp corners, tall x-height, condensed—tastemaker attitude.
Header section split into intro + highlight reel.
Project pages with scroll animations and beautiful mockups.
Built on Wordpress using Semplice, designed by Tobias Van Schneider.
Score: 9.7/10
Built with: Wordpress
Creative Finds
A Wise Mission Indeed
Wise Mission Days 2023
Visual identity by Ragged Edge for Wise. I love the headline font—groovy Futura vibes.
Croc-A-Cola
Crocs x Coca Cola Collab by Chris B. Murray
Exquisite illustration work. Would I buy them? No. Would you?
Be One With The Forest and The Trees
A tasteful version of natural ambient noise for focus and design.
One Tok
The Mythical and Majestic "Homse"
@rainy_daze_arts
Tiktok is a wonderfully weird place, and "Homse" is a horse-like creature whose head is its entire torso. A great example of unexpected creativity getting attention.
One Lesson
How to Practice Valuing Your Creative Work
I recently completed a client project for $6K and reflected on how to better value creative work. Here are my tips:
Get Comfortable Talking About Numbers
Recognize the Size of a Business
Create Warm, Trusting Relationships
The design industry is nuanced, but these steps help you better value and price your work.
PS: What are you currently working on? Reply and share images if you want!
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