Have you ever done one thing every day for a year? This week's Creative Juice features interesting daily challenges, a portfolio website in motion, and some very puzzling advertisements from way back. Let's get into it.

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: Life in Living Pantone Color

PORTFOLIO OF THE WEEK: Keep Things Moving, Keep The Attention

CREATIVE FIND 01: Backpack, Backpack

CREATIVE FIND 02: Designing Brick by Brick

CREATIVE FIND 03: Two Decades of Visual Diaries

One Tweet: Video Game Ads of the 90s Were Tasty

ONE LESSON: Sticking Up For Your Design Sanity

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Something Gorgeous

Life in Living Pantone Color

Pantone Series by Andrea Antoni

Andrea Antoni has a gorgeous series of images posted on his Instagram account where he matches the scene to Pantone colors. While the photos contain a wide range of color, the colors occupying most of the image are eye-dropped and selected for the swatch. Very satisfying.

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Portfolio of the Week

Keep Things Moving, Keep The Attention

Sarah Oh

Sarah Oh is a motion designer based in California. She has worked with companies like Google, Robinhood, Snapchat, and more. Her portfolio website is filled with motion and energy, keeping your eyes glued as you scroll. If I didn’t spend so much time scanning her portfolio, I wouldn’t have even noticed that I could read full case studies of her projects.

Her homepage is a powerhouse. Sarah uses a variety of image assets to tell project stories without needing full case studies. This approach is something I’m seeing more often across portfolios. Sarah's portfolio reminds me of this portfolio website I shared in previous editions.

Score: 9.7/10

Built with: Cargo

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Creative Finds

Backpack, Backpack

Branding for Break by Alex Gibon

Break is a travel agency offering travelers a way to experience the world in a meaningful and authentic way. I love the breakdown of the B logo and how Alex incorporated the shape of the B and a backpack.

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Designing Brick by Brick

Lego Design Elements by Interbrand

Not exactly a rebrand, but with a company like Lego, consistency is key. Interbrand collaborates with Lego to create consistency across their portfolio of physical products and digital platforms.

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Two Decades of Visual Diaries

Daily Drawings by Pep Carrió

Artist Pep Carrió has done a daily sketchbook drawing every day for the last two decades. Insane dedication, but exactly what’s needed if you want to be among the best in your craft.

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One Tweet

Video Game Ads of the 90s Were Tasty

@punishedgummies

Interesting Twitter thread on outrageous ads for video games in the 90s. One favorite is the Gameboy tongue ad, among many others showing how far we’ve come as a society.

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One Lesson

Sticking Up For Your Design Sanity

When a client hands you subpar content or expects extra services, do not be afraid to say no. You can also tack on an extra fee for additional work.

Fear of disappointing clients is common. This week, a client requested a simple page, then asked for additional functionality. There comes a time to stand your ground and say no when the request exceeds the original scope.

It’s not wrong to know your worth. It’s not wrong to ask for more. It’s not wrong to say no.

Your design sanity will thank you later.

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