Hello beautiful humans! I usually send my illustrations to a group chat before I put them in this email. One of my friends captioned this photo: “Me every time I leave Canes.”

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Here are 7 interesting things that piqued my interest this week.

A company just launched that doesn’t have branding AND I basically want to buy everything they have. Have we reached the end of capitalism?

Cyndie Spiegel just relaunched her website for The Collective of Us, a carefully curated small business accelerator designed with the mission of supporting women in powerfully leading profitable and strategic bold businesses. It’s awesome and she is a powerhouse.

Here’s a secret. One of my favorite conferences for creatives is called Circles. The first time I went, it literally changed my perspective on design. The next conference is scheduled for September 6-8 in Grapevine, TX.

instead of thinking through what they wanted their perfect day to look like, business partners at TIny thought about the worst day imaginable and how to avoid it. This led to something they like to call Anti-Goals.

This is one of the most creative Instagram accounts I’ve seen in a long time.

This weekend I rewatched Boomerang, a classic 90s movie set at a black owned ad agency. Not only is it hilarious, it also inspired my new haircut. The movie is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

This straight-forward article teaches you how to apologize properly.

PS. You are strong. You are important. You were designed to do something meaningful for the world.