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š§ Wild Life
Embrace change. Move forward.
š§ Happy Thursday my fellow email openers. Hope your week has been smooth sailing so far. If it hasnāt been, I hope you get back on course and hit that next destination with ease.
My life in the past few days has been changing drastically, and very rapidly I might add. Itās becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of all the different responsibilities I have. However, I was able to compile several great resources to help tackle the complexities of that sort of mindset. The goal is to move towards a more purposeful and positive path, one that leads to having peace of mind especially within the chaotic realm of art, innovation, and our personal lives.
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FASHION
@lydkram since 1976!! more Jim exposure!! his company insta is @wildlife.tshirts (link in bio) & use code ILOVEJIM for 10% off š„¹š„¹ jimmorris.com !! ... See more
š¬ Saving the planet, one t-shirt at a time. Want to help preserve the natural beauty of Earth while copping some of the fashion industryās most underrated drip? Well now you can with these awesome wildlife-themed t-shirts from founder Jim Morris. According to the official company description:
Jim Morris Environmental T-Shirts is a mission-driven company founded in 1976 that designs, prints, and sells shirts that promote conservation and the protection of our environment with beautiful wildlife designs. We sell to individuals, fulfill wholesale orders, and would be happy to work with you on custom designs.
Since the companyās launch, over $200,000 has been donated to various environmental and wildlife groups. Itās an incredible amount of effort led by one man who was determined to bring these issues to light since he was a teenager.
If youād like to support Jim Morris and the preservation of our planet, hereās a small selection of the many beautiful designs featured on Morrisā website that you can purchase right now. Additionally, these designs are known change out every now and then so if you see one you really like, Iād cop it immediately before it runs out! You can use discount code āILOVEJIMā for an extra 10% off your order!
CAREERS
š¼ Work experience for your resume. Itās hard enough for artists to find a decent job that doesnāt require 10+ years of Photoshop experience before turning 22-years-old or a Masterās degree in computer science for an unpaid internship. So, hereās a bunch of very legitimate positions you have definitely worked as for many years of your life that you can list on your resume as work experience! Trust me, this totally works!
š Home Security (Chillaxing alone in your house on your day off)
š½ļø Subaquatic Ceramics Engineer (Washing the dishes)
š§ŗ Apparel Cleansing Operator (Doing the laundry)
šŗ Remote Entertainment Critic (Watching your favorite TV shows and movies at home)
šļø Residential Waste Manager (Taking out the trash)
š„ Expert Nutriment Curator (Buying groceries)
āļø Personal Barista (Making coffee in the morning)
š§¹ Multi-Surface Inspection Services (Sweeping the floors)
Okay but on a real note, thereās a company thatās been coming in clutch for creatives all around the world struggling with this sort of thing: SuperHi! SuperHi is a online education platform and community looking to support artists like us find our role in the world. They offer an incredible amount of insight on subjects ranging from coding all the way to user interface design. They also have separate program called SuperHi Plus, which is a brand new business model that combines co-ownership with optimized project funding for all of your creative endeavors.
If itās a specific career path youāre on the search for, SuperHiās Instagram account posts a very useful job roundup at the end of every week. The roundup shares a bunch of dope creative positions available at some of your favorite companies with some being completely transparent on their salary range offering and possible remote setting.
Either way, SuperHi has made it increasingly simple for all of us to just get started on everything we know we were put on Earth for, but without feeling lost in the entire process of it.
TOOLS
š Boosting clicks. If youāre a YouTube creator looking to scale the growth of your channel, Iāve found the perfect tool for you. One of the first and most important steps to gaining any sort of audience on YouTube is to make a video thumbnail look attractive enough for anyone to click it because yes, people do judge a book by its cover on this website (GUILTY).
A really efficient way to do this is through using Thumblytics. Itās a service that allows you to pin your own thumbnails against other competing thumbnails from other YouTube channels as a test before you upload your videos. That way, you can compare it for yourself and see whatās working in your thumbnail design and what isnāt. Thumblytics also uses data-backed projection models to help you compare your final thumbnails to previous versions of itself. Itās a really cool way to see how youāre growing as a thumbnail designer and overall how you stack up against the somewhat saturated competition.
SONG OF THE DAY
š„¶ Cold as ice. British music producer Kelvin Krash released his debut album Harsh just 4 months ago and has already solidified himself as one of the UKās most unique producers in the game. The 7th track off the album called āSAFETY FIRSTā highlights Kelvin Krashās strengths in bringing a melodic atmosphere hugged in the darkness of hard synths and long reverbs. This definitely seems to take some inspiration from that of Travis Scottās work, which Iām pretty biased about since heās considered one of my favorite artists for this very reason. Give this one a listen if youāre in for a beautifully composed piece full of color and futuristic space.
EXTRA STUFF
š§ Interesting resources. Just some stuff I discovered, read, watched, and/or listened to this week that I think you may find just as entertaining or useful as I did.
š¬ Share this newsletter with your family, friends, and any strangers you meet today! Thank you for reading. Until next time :)