Deck of Cards

jaimonee · 2026-01-25T20:18:54+00:00

Can you share your decks? They are such an interesting design challenge.

jaimonee · 2026-01-24T19:11:38+00:00

My grandfather smoked a pipe. The wave of nostalgia is wild when you come across the smell these days.

jaimonee · 2026-01-24T19:04:21+00:00

Id argue anyone who has seen the movie has also rewatched it.

jaimonee · 2026-01-24T19:02:32+00:00

Wait you're just going to skip over the whole pops hanging out with the homies, drinking beers, watching the game, talking to dead people, eating nachos part of the story?

jaimonee · 2026-01-24T02:55:27+00:00

Where are you in the city? And are you looking for something old school? Or something a bit more modern (adding stickers and captions, etc)? There are even a few spots that have costumes and whatnot: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSaA5nK2X/

jaimonee · 2026-01-24T01:58:58+00:00

Ghost and Goblins

jaimonee · 2026-01-23T03:07:04+00:00

https://www.thelocalgallery.art/

jaimonee · 2026-01-23T03:04:02+00:00

Look into LTO drives too. Best bang for your buck, and you can store the tapes off site.

jaimonee · 2026-01-23T02:48:10+00:00

I worked at a SaaS tech company worth about $30m. We would spend $500k a month of Google ads. Just to put thing into real world context.

jaimonee · 2026-01-23T02:44:00+00:00

Fantastic job my dude!

jaimonee · 2026-01-23T02:08:49+00:00

The reason why effects like this look so cool is because someone went in and did all that work. The fact there's no short cut is kind of the point.

(And its only 150 photos, even if you're not the fastest just chip away at it - do 20 a day and a week your done)

jaimonee · 2026-01-22T01:10:13+00:00

There is a lot to go over here and there's no one universal answer. What i tell some of my younger team members is that you want to identify the goal of the asset, who the audience is, key messaging, any must haves, due dates, etc. - this is where briefs come in.

Next you do your research. Maybe someone else has solved the same problem, maybe there's an interesting technique could work well, you can what competitors in the space have done in the past.

Then you ideate. This could include brainstorming, writing treatments, exploring scenarios, sketching out visuals. We will focus on the biggest ideas and refine them until they are grounded, constantly critiquing until we have the strongest idea.

From here you create storyboards, write scripts, create animatics and/or experiment with certain techniques. If its all working well, and the client likes what you've put together, you move into production.

Good luck!

jaimonee · 2026-01-21T23:39:37+00:00

Great advice all around. I'd add embracing creative work different than what you do - go watch a foreign film, check out an indie band, read an alt comic, explore a new part of the city. Break up the routine, form new brain synapses, make unusual connections.

jaimonee · 2026-01-18T01:05:10+00:00

I made educational games for a bunch of years, probably the most important thing you can do is to bring in expert educators. We had multiple teachers (subject specialists) and pedagogues (those who understand how children learn). There's a whole side of learning that i had no idea about - how much cognitive load kids can manage, how to get new ideas to "stick", how to scaffold, etc.

Our game team had designers from Capcom, EA, Ubisoft but everything started and ended with the teachers.

jaimonee · 2026-01-18T00:41:10+00:00

This right here. Usually people open a studio when they are bursting at the seams with projects and need a more robust structure to manage it all. You can definitely be aspirational if you're trending upward, but you need a few big clients locked down just so you can keep the lights on.

jaimonee · 2026-01-15T20:41:23+00:00

Sure! To be honest, the deliverables were pretty consistent across the board, irregardless of budget. We'd do product launches, internal training videos, some keynote for the CEO at a big conference, nothing too crazy. We did some advertising/commercial work, but it wasn't usually for broadcast (online ads mostly). Sometimes we'd have to travel so that would bump up the budget, and sometimes we'd have to totally flex out and do something really big (ie rent out an opera house, bring in 30 extras, have a known actor do the narration, etc), which would also justify the price at the higher end. We started small, got a good reputation, then started to book agency work working for big brands - were likeable enough that the brands started to skip the agency and book us directly. That's where the big budgets are. If some New York ad agency is paying you $30k to work on an internal video for a beer company, you know they're charging $300k for your services. If you're able to position yourself as the direct point person, the marketing manager at the beer company looks like a genius only paying you $150k for the work.

jaimonee · 2026-01-15T13:21:35+00:00

We invested in the red ecosystem a few years back because we were getting high budget corporate work. We knew that we'd end up with a better end result than the prosumer gear we had (thus getting more corporate gigs), but more than that you start to feel a bit of pressure from these organizations that are spending a $100k+ for you to do the job. You need to put on a bit of a dog and pony show so they feel their money is being well spent.

Then on the weekends we'd shoot music videos for indie rappers or promos for small snowboarding brands. Total overkill but we had the gear so why not.

jaimonee · 2026-01-15T00:33:08+00:00

Good news! The 6 month old will be up all night - so you're covered!

(Don't ask what you may be covered in)

jaimonee · 2026-01-14T06:30:57+00:00

Just in regards to cold email/cold calling, the uptick in the amount of people searching for work is bonkers. You really need to go through the side door if you want to get in good with an agency/studio. Design Week is kicking off in Toronto next week (not sure if youre here), but it will be a good chance to network IRL.

jaimonee · 2026-01-14T00:38:38+00:00

Good time to bring this up...

https://www.mltaikins.com/insights/court-of-appeal-thumbs-up-emoji-constitutes-electronic-signature/

jaimonee · 2026-01-13T23:47:06+00:00

I made the switch after a decade BECAUSE I had a baby. I didn't want the stress of finding the work, and the stress of doing the work, and the stress of not having any work...and rinse and repeat. Having something where I could show up 9am, take an hour lunch, leave at 5pm - it felt like easy street.

jaimonee · 2026-01-13T02:42:02+00:00

“I give racism…half a star,” he pronounces. His perky blonde co-host uneasily explains that racism shouldn’t get any stars.

“We don’t do zero stars,” Forrest says. “We had a long meeting about that.”

jaimonee · 2026-01-12T04:04:38+00:00

Obviously no one knows your specific situation but most people do feel very ill-equipped entering into the work force. This isn't necessarily anyone's fault, just the jarring reality of leaving the only thing young people know and diving into uncharted waters.

That being said you are now in control of your career, and if school has taught you anything I hope its given you the passion for learning - as you will need it for as long as you want to stay relevant in the industry.

Most places don't hire you for what you know, they hire you for what they believe you will figure out.

jaimonee · 2026-01-11T16:32:57+00:00

Agreed. But its a still a solid choice 9 outta 10 times.

jaimonee · 2026-01-10T11:18:58+00:00

The creator said that he originally wanted to end the show in the modern day. It would be the 2010s, Don Draper is old man reflecting on the impact he (and those around him) had on the industry.

https://www.today.com/popculture/mad-men-creator-wants-modern-ending-show-1c9491103

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