Hatem Shares His Secrets
Hatem El Akad is a copywriter, drummer, advertising nerd, voice-over talent and empathetic human. Everything from the advertising culture to the music industry has an impact on all of us, especially Hatem. He wanted to have a career that allowed him to make real...
Make Creativity Your Way of Life
Being a creative turned into a way of life. At least that’s what I realized after creating a new life in Madrid and San Francisco, then working at the agency BeyenMeyer in Amsterdam.Suddenly the world became my home and the school turned my life into a roller coaster of new things to be explored.
Create Your Own Holiday Card
The best way to come up with a great idea is to have a lot of ideas. Coming up with ideas is easy if you know the right techniques. First quarter students learn a variety of ways to brainstorm. One technique is to combine unrelated images to create a new idea. The...
My Life as a Video Game
My journey at Miami Ad School felt like a video game full of ups, downs, learning curves, obstacles, opportunities and rewards. Sofia Soldevila, shares her adventures interning in NYC, pitching Super Bowl commercials and producing videos for Lego, all while still a student.
International Day of the Girl
Featuring 24 Amazing Female Grads – One for Each Hour of International Girl Day. These 24 women are doing remarkable things. They are paving the way for you. A few years ago only 3% of creative directors were women. Now women make up 29% of the industry’s creative leadership. Learn more about these presidents, pop artists, content creators, toy makers and world changers.
Jordan Had An Idea
His idea made him a Brazilian hero except that no one in Brazil ever heard of him - other than some very poor kids in some very poor villages. Jordan is American. Born and raised in Chicago. He gives these kids soccer lessons. Yes, soccer lessons in a country famous...
The Bootcamp took me from 0 experience to Brand Planner in one interview! I saw a brand planner job opening at one of my favorite agencies but wasn’t going to apply because it required 3-5 years of experience. It was for an agency I really admired, VMLY&R, who was (and is) doing some really great work across the board. I talked to a few of my teachers from the course and Stephanie Gr., who oversees the Bootcamp in Atlanta, and they all advised to just go for it. Stephanie reminded me that the Bootcamp provides a lot of intensive experience within the 12-week program which is equivalent to several years of work experience. She was right. I got the job!
Out of 450 schools around the world, Miami Ad School was selected 2019 School of the Year! Find out why the Future Lions’ judges thought the students at Miami Ad School were so outstanding.
Innovative Career and Creative Freedom
No one wants a career where you sit at a desk doing the same thing everyday. Instead you want to collaborate, travel and invent things. Here are 5 companies you should consider working for.
Creativity Demands Diversity
Do you recognize who made these apologizes? Major brands and agencies are apologizing because of their unconscious, cultural bias. They have created work that is offensive and hurtful to different ethnic or racial groups. What can we do to fix this? Creative and...