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• Dec 31

I reviewed The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté, exploring Black girlhood, culture, and resilience. Work with me to create thoughtful content that engages and inspires your audience. Read More: https://www.edublackqueen.com/post/the-unboxing-of-a-black-girl-by-angela-shant%C3%A9-book-review

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The Unboxing of a Black Girl By Angela Shanté (Book Review)

Photo courtesy of Angela ShantéHey Lovelies,I am so excited that award-winning author, Angela Shanté reached out to me a few months ago and sent me a copy of her new poetic memoir, The Unboxing of a Black Girl! I could not wait to read this emotional and evocative poetic memoir that offers a poignant look into the soul of Black girlhood.For those of you who don’t know Angela Shanté is an elementary education teacher by trade. She taught for ten years in her hometown of New York City where she re

Jesse Calis

pro

• Sep 1

Today, we’re launching Halate. 🎬 After months of building, creating, refining and probably overthinking a few things along the way, it’s finally time to share what we’ve been working on.

Halate is the next chapter for @Omar Duyarlar and me, a creative production studio built around something we both care deeply about: telling stories through film.

We partner with brands to turn ideas, innovations and real experiences into films that people actually want to watch. From case studies and product films to event productions.

But instead of writing a long post about who we are and what we do, we made a film about it.

So… meet Halate.

This is just the beginning.

halate.io

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Jason Torn

• Sep 2

Damn color grading goes hard! Great vid guys

Valbona L

• Sep 1

Developed a high-end promo visual presentation for a luxury lipstick collection. The main objective was to showcase product shades and texture while pairing them with compelling, emotion-driven product descriptions designed to drive engagement and visual appeal.

Scope of Work & Strategy

Persuasive Copywriting: Authored elegant, benefit-focused messaging highlighting formula quality, skin versatility, and confidence.

Visual Styling & Art Direction: Curated a sophisticated color story using deep burgundy and soft rose silk textures to communicate luxury.

Content Presentation: Structured high-impact visual slides featuring real-life shade swatches and textured product shots.

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Umair Ansari

• Sep 1

𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺.

Just an old broom standing in the corner, doing a job nobody ever stops to notice.

I gave it a face. Then three moods to go with it. Fierce while it's working the corners. Alert, like it's watching for dust before dust even shows up. Calm once the room's done.

Same bristles. Same handle. Same job it's done for years. Nothing about the broom changed.

What changed is how it makes you feel looking at it.

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆'𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁.

If a broom can carry personality, your product can too. The category was never the limit. The attention was.

Founders, marketers, drop your product category in the comments. I'll reply to every single one with a free idea to make it more engaging.

#Branding #GraphicDesign #BrandIdentity #Rebranding #PersonalBranding

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Jesse Calis

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• Sep 1

Today, we’re launching Halate. 🎬 After months of building, creating, refining and probably overthinking a few things along the way, it’s finally time to share what we’ve been working on.

Halate is the next chapter for @Omar Duyarlar and me, a creative production studio built around something we both care deeply about: telling stories through film.

We partner with brands to turn ideas, innovations and real experiences into films that people actually want to watch. From case studies and product films to event productions.

But instead of writing a long post about who we are and what we do, we made a film about it.

So… meet Halate.

This is just the beginning.

halate.io

Completed work

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Jason Torn

• Sep 2

Damn color grading goes hard! Great vid guys

Valbona L

• Sep 1

Scope of Work & Strategy

Persuasive Copywriting: Authored elegant, benefit-focused messaging highlighting formula quality, skin versatility, and confidence.

Visual Styling & Art Direction: Curated a sophisticated color story using deep burgundy and soft rose silk textures to communicate luxury.

Content Presentation: Structured high-impact visual slides featuring real-life shade swatches and textured product shots.

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Umair Ansari

• Sep 1

𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺.

Just an old broom standing in the corner, doing a job nobody ever stops to notice.

I gave it a face. Then three moods to go with it. Fierce while it's working the corners. Alert, like it's watching for dust before dust even shows up. Calm once the room's done.

Same bristles. Same handle. Same job it's done for years. Nothing about the broom changed.

What changed is how it makes you feel looking at it.

If a broom can carry personality, your product can too. The category was never the limit. The attention was.

Founders, marketers, drop your product category in the comments. I'll reply to every single one with a free idea to make it more engaging.

#Branding #GraphicDesign #BrandIdentity #Rebranding #PersonalBranding

Prompt Writing Social Content Design Canva Claude Google Gemini Graphic Design