Zoe Akihary

Hi everyone, I’ve just moved back to the Netherlands while I am preparing my big 9 week trip to Asia in two weeks! It’s so exciting honestly, but I also love having the time at the end of summer to slow down and prepare for what’s to come in September. There’s something about late August that feels like standing on a threshold. The air is heavy but the days are already shorter.

Hi everyone, Very excited to share a new guide on different art direction techniques. We’ve covered 30 very simple art direction techniques when you feel like your images need a bit of spice to add, and 15 ways to art direct sneakers. I’ll link them down below. Today we have a round up of 15 ways to implement nature into your art direction. These guides take forever to make, so it took a while since the last one, but I have a lot more in the making. Nature is an endless source of visual material.

Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing an essay I’ve been writing for a while. A year ago, I posted a piece called “Is Social First Killing the Role of the Art Director?” It came from a personal frustration: client after client asking for content to look lo-fi, shot on iPhone, stripped of anything that felt produced or crafted. Every curated decision got taken out. So did the fun in my job. It made me wonder: is being an art director even enjoyable anymore? Now, a year later, it feels worse.