My brain is neurodivergent. And the advertising industry, for all its talk about loving diverse thinking, doesn't quite know what to do with me when I'm not being useful. By Feryx Lim.
Mavens' all-time favourite creative awards body, The Gerety Awards, is proud to unveil the international cities that will host its 2026 Executive Jury sessions, alongside the powerful Jury Presidents leading them. The announcement marks the official opening of entries for the 2026 edition. Executive judging sessions will take place in London, Auckland, Toronto, New York, Paris, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Dubai, Madrid, Milano, Mexico City, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Berlin and São Pa
Interview by Leah Morris. Senior Art Director Anastasia Simone has come up against the ‘spiky walls’ that many opinionated women face in creative communications. Now, with plenty of career wins under her belt, she champions the value of her perspective – this article is an invitation for you to do the same. The art-based creative believes we need less thought leaders who can’t do, and more doers who make time to think (let that sink in). In her words: “No one is better posit