Lia Haberman’s Substack: Where creativity stands right now
Inner Sircle7 Loka 2025

Lia Haberman’s Substack: Where creativity stands right now

I was reading Lia Haberman’s Substack last week (highly recommended, by the way), and she shared where creativity stands right now — here are my takeaways.

  • Takeaways:

    • Design is emotional, not just aesthetic. “Well-designed” doesn’t mean polished or corporate — it means content that connects emotionally, feels human, and is easy to process

      • Stop chasing polish; prioritize connection and authenticity

    • Gen Z leads the shift. They embrace imperfection, experimentation, and co-creation. Their “creative maximalism” blends memes, layered visuals, and global cultural references

    • It’s not about the format, it’s about how it makes you feel. It’s about content that hits an emotional chord. It could be a scrappy TikTok or a graphic carousel

  • Thoughts in regard to Sircle:

    • There’s still room for stylized content, but the bar is different now

      • There is still a time and place for photography, stop motion, and 3D animation, but they have to do more than “look pretty”

        • Which we have always said at Sircle! Every piece of content needs to be strategic and have a WHY

      • The biggest takeaway is that content must feel human, emotional, and connected. A polished stop motion or 3D piece works best when it has storytelling, humor, or surprise baked in

    • Content variety is all about balance

      • Brands that only put out “perfect” content risk seeming out of touch. But when polished assets are layered into a mix with UGC, scrappy iPhone shots, and trend-based content, they feel intentional and premium, not sterile.

      • UGC can be positioned as the always-on content and keep photography/3D/stop motion as the hero moments (launches, campaigns, brand storytelling).

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