Hi! I'm Elyse Ash, a Minneapolis-based advertising copywriter. I love all things design, pop culture and creative. Think in Bright Colors is a compilation of my favorite ad/design/interactive work, inspirations and beyond. To check out my advertising portfolio, visit www.elyseash.com.


Posts on: inspirational


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Mar 7, 2013
@ 3:02 pm
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Sometimes all I need to keep on going is a bit of affirmation. And hanging this sucker in my workspace would totally make me feel good about all the hard work I’m doing. Don’t you think? I’m just loving real hard on this print by California-based illustrator Emily McDowell.

Sometimes all I need to keep on going is a bit of affirmation. And hanging this sucker in my workspace would totally make me feel good about all the hard work I’m doing. Don’t you think? I’m just loving real hard on this print by California-based illustrator Emily McDowell.


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Feb 20, 2013
@ 8:30 pm
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By Shahir Zag. Amazing.

By Shahir Zag. Amazing.


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Feb 20, 2013
@ 11:19 am
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Ya’ll got a tissue nearby? You might need it for this one. I’m in awe of the To This Day Project by Shane Koyczan. Shane was bullied a lot as a kid and made this deeply powerful video to help other bullied kids not feel so alone, plus shed some light on the long-term effects of


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Feb 14, 2013
@ 10:49 am
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Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself, ‘is it true?’ At the second gate ask, ‘is it necessary?’ At the third gate ask ‘is it kind?’

— Sufi saying (I think I need to get better at this)


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Feb 13, 2013
@ 12:17 pm
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I Believe in Strangers. »

Thanks to Melanie Klesse for sending this inspiring and heart-warming idea/blog/project to me. 


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Feb 8, 2013
@ 2:16 pm
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Oh, yes it does.
Art by Pony Gold.

Oh, yes it does.

Art by Pony Gold.

(via digponygold)


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Feb 5, 2013
@ 12:17 pm
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You should bring something into the world that wasn’t in the world before. It doesn’t matter what that is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a table or a film or gardening — everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, “I did that.

— Ricky Gervais


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Feb 4, 2013
@ 2:41 pm
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Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

— Pablo Picasso


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Jan 25, 2013
@ 10:50 am
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Take your pleasure seriously.

— Charles Eames


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Jan 24, 2013
@ 5:08 pm
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Credit unknown :(

Credit unknown :(


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Jan 23, 2013
@ 9:19 am
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Kelli Murray rocks my face off.

Kelli Murray rocks my face off.


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Jan 21, 2013
@ 4:24 pm
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YES to this. Found it on the lovely interior designer Emily Henderson’s blog today. The post is all about how she confronts (or doesn’t) negativity on her blog. Great thinking.

YES to this. Found it on the lovely interior designer Emily Henderson’s blog today. The post is all about how she confronts (or doesn’t) negativity on her blog. Great thinking.


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Jan 16, 2013
@ 10:58 am
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Fantastic and inspiring TED talk by supermodel Cameron Russell about superficiality. Serious chills.


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Jan 13, 2013
@ 9:03 pm
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Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to get away from.

— Jodie Foster


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Jan 11, 2013
@ 2:04 pm
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You’re always haunted by the idea you’re wasting your life.

Chuck Palahniuk