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New Jamaican Whatsapp Stickers
New Jamaican Whatsapp Stickers
Fimimoji’s free Jamaican Whatsapp stickers now help you share what’s going on and how you really feel in a creative Jamaican way.
Kenia Afreeka
Mar 14, 2020
The Trinidad Experience — Animae Caribe Animation and Digital Media Festival 2018
The Trinidad Experience — Animae Caribe Animation and Digital Media Festival 2018
Introduction
Patrick Meikle
Feb 25, 2019
Jamaica Hacked 2 Games in 48 Hours
Jamaica Hacked 2 Games in 48 Hours
And it brought us together
Kenia Afreeka
Feb 13, 2018
What Would Jamaican Emojis look like?
What Would Jamaican Emojis look like?
Jamaicans are colourful communicators. To the untrained eye, it’s hard to tell if a Jamaican’s raised voice and wild gestures are signs…
Kenia Afreeka
Feb 2, 2018
Kam-Kam: The Afro-Puffed Heroine
Kam-Kam: The Afro-Puffed Heroine
Why we need more black kid leads in animated series.
Jojo McFarlane
Jul 11, 2019
Can I trust you if I cant see you?
Can I trust you if I cant see you?
How our animation team made remote work… work
Jadia Lattery
Jul 14, 2023
5 Principles of a Creative Community
5 Principles of a Creative Community
We often hear that building and sustaining a creative community is hard. Perhaps that’s because of the principles it’s founded on.
Kenia Afreeka
Dec 21, 2019
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Entrepreneurship and Mental Health
Entrepreneurship and Mental Health
Becoming an entrepreneur is you calling your future into a room and saying “listen buddy, there’s gonna be some drastic changes around…
Kenia Afreeka
Aug 14, 2016
The Creative Introvert’s Guide to Navigating Conferences
The Creative Introvert’s Guide to Navigating Conferences
3 tips for starting new conversations with confidence
Jadia Lattery
Aug 2, 2023
The Tale of Remote Work Tales
The Tale of Remote Work Tales
We were pleasantly surprised when Giphy reached out to us in 2022 to create three animated shorts based on any concept we could dream up…
Jadia Lattery
May 22, 2023
4 Steps to Forging Your Character
4 Steps to Forging Your Character
And Why Character Design is like Blacksmithing
Patrick Meikle
Jul 4, 2019
Animating Kam Kam Update
Animating Kam Kam Update
Everybody Getting Sick :(
Kenia Afreeka
Oct 4, 2018
What More Jamaican Emojis would look like
What More Jamaican Emojis would look like
Emoji twanging. Apparently we at ListenMi aren’t the only ones who’ve done it! So our first emoji article got over 2.1k views and 5,000…
Kenia Afreeka
Jun 8, 2018
Breaking Down the Language Barrier between Creatives and Businesspeople
Breaking Down the Language Barrier between Creatives and Businesspeople
There is no universally shared language for creatives & business people that explains what happens between creative expression & money.
Kenia Afreeka
Nov 18, 2019
Leaping into 2023
Leaping into 2023
2022 was a year of many exciting firsts for ListenMi, and we’re thrilled about what’s in store for 2023. But before we dive into our plans…
Jadia Lattery
May 5, 2023
The Dark Side of Social Media
The Dark Side of Social Media
Earlier this year we explored the dark side of social media. ‘This is Real Life’ is an animated campaign we designed for the Broadcasting…
Kenia Afreeka
Dec 14, 2018
Mediocrity and You
Mediocrity and You
A Jamaican animator’s letter to the industry
Jenille Listenmi
May 30, 2019
The Central Bank has Entered the Chat
The Central Bank has Entered the Chat
An Interview with Tony Morrison, Communications Director of Bank of Jamaica
Kenia Afreeka
Oct 1, 2020
Animating Kam Kam
Animating Kam Kam
The Journey of our 1st Independent Animated Short
Kenia Afreeka
Sep 13, 2018
#MissionDigital2020
#MissionDigital2020
20 Marketers open up about their organizations’ digital culture
Kenia Afreeka
Oct 1, 2020
Your Marketing Budget is cut thanks to Covid 19. What next?
Your Marketing Budget is cut thanks to Covid 19. What next?
Let’s look on the bright side. The Covid chop to your marketing budget could potentially be a blessing in disguise. It’s an opportunity to…
Kenia Afreeka
Jun 26, 2020
The Entrepreneur’s Marathon
The Entrepreneur’s Marathon
You are the finish line.
Kenia Afreeka
Jun 22, 2018
Pot Cover! Making Cultural Emojis Loud and Proud.
Pot Cover! Making Cultural Emojis Loud and Proud.
Sorry, we can’t hear you over this gif.
Kenia Afreeka
Aug 24, 2021
When kids ask tough questions, what do you say?
When kids ask tough questions, what do you say?
I’ll never forget when my 5 year old cousin asked my aunt, “Mommy, what is a period?”
Kenia Afreeka
Oct 2, 2018
Getting Buy-in #ForTheWin
Getting Buy-in #ForTheWin
An interview with Nicole Pandohie, a Caribbean Communicator, on her process for introducing innovation into organisations.
Kenia Afreeka
Oct 15, 2020
What we learnt at KidScreen 2018
What we learnt at KidScreen 2018
Jen and Gash tell all
Kenia Afreeka
Mar 9, 2018
Brainstorming Your Way to Successful Ideas
Brainstorming Your Way to Successful Ideas
We humans often know where we want to go, but we don’t always know how to get there. Brainstorming is one way of figuring this out.
Gashwayne Hud
Jul 25, 2019
Kam Kam Goes to France
Kam Kam Goes to France
To Market, To Market
Kenia Afreeka
Nov 12, 2018
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