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Looking to build a solid reading list around design, advertising, creative leadership, art direction, creative strategy, branding, and AI in the creative process.

What books have genuinely changed the way you think or work? Could be classics, hidden gems, or newer releases.

I’d love recommendations from creatives, art directors, designers, strategists, and copywriters.

P.S. I’ve been working in advertising and design for about 8 years (art direction/creative), so I’m not looking for beginner-level books.

Looking to build a solid reading list around design, advertising, creative leadership, art direction, creative strategy, branding, and AI in the creative process.

What books have genuinely changed the way you think or work? Could be classics, hidden gems, or newer releases.

I’d love recommendations from creatives, art directors, designers, strategists, and copywriters.

P.S. I’ve been working in advertising and design for about 8 years (art direction/creative), so I’m not looking for beginner-level books.

I interviewed with Ogilvy a few months ago for an Associate Creative Director (Art) role. The process went well, and I was told they wanted to move ahead. We even discussed compensation and everything looked positive.

After that, I kept hearing that the offer was pending due to internal/global approvals. This went on for months with no clear timeline. Eventually, now I was informed that the role had been put on hold.
What made it frustrating was that throughout this period, I stopped actively pursuing a few other opportunities because I genuinely believed this one was moving forward and I was very excited.

I completely understand that hiring freezes and business decisions happen. That’s part of the industry. But keeping a candidate waiting for months ( I waited for 3 months) without closure can be really difficult, especially when they’re actively job hunting.

Has anyone else in advertising experienced something similar with agencies? Is this becoming common these days, or was this just an unfortunate situation?

Would love to hear your experiences.