During zhuazhou...

A baby is surrounded by items and set free to grab whatever their heart desires — what they pick is said to determine their path in life. I grabbed a pen instead of a stethoscope, much to the disappointment of my immigrant parents.

“Say it ain’t so,” they said.

(IN VIETNAMESE)

“Maybe she’ll use it to write prescriptions,” they hoped.

(ALSO IN VIETNAMESE)

One B.S in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin later, they’re still hoping. But I never let go of that pen.

CONTACT
︎ michellelam@utexas.edu
︎ michelle.lam / michstakes
︎ let’s connect!
︎ resume

EXTERNAL VALIDATION
︎︎︎ AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Student Class of 2020
︎︎︎ Young Shits Awards: 1st Place

PRESS
︎︎︎ Elle Canada
︎︎︎ AdAge

CLIENTS
Google Pixel, Bumble, Netflix, Peacock TV, Uber, Hilton, Indeed, Ally Bank, Hotels.com, Kay Jewelers, American Airlines, Samsung, Tapestry, Southwest Airlines, Maserati, Lee Jeans, Food Lion, ADCOLOR, dd’s Discounts, Goodyear Tires, Nike SB, Outdoor Voices, LaCroix, HausVac, Audi Select, General Motors, The Coca-Cola Company

EXPERIENCE
Art Director ✴ Google
04.21 ︎︎︎ Present

Freelance ︎︎︎ Junior Designer ✴ Bumble
12.19 ︎︎︎ 04.21

Freelance Junior Art Director ✴ Doner LA
11.20 ︎︎︎ 12.20

Creative Intern ✴ Bumble
09.19 ︎︎︎ 12.19

Art Director Intern ✴ Mediacom Beyond Advertising
06.19 ︎︎︎ 08.19

Art Director Intern ✴ GSD&M
01.19 ︎︎︎ 05.19

Art Director Intern ✴ Bakery Agency
10.18 ︎︎︎ 12.18

Art Director Intern ✴ MRM//McCann Detroit
06.18 ︎︎︎ 08.18

✸ INFO

✿ DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

A baby is surrounded by items and set free to grab whatever their heart desires — what they pick is said to determine their path in life. I grabbed a pen instead of a stethoscope, much to the disappointment of my immigrant parents.

“Say it ain’t so,” they said.

“Maybe she’ll use it to write prescriptions,” they hoped.

One B.S in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin later, they’re still hoping. But I never let go of that pen.

✸ INFO

✿ DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

A baby is surrounded by items and set free to grab whatever their heart desires — what they pick is said to determine their path in life. I grabbed a pen instead of a stethoscope, much to the disappointment of my immigrant parents. “Say it ain’t so,” they said.

“Maybe she’ll use it to write prescriptions,” they hoped.

One B.S in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin later, they’re still hoping. But I never let go of that pen.

A baby is surrounded by items and set free to grab whatever their heart desires — what they pick is said to determine their path in life. I grabbed a pen instead of a stethoscope, much to the disappointment of my immigrant parents.

“Say it ain’t so,” they said.