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Direct yet conceptual. Provocative and engaging. Design & illustration for brands, publications, and people.

 
 
 

lAYA / professional smartass / creative director (art)

Salam/hola…there’s my ethnic clue,

I'm Lia (pronounced La-Ya) Khayami - a foul-mouthed Creative (Art background), obnoxious former New Yorker, currently based in Chicago. I’m known for being a hungry-hungry “culture eater” who thrives on caffeine, click-holes, and making work that’s always fun and occassionally award-winning - whether it’s tapping into music nostalgia, dance hysteria, basketball beef, or just baking some bread puns - I aim to please.

Outside of advertising, you can find me aspiring for cool-mom energy, such as training my kid in the musical teachings of Black Sabbath, knitting with my cats, or playing cute culty games on Nintendo Switch over a glass of Lambrusco. I also curate a monthly playlist for Cult of Sound, n3rd out on anime/murder-murder shows/Knicks Basketball/spicy condiments, and hoard Blueberry biscuits and Nespresso pods for the end of times.

So go ahead, hire me, or at least pay me for being wonderful.

Clients: McCormick, Ubisoft, Coca-Cola, Spotify, Adobe, Amex, P&G, Citi, NWSL, KIND, BJ’s, Ikea, Target, Apple TV, HBO MAX, and so much more.

 
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