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If your June social calendar isn’t full yet… it will be now 🌈. Happy Pride month!

Looking for a little creative inspo?

We asked the Notion team where they go when they need fresh ideas. From standout campaigns to beautifully crafted emails, these are a few of the websites we keep bookmarked.
1. Really Good Emails (https://reallygoodemails.com/)
2. Dribble (https://dribbble.com/)
3. Noun Project (https://thenounproject.com/)
4. Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/)
5. Awwwards.com
6. Ads of the World (https://www.adsoftheworld.com/)

Apparently, we wear pink on Thursdays too. When the team’s this in sync, you don’t question it.

The Clio Awards had no shortage of strong work this year, but this idea is in a lane of its own.

Sting partnered with Formula 1, but the deal didn’t allow any logo visibility in year one. So they hacked it. Cue DJ Armin van Buuren, social doing its thing, and Leo Burnett India with a brilliant idea.

All centred around the iconic roar of F1 engines.

By turning engine noise into a brand cue, they didn’t just win a Grand Clio, they made an iconic sound unmistakably theirs.

No logos. No visibility. Just a Formula 1 partnership with limits—proof that you don't need to be seen to build a brand. And that’s why this campaign slaps.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MteFVMaD-0M

Curious who else took home the Grand title? Explore the full 2026 Clio Awards winners gallery: https://clios.com/winners-gallery/explore?vertical=Clio+Awards&season=2026

When Taco Tuesday hits on Cinco de Mayo. Less lunch debates. More tacos from 🌮

Tomorrow's forecast...

Happy World Book Day!📚

In the spirit of the day, we asked our copywriters to share a few of their favourite Canadian authors and books of all time. Safe to say, they were pretty excited. Here’s what they recommended:

- Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood) - or the whole MaddAddam trilogy
- Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
- Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
- Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
- Barney’s Version (Mordecai Richler)
- Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (Vincent Lam)
- Ducks (Kate Beaton)
- The Paper Birds (Jeanette Lynes)

Our Account Director, Sarah Jones, recently attended the conference in Toronto. Here are her top three takeaways:

1. Inbox space is earned, not given. In an era of smart inboxes, sender reputation, user behaviour, and content structure matter more than ever. (Need help with this? Shoot us a message at [email protected])

2. Empower your people. Loved hearing Pet Valu’s Alison Preiss on unlocking the power of user- and team-generated content. (The dog puns were also excellent)

3. Human creativity still wins. In a sea of AI-driven sameness, originality and human insight remain the true differentiators. (Ahem, that's where creative agencies like Notion come in!)