WRITER AT LARGE. Narrative, copy, and creative storytelling consultant for consumer brands. Essayist. Riffer. Novelist-in-progress. Curator and creator of thoughts and stories and opinions behind brand, design, art, architecture, multi-hyphenate philosophy, the craft of language, the classical arts, and the in-between moments that make you weep and bleed and mop it all up.
Professionally, I write, design, and deploy brand narratives for consumer brands that take their stories from brilliant ideas shared in crisp mahogany boardrooms to tangible experiences that inspire generations and define movements—from identity, voice, tone, and messaging to external creative concepts that water your mouth and drop your jaw.
I’m also writing a daily newsletter I’m obsessed with CUT YOUR TEETH.
It’s raw. It’s unhinged. It’s my barest bones on display, to talk openly to overthinking ambitious makers and thinkers forging their CREATIVE PALATES in the fires of taste, ambition, and business—and all the other interconnected factors I ranted about earlier.
In my past life, I’ve thought up and carved up language for a variety of mediums and brands, from gigs at Nike, Meta, and Revolut, to developing stories from idea to execution—from scratch—for startups in sleep, beauty, tech, SaaS, and more. Always more. Always interesting.
The blanker the canvas, the more thrilling the work.
These days, my focus is on consulting and freelancing for consumer brands with an editorial edge. If you’re building a physical or digital artifact that help humans live more interesting, creative, and athletic lives, we should talk. Yesterday.
If you’re interested in hiring me, collaborating for a partnership, or something exciting you can’t wait to get off your chest… LET’S CHAT.
— Taylor Barnes.