Morning Object

Role
Creative Technologist
Highlights
Won a Skateboard + 1 year Adobe Creative Cloud
Tools
Adobe Firefly. Adobe Workfront. Adobe GenStudio. Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe Express
Duration
1 month
Morning Object
AAF Most Promising Student 2026

Morning
Object

A content system for smarter media in the age of generative search. Protein coffee, powered by AI.

ClientMorning Object
PartnerAdobe × dentsu
MarketsChicago & Miami
Outcome1st Place
The Challenge

Content in the age of generative search

Build a modern content system for Morning Object, a premium protein coffee brand launching in Chicago and Miami. Make content that is GEO-optimized for AI discovery, geo-responsive to local culture, and media-ready for every platform.

The Insight
Target audience
Synthetic Persona Research
Step 01

Pull the Data

MRI-Simmons and Google Trends to map demographics, psychographics, attitudes, and coffee habits.

MRI-SimmonsGoogle Trends
Step 02

Build AI Personas

Using ChatGPT and Gemini, we built data-driven synthetic personas that think, speak, and live like our audience.

ChatGPTGemini
Step 03

Interview Them

We put AI personas in the chair and let Gemini probe their habits, frustrations, and desires for real consumer language.

GeminiAI Interviews
Miami · AI Persona

The Aesthetic Optimizer

A 27-year-old brand manager in Brickell who needs her protein coffee to look like a design choice, not a diet choice.

Beauty HackZero ChalkClean AestheticAlo Yoga
Chicago · AI Persona

High-Efficiency Commuter

A 32-year-old financial analyst in the West Loop who views his body like any other asset he manages.

Functional FuelNo CrashMeal ReplacementNespresso
The Big Idea

Your Stronger Grind

Coffee gets you up Protein keeps you going
The System

Three pillars for smarter content

A modular content architecture for AI discoverability, geographic flexibility, and media-readiness.

01

GEO Optimization

Structured descriptions, alt text, and layered metadata so AI tools can surface Morning Object during discovery.

Alt TextSchemaRich SnippetsFAQ MarkupUtility Writing
02

Geography

Same brand, different voice. Adapt backgrounds, language, and cultural cues for Chicago and Miami.

ChicagoMiamies-US
03

Media-Ready

Content pre-formatted for every channel with consistent naming and metadata tagging.

Social FeedAI SearchProgrammatic Display
Adobe FireflyGenStudioAdobe Creative CloudUtility WritingGEO OptimizationMetadata TaggingAI CitationAdobe WorkfrontAdobe FireflyGenStudioAdobe Creative CloudUtility WritingGEO OptimizationMetadata TaggingAI CitationAdobe Workfront
Utility Writing

Writing for machines and humans

Every piece of content is structured for dual legibility: compelling for consumers, extractable for AI engines.

GEO-Optimized Description

Structured copy for AI to parse, cite, and surface in generative search.

Alt Text Strategy

Keyword-rich alt text as AI training signal and accessibility layer.

Metadata Architecture

Brand Layer

Morning Objectprotein coffeepremium wellnessquiet luxurycoffee-first

Product Layer

Day Roast20g wheymedium roastno crashsustained energy

GEO Layer

Chicagofunctional fuelcommuterwinter energyen-US

Platform Layer

IG Story1080x19209:16v2approved
Creative Output

The question-led creative system

Every ad starts with a question the proffee-curious audience is already asking. The same prompts are carried through as clear question-and-answer pairs with FAQ-style structured data, so generative search and AI answer engines can parse, retrieve, and cite Morning Object when users ask in natural language.

Phone mockup
Day Roast Zen Energy Decaf Path

Question-led social ads: Day Roast, Zen Energy, Decaf Path

Gemini AI Overview

"What's a good protein coffee that won't crash me by 2pm?"

Extending the Grind

How we scale with variables

Five axes of variation produce hundreds of on-brand assets from a single brief.

Time

Morning / Night

Morning Night

Location

Chicago / Miami

Chicago Miami

Language

English / Spanish

English Spanish

Media Size

Story / Feed / Display

Story format
Story9 × 16 · Full-screen social (IG Story, Reels cover)
Feed format
Feed4 × 5 or landscape · In-feed static & paid social placements
Display format
DisplayProgrammatic & web banners · scalable IAB sizes

Product Line

Day / Zen / Decaf

Day Roast Zen Energy Decaf Path
Adobe Workflow

From queries to branded assets

A five-stage pipeline using Adobe's ecosystem.

Input

Audience Queries

01

Mood Mixing

Map queries to visual tone

FireflyAdobe Stock
02

Brand Storm

Generate on-brand variations

Express
03

Taste Profile

Persona refinement

Adobe Firefly
04

Grinding Mode

Refine, resize, tag

Frame.ioCCPhotoshop
PrAi
05

Press Ready

Approve, export, deploy

GenStudioWorkfront

Output

Scaled Assets

System Workflow Demo

Adobe Firefly × Creative Cloud × GenStudio

Content Architecture

Your Stronger Media System

Modular structure with consistent naming, metadata layers, and platform formatting.

Video Social

1080×1920
9-15s video

Social Feed

1080×1350
Static

AI Search

Schema + Rich Snippet
+ Alt Text

Programmatic Display

300×250 leaderboard
728×90 med rect
160×600 skyscraper

Naming Convention

MO_DayRoast_CHI_IGStory_Static_v2.png
Brand Product Market Platform
📁 Morning_Object_Campaign/
📁 _Brand_Kit/ — logos, fonts, color tokens
📁 _Templates/ — master PSD/AI per platform
📁 Chicago/
📁 IG_Stories/
MO_DayRoast_CHI_IGStory_Static_v2.png
MO_ZenEnergy_CHI_IGStory_Video_v1.mp4
MO_DecafPath_CHI_IGStory_Static_v1.png
📁 Display/
📁 OOH/
📁 Social_Feed/
📁 Miami/
📁 IG_Stories/
📁 Display/
📁 Social_Feed/ — includes es-US variants
📁 GEO_Content/
landing_page_CHI.html
landing_page_MIA.html
FAQ_schema.json
metadata_library.csv
Why It Works

Why does the grind work?

Measured across speed, quality, and performance.

Speed

How much faster?

Variation Velocity

Firefly generates 10+ backgrounds in minutes vs. hours.

Market Adaptation

New city in hours, not weeks.

Platform Resizing

Auto-resize from IG Story to OOH.

Quality

Consistent and tagged?

Cross-Market Consistency

Chicago and Miami feel like one brand.

Tagging Completeness

GenStudio auto-tagging on every asset.

Brand Compliance

Approval workflows catch off-brand assets.

Performance

Driving discovery?

AI Citation Frequency

Appearing in Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity.

Media Metrics

CTR, saves-per-reach across markets.

Brand Recall

Branded search volume as awareness proxy.

Eye Tracking Analysis

Eye tracking 1 Eye tracking 2 Eye tracking 3
What's Next

See it in action

AI-generated creator content, earned media, and hyper-localized go-to-market products.

AI Creators / Influencer Briefs

🔇 Click for sound
🔇 Click for sound

AI-generated creator content that can be used to brief real influencers or deployed directly as owned brand media, depending on strategy. Optimized for social feeds and AI discoverability.

Earned Media Stunt

Personalized cup activation for social-first brand flex. Featured in Adweek, Marketing Dive, Digiday, and Campaign US.

Earned media

Hyper-Localized GTM Products

Chicago: "Cold Start" for winter energy. Miami: "Golden Hour" for tropical vibes.

Chicago Cold StartMiami Golden Hour
1st Place Winner

We won the pitch

Our content system approach took first place at the AAF Most Promising Student competition, judged by dentsu and Adobe leadership.

Team One
Lee BeauchampMotion Designer
Alex WainAccount Leader
Le HaStrategist
Claire-Michelle SweetResearcher
Alva NguyenCreative Technologist
Powered by Adobe FireflyGenStudioAdobe Creative CloudAdobe WorkfrontGeminiMRI-Simmons
Dear, Deer
Snow upon its back
The deer stands still, reading air
Movement follows knowing
Frog Forward
No small steps exist
The frog knows only the leap
Water waits below.
Late Night Bat
Darkness holds no fear
Send a sound and wait for truth
Silence speaks the most.
Early Bird
Wings above the field
The whole is seen before touched
Then the landing comes.
Butterfly Effect
The caterpillar
Does not grow, it disappears
Then the sky opens
Squirrel Away
Autumn asks for nothing
Bury more than what you need
Spring will find it all.
Dear, Deer
Snow upon its back
The deer stands still, reading air
Movement follows knowing
Frog Forward
No small steps exist
The frog knows only the leap
Water waits below.
Late Night Bat
Darkness holds no fear
Send a sound and wait for truth
Silence speaks the most.
Early Bird
Wings above the field
The whole is seen before touched
Then the landing comes.
Butterfly Effect
The caterpillar
Does not grow, it disappears
Then the sky opens
Squirrel Away
Autumn asks for nothing
Bury more than what you need
Spring will find it all.
Agency: BBDO Chicago • Client Pitch Work

Social Strategist & Technologist: Alva Nguyen • Brand Strategist: Adam Goodreau • Account Leadership: Helena Murphy
Design: Eleanor Yang • Art Director: Natalie Bazydlo • Copywriter: Kelly Combs
Agency: BBDO Chicago
Client Pitch Work

Digital Strategist: Alva Nguyen
Brand Strategist: Adam Goodreau
Account Leadership: Helena Murphy
Design: Eleanor Yang
Art Director: Natalie Bazydlo
Copywriter: Kelly Combs
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THE IDEA

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experientials

Commercial

AD TESTING

THE AAF MSU CREW

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THE IDEA

BRAND DESIGN

STATICS

BRANDING MERCH

OUT-OF-HOME

SOCIAL

EXPERIENTIAL

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the insights

STATICS

ACTIVATIONS

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Branding

inspiration

TYPOGRAPHY

Color palette

Logo Process

MOBILE APP

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BOOKMARK ORIGAMI

AR EXPERIENCE

print ad

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