On Sunday, July 21 at 3pm the legendary CLASSIXX will headline with local DJ duo Peace In Noise opening up the party. Working Not Working Members can get a 20% discount. This next party will sell out so get your tickets and stay up to date with Wish You Were Here news on Instagram.
Read MoreWorking Not Working Launches Its First Newsprint
We’re excited to announce the launch of our inaugural newsprint, titled “Breaking the Mold.” Our first printed publication is just a small sampling of the incredible talent that we’re honored to represent on Working Not Working. “Breaking the Mold” features a curated collection of essays and artwork from the WNW community, all in service to a conversation about creativity in flux.
Read MoreModMag Invites You to Hear From the Most Exciting Figures in Contemporary Magazine Publishing
If you’re a publishing professional, design and journalism student or graduate, or anyone with a creative curiousity, ModMag is an event that should be on your radar. And we’re not just saying that because we’re excited to be partnering for ModMag New York 2019.
Read MoreOut & About: Mark your Calendars with These 11 Artistic Events & Exhibitions Around the World
We’re making our Illustration showcase interactive by sharing some of the exciting events, releases, and exhibits that we have our eye on from the world of art and illustration. The following are in no particular order because they’re all equally awesome.
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This Is Illustration: Highlights, Roundtable Interviews, Behind-the-Scenes Tours, & More
This week, we're putting the spotlight on the world of illustration. We're highlighting illustrators around the world who lead their craft, going behind-the-scenes into their studios, learning about their day-to-day and career challenges, and sitting down with the most desirable studios and clients who collaborate with talent in this field.
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Flying Cars, CIA Secrets, & Game of Thrones: A WNW Guide to SXSW
Looking at the 2019 schedule, there are opportunities to hear the CEO of Dosist, A$AP Rocky, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Frank Oz, and so many more. Here’s a collection of sessions, events, and notes to help make your time in Austin weird and awesome.
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WNW + BBH Summer Happy Hour: Recap
We recently moved our LA office from Venice to West Hollywood and needed to properly celebrate the move. So we teamed with our new officemates BBH LA to throw a happy hour in our new digs in support of one of our favorite non-profits, Safe Place For Youth. It was a great opportunity for Working Not Working Members, local creatives, and influencers to connect with each other, the WNW team, and one of Los Angeles's premiere agencies face-to-face.
Read MoreWomen In Film: Cocktails + Conversation
We're bringing Working Not Working's creative community together for cocktails and a conversation to support female filmmakers. Moderated by filmmaker Ondi Timoner, who has the rare distinction of winning Sundance's Grand Jury Prize twice, we'll discuss the future of women in film with a panel of Erika Olde, CEO of Black Bicycle Entertainment, Montea Robinson, Managing Director of Ghetto Film School, and Oscar-nominated director Jessica Sanders.
Read MoreDrinking Not Drinking: London
We're inviting our UK community to join us for a fun night upstairs at The Green Room in Hoxton on Thursday 5th April, from 6pm-9pm. Come say hey and enjoy a free drink or two. Friends are welcome but everyone has to RSVP.
Read MoreSXSW Storytellers Lounge: Recap
We partnered with RYOT Studios to bring together some cool people from an array of industries in a relaxed environment filled with good conversation. The afternoon event was held at Javelina Bar.
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Working Not Working Heads to the Land of Hemsworths
We're touring Australia at the tail end of March to kick back with our members in Perth, Melbourne, & Sydney. WNW Co-founder Justin Gignac will be giving a talk at the Emergence Creative Festival. We'll also host two Drinking Not Drinking happy hours.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Gemma O'Brien
For our 9th episode, WNW co-founder Justin Gignac sits down with Gemma O'Brien, an Australian artist and designer specialising in lettering, illustration, and typography.
Read MoreNeed an Inspirational Escape & Creative Recharge? Meet FITC Amsterdam 2018
FITC is returning to Amsterdam to host the groundbreaking design and tech event on the future of innovation, design, and all the cool shit in between. We talk to Founding Director Shawn Pucknell to learn what lead him to launch FITC, how the FITC team selects speakers, and more.
Read MoreThe 2017 Working Not Working Blissfully Ignorant Holiday Party!
At this year's "Blissfully Ignorant" New York holiday party, we had one rule: Leave all the negative noise at the door and coat-check the chaos.
Read MoreWNW, General Assembly, & Unruly Co-Host "Design for Good" Event
We co-hosted General Assembly's latest "Inside the Minds of Brilliant Designers" series event with a specific focus on "Design for Good and Breaking the Mould." The sold-out event, held in Unruly's clubhouse, consisted of a panel discussion with London-based WNW Members
Read MoreThe 3% Conference Founder Talks Diversity & How We Can Do Better
The 3% Conference was born with the mission to champion female creativity and make the case that in order for businesses to innovate, they have to embrace diversity. Now in its sixth year, the 3% Conference is showing a true commitment to effecting change with its adaptability: "We've become increasingly aware of the danger of agencies solving for the 'woman problem' and neglecting diversity in all its facets. So our fall agenda will explore and inspire on all fronts of diversity to make it crystal clear that our tagline -- Diversity = Creativity = Profitability -- is a rally cry that leaves no one behind and no one's needs back-burnered."
Read MorePinterest Fights to Right the Ratio
Working Not Working has partnered with Pinterest on their new initiative Right the Ratio, which aims to empower the next generation of creatives to overcome inequalities in the industry. Right in time for Women's Equality Day (8/26), Pinterest is kicking off the campaign with a focus on gender inequality, highlighting some of advertising's most accomplished women and their unique perspectives on what needs to change. For starters, while women make up 46% of the ad industry, only 11% of Creative Directors are women.
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WNW Returns to London this Week
Working Not Working is taking to the London streets this coming week. After a jaunt around Copenhagen and Amsterdam at the start of summer, we decided to hop back across the pond with a return to London. We hope to catch up with our London-based Members, or anyone willing to make the trip to one of our events.
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WNW's 5th Birthday Party: Recap
Early this winter, we came up with a new strategy in our "Planning of Epic Events" meeting. Two for you... and one for us. We kicked things off on a balmy December night in Los Angeles with our 5th Annual Working Not Working Holiday Party. That was for you. Next, in late January, we relaunched Working Not Working with a ton of new features. That was also for you.
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