WNW Member Jon Burgerman
Jon Burgerman led the WNW community in an hour-long virtual doodling class. Participants joined the video call, armed with paper, pens, pencils, paint, and many more tools that don’t only start with the letter “P.” We could go on about how great this was, but instead, we’ll let the work speak for itself.
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Members of our Membership Board are not only some of the most talented and experienced creatives on the platform; they also take time out of their busy schedules to proactively vet creative talent on WNW and offer personalized feedback to help fellow members strengthen their profiles.
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In this episode, you will learn that the key to creative freedom is really to just stop caring what other people think and you’ll learn how to reframe your thinking when jealousy of other peoples’ work or success inevitably creeps up.
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Every year The New York Times commissions thousands of original illustrations from independent artists around the globe. We share the 21 WNW Members whose contributions made the NY Times' year-end list of the highlights
Read MoreBritish-born and New York-based WNW Member Jon Burgerman's work is always teeming with boundless energy, spontaneity, and a healthy dose of chaos. Prolificacy seems like a natural result. If anyone would release four books in one year, it's Jon.
Read MoreWNW Member #4516 Jon Burgerman is a UK-born, Brooklyn-based artist who has collaborated with the likes of Nike, New Era, Puma, Sony, Coke, Pepsi, MTV, Levis, BBC, and Microsoft. The style of his work is instantly recognizable for its playfulness, and it commands attention both on the page and in public performance. Burgerman considers himself a "purveyor of doodles." He spoke to WNW about summoning a rabbit from his creative hat.
About 14 years! Or if you're from the UK tax board about 11 years.
You never know when the 'magic' will strike. You rummage around in the hat looking for that damn rabbit and it's nowhere to be seen. So you sit down, start to do something else and out the furry fellow pops. I think I get good ideas either very early in the morning or very late at night.
50-50, and not knowing which is the working and which is the not working is best.
I drew them a diagram. They still didn't understand.
So then I commissioned some illustrator friends to draw them a diagram.
Then I had to request some changes.
And then some more changes, I wanted it to 'Pop' more.
Then I changed my mind and used the original image they made.
I told my parents this story and then they understood.
When Woody Allen sneezes on an open box of cocaine.
I guess YouTube, Reddit, and the good ol' BBC site, which is basically most of the internet.
Worry about not working, sadly.
I can sort of play the ukulele, though rarely receive requests to do so.
Stay calm, work hard, be nice, pay attention, be brilliant, be bold, have fun!
Video by Max Berger
