For Anti-Slavery Day 2019, on October 18th, London-based creative agency Aesop is launching a campaign with Unseen called #UnseenStories. Aesop’s creative approach to tackling double-meanings and secret messages encapsulates the ways in which modern slavery hides in plain sight.
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A Two-Day Coworking Space Pop-Up in London, Brought to You by WNW
We're hosting a two-day pop-up coworking space from October 1st to 2nd for our creative and hiring community in East London, designed to unite the WNW network and give you the chance to change up your workday routine.
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“Genius Loci” Sees Artist Marina Esmeraldo Traveling Through Her Memory
“The goal was capturing the essence of my travels, wanderlust being a recurring theme in my work. Through the abstract interpretation of the places of my memories, I created an installation combining mural painting and relief works, as well as a collection of wooden sculptures.”
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
Behind the Curtain of Creativity: A London Studio Discusses Camaraderie, Transparency, & Dream Projects
We stopped by the shared London studio space of artists Sara Andreasson, Alice Hartley, Annu Kilpeläinen, Hattie Stewart, & Lynnie Z to get a glimpse into the daily grind of creativity for five incredibly distinctive and talented professionals. They sat down with us to discuss the nature of their typical conversations, why being around each other on a daily basis keeps them productive, stimulated, and sane, how they navigate digital spaces and social media, and what their personal and collective dream projects would be.
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
Illustrator Interviews: Sebaldo Grills Studio Mate Josh McKenna About Fame, Pride, & Brussels Sprouts
The two London-based illustrators and studio mates were more than game to interview each other in their brightly lit studio. The result is equal parts insightful and hilarious. Here’s Seb interrogating Josh with some hard-hitting and eye-opening questions.
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
Illustrator Interviews: Josh McKenna Grills Studio Mate Sebaldo About Drawing Scissors & Crossing the Line
The two London-based illustrators and studio mates were more than game to interview each other in their brightly lit studio. The result is equal parts insightful and hilarious. Here’s Josh interrogating Seb with some hard-hitting and eye-opening questions.
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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In Your Head by Nilufer Yanya, directed by Molly Daniel, commissioned by ATO Records, produced by Nikola Vasakova / GiF
IWD2019: Nikola Vasakova on Founding Girls in Film & Basking in the Light of Incredible Women
Nikola Vasakova is a producer, film curator, and programmer based in London. She’s also the founder of GiF (Girls in Film). Nikola talks about her start in production, Girls in Film, her upcoming talk at SXSW, and why she loves her work: “I am honoured to be basking in the light of so many incredible women.”
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IWD2019: Naomi Grant. “Don’t Think You Have to Shrink Yourself for Others to Be Comfortable.”
Naomi Grant shares how she found validation in her faith while finding her footing as a director and offers advice to fellow creative women. “You deserve to fill the space you are in right now, and don't think you have to shrink yourself for others to be comfortable.”
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It’s Nice That Is Celebrating 100 Years of the Bauhaus in Printed Pages AW18
In the latest installment of Printed Pages, It’s Nice That’s biannual publication, the London-based in-house team have made it their mission to celebrate creativity at work all over the world… and in the past 100 years. Front and center is a feature on the Bauhaus school and its century-old legacy, honored and unpacked alongside Pentagram partner Sascha Lobe.
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How Turning to the Physical World Can Yield Unique Digital Outcomes
We usually try to find inspiration from other professionals. It's probably the most convenient source, but too often leads us to an infinite loop. Looking at the work of other professionals from totally different fields could be a better approach and lead us to more unique outcomes.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Illustrator Laura Callaghan on Inclusivity & Being a Creative Late Bloomer
The third episode of Season 2 is from a live Overshare event in London, where Justin Gignac interviewed the incredible Irish illustrator Laura Callaghan. Her work is adored for the strength and diversity of the women she features in her art, along with the crazy amounts of detail she puts into every scene and every pattern. The balance of strength and vulnerability in her characters extends to Laura herself and her creative approach.
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Step Up Your Instagram Game in Time for the World Cup's Knockout Stage
London-based illustrator Sam Taylor has created a roster of football gifs with Giphy for the 2018 World Cup. Sam's series is fun and serves up the full range of emotional highs and lows that every soccer fan knows all too well.
Read MoreArt or Advertising? The Awards Show That's Starting a Dialogue
Enter Margery Cohen, Creator and Organizer of the Art of Creativity Awards, who is challenging the notion that Art and Advertising are better on their own. The AOC Awards invites advertising creatives to submit work to be judged on its artistic value by artists and curators from the art, museum, and cinematic scenes. "As a result of combining art and advertising, we’re aiming to push both industries to create new levels of fresh, inventive work. Bridging art and advertising strikes me as a natural progression to reach greater creative heights."
Read MoreMaking London: The Conference for Creators
One day of stories and conversations with groundbreaking inventors, designers, creators and doers from companies like Instagram, Vice, Google, Adidas, ASOS, Dazed, The Orchard, The Unseen, Secret Cinema, Sofar Sounds and many more. 100% of the ticket sales are going to We Are Stripes, an organization that works to create opportunities for individuals from ethnic backgrounds in the creative industries.
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 MoreMartina Paukova Illustrates Refreshing Moments When Our "On" Buttons Are Off
The common thread through all of these scenes is normal, non-performing characters. "Especially in this time and age, when everyone’s skin is out there, curated and self-published and regrammed, I think the idea of each of us when the ‘ON’ button is off is just fascinating.
Read MoreWorking Not Working Acquires London-Based "Talent Fixers" The Backscratchers
Working Not Working has acquired London-based "talent fixers" business The Backscratchers. “We're committed to growing outside the United States to give our community greater access to global talent and opportunities," WNW Co-founder Adam Tompkins says.
Read MoreWNW Is Teaming Up With General Assembly for "Design For Good" Talks
We’ve invited three speakers from our creative community to share their work on human responses, and how our mental health and the way we live intersect with design.
Joining us for the evening will be creative studio Builders Club, artist and founder of Notes To Strangers Andy Leek, and animation storytellers Wednesday Studio.
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