Andrew shares the inspiration and process behind creating the first copywriting portfolio not just made for the phone, but also “designed for the throne.” We hope you kings and queens enjoy this conversation.
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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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Motion Artist Marco Mori’s World is a Collision Course for the Human Form
Marco Mori’s visual storytelling is simultaneously smart, grotesque, funny, and dark. It relishes in a queasy manipulation of the human form through inhuman experiences, from bodies bouncing boneless down a staircase to heads expanding, melting, and colliding.
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Book Design by Anna Kasnyik
An Actual Advertising Book That Doesn’t Pretend to Have It All Figured Out
“Junior creatives in the fledgling stages of their careers are reading about the economic impact of the industry, overseeing global campaigns, changing the world through 360 campaigns, but not how to write the ad for the brief in front of them. This book is written by somebody who is definitely still in it and still figuring it out.”
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Be More Mindful of the Planet & Each Other with This Dinner Date Publication
Date Paper is a new quarterly publication that curates primal dishes in service of your health and the health of the planet. “The First Date” launches today, on Earth Day, with 100% of the proceeds for this first issue donated to Farmworker Justice.
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Members to Watch: Best of February
Here are just five projects from Working Not Working Members that caught our eye this February.
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Meet minutiae, the Photo-Sharing App That Captures Your Actual Life
Martin Adolfsson and Daniel J. Wilson share the inspiration behind their app minutiae, how it works, and what a collaboration between a photographer and a neuroscientist looks like. They also offer what this exploration and experience has taught them about the ways creatives interact with technology, and how they measure minutiae’s success.
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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Illustration by WNW Member David McLeod
How Not to Get a Job in the Creative Industry, Part 1: The Portfolio
You've probably heard all of the advice there is on how to get a job in the creative industry. So I'm here to tell you what you need to do to not get a job. This advice is coming directly from a bunch of Creative Directors and Recruiters on WNW. They told me very specifically what annoys them, what makes them skip portfolios, and what nixes applicants right away.
Read MoreBeer Mats Toasting Weird World Cup Moments for Charity
Twenty leading designers, illustrators, and creatives celebrated their favourite hilarious, weird, & wonderful moments from previous World Cups. The resulting pieces have been printed onto limited edition beer mats & are being ‘exhibited’ in pubs around London right in time for the World Cup.
Read MoreThis Flint-Based Eyewear Brand Does Good for People & the Planet
In the wake of the Flint, Michigan water crisis, emerging eyewear brand Genusee seeks to bring new hope and vision to the city. Employing a circular economy business model, the company will make democratically-designed eyewear from recycled plastic water bottles. Their mission? To do good for people and the planet by making social and environmental impact in Flint, Michigan.
Read MorePlayLab Plants Giant Inflatable Flowers Along Sixth Avenue
"Grown Flowers" is a multi-site installation hosted by the Avenue of the Americas Association that imagines flowers inflated many times their normal size, giving visitors a new perspective on these iconic and playful representations of beauty. Through July 2018, visitors can stroll along Sixth Avenue and visit six different enormous inflatable flowers "sitting, lounging, floating, standing tall or even bending down to greet passersby."
Read MoreCorey Brickley Adds His Touch to Netflix's New Hit Doc
WNW Member Corey Brickley was brought in by Netflix and Duplass Brothers Production to create animations and illustrations for Wild Wild Country, a new documentary series about a controversial guru who builds a utopian commune in the Oregon desert, causing a massive conflict with local ranchers.
Read MoreCinematographer Christian Haberkern's Latest Short Premieres at Tribeca
Meet Christian Haberkern, the cinematographer of short film I Heart NY, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film explores the life of Milton Glaser, the creator of the iconic I Heart NY symbol. We talk to Christian about finding a creative home in New York, how his experiences in Design, Motion Graphics, and Visual Effects on films like Captain America prepared him for a career in Cinematography, and what he's proudest of both personally and professionally with I Heart NY.
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