WNW Member Luca Venter is a South African photographer and director currently based in New York. We love his aesthetic and approach, on display with companies like Nike, Google, The New York Times, GAP, and Billie, and musical acts like Tennis, Liam Benzvi, and MF Doom.
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Illustration by Allison Filice
A Mixtape from Allison Filice for Relaxing into the Cosmic Flow
“If you attempted to control every aspect of your creative career, it would look very different than if you allowed some unknowns to guide you along your path… I put together a mix of songs that help transport me into the cosmic flow. Have a listen and hopefully you’ll find yourself relaxing into a wonderful current of your own. I promise you won’t float off into the abyss.”
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WNW MIXTAPE: SYNTH YOU'VE BEEN GONE
WNW MIXTAPE: SYNTH YOU'VE BEEN GONE
Here's a mixtape that's almost as much fun to say aloud as it is to listen to. Featuring perhaps one of the most overused yet still somehow under-appreciated instruments, Synth You've Been Gone finds WNW Member #5187 Nick Ceglia weeding through a dark world of bad synthesizer sounds and resurfacing with 14 gems. The party's capped off with "Sound and Vision" by the late David Bowie, who may be late but will always remain fashionable.
We also caught up with Nick to see what life is like as a full-timer on the creative team at Chipotle. Direct all "burrito buck" questions to him; we can't help you.
You can open the mixtape in Spotify here.
Tell us a little bit about your background. Who is Nick Ceglia and how did he get here?
I’m a photographer turned graphic designer turned copywriter, and I now write about burritos for a living. Been a curvy road to where I’m at, but I’m happy to have a background in a few areas.
What’s it like being part of the in-house creative team for Chipotle? Any tasty discounts?
It’s great—super fun to write for. We have a small creative team with very talented designers, and the company as a whole really values creativity and good design. And yes, plenty of tasty discounts. See me for some burrito bucks.
We’re big fans of your tumblr coverundercover. Did you discover a particular book cover undercover that lead you in search of other hidden gems? What was the most unexpected cover undercover you discovered? (Say that ten times fast and then answer it.)
The first cover I discovered was a French-English dictionary. I originally bought it for the jacket design and I didn’t find the design underneath it for a while. I think that was the most unexpected because they’re both great covers. It got me psyched and I started thinking about how many others I missed.
What % of the time do you listen to music while you work? Who are some of your favorite musicians/artists?
Quite a bit. My playlist is a good synth-themed mix of what I’m into. There’s some indie stuff, Talking Heads, Devo, and I got to fit in a Paul McCartney jam that’s pretty bizarre. Also looking forward to the impending Wolf Parade reunion.
What are you working on these days?
I’m currently working on what our packaging will be after our Cultivating Thought series comes to a close, which is pretty exciting.
What are some top tips you can offer creatives based on your area of expertise?
I think it’s good to try and not get bummed on small projects. Especially when you work in-house, you don’t always get sexy projects and a lot of it is working on the little aspects that make the brand what it is. If you can find a way to make a bathroom sign or some receipt tape funny, it can be pretty rewarding.
Are you a WNW Member who wants to share your creative theme songs? Email us.
Illustration by Vero Escalante
MIXTAPE: SONGS TO FEAST ON
MIXTAPE: SONGS TO FEAST ON
We hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We're serving a mixtape for you to feast on while you eat leftovers for the next two weeks. These tracks are sent from creatives' studio speakers to your ears. They're tracks that WNW creatives love to put on to add fuel to their creativity. Big thanks to WNW Member Vero Escalante for filling up Side B.
You can open the Spotify playlist here.
"Wanna Be in LA" - Eagles of Death Metal (WNW HQ)
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston (Kiki Ljung)
"Open" - Cyril Hahn (David Urbinati)
"Santa Fe" - Beirut (John James)
"Busy Earnin'" - Jungle (Vero Escalante)
"Easy Easy" - King Krule (Vero Escalante)
"Her" - Majid Jordan (Vero Escalante)
"Blow Up" - Kid Francescoli (Vero Escalante)
Illustration by Mike Hirshon
MIXTAPE: THEM CHANGES
MIXTAPE: THEM CHANGES
As autumn gets underway in the Northern Hemisphere, WNW HQ has put together a mixtape of songs that our members are currently playing on repeat to fuel their creativity. Give this a spin, wherever you are; it may just give you some inspiration, or at least give your ears a good buzz. This week's edition pairs nicely with some hard cider and warm apple pie.
You can open the Spotify playlist here.
Them Changes - Thundercat (WNW HQ)
Reptilia - The Strokes (Yoni Alter)
I'm A Cuckoo - Belle & Sebastian (Mike Hirshon)
Let It Happen - Tame Impala (Ngaio Parr)
Oh Man The Future - De Lux (Todd Grinham)
The Bathtub - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin (Brittany Poole)
Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney (Veronica Corzo-Duchardt)
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (Andreas Tagger)
Are you a WNW Member who wants to share your creative theme songs? Email us.
Image by WNW Member #2782 Shane Griffin
MIXTAPE: IN THE MOOD...TO GET CREATIVE
MIXTAPE: IN THE MOOD...
TO GET CREATIVE
WNW members often generate their most stunning work by getting into a creative rhythm, at the most random hours of the day. Naturally, many of them accomplish this through music. WNW HQ has put together a mixtape built by a group of WNW members who each picked a song that fuels their creativity. Give this a spin, wherever you are; it just might help you finish off the week strong, with a cymbal crash, trumpet solo, or even a groovy falsetto. It's all here.