Illustration by WNW Member Miriam Persand
The inner workings of the large companies that hire me, an independent artist, are a mystery…I reached out to an anonymous art director friend at a large corporation to gain clarity. We discussed the mood boarding process for a global campaign, where things go awry, and when a company decides to make pre-emptive restitution.
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Simon discusses dream projects, what scares him most about a creative career, why it’s good to stay inside your comfort zone (as long as you’re expanding what fits inside it), and why at this point he might be addicted to the feedback loop.
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When approached with the opportunity to design Some Light at the End, a book about hospice and end-of-life care, Heather-Mariah couldn’t resist the challenge to take on something new. Death itself is nothing new, but the practical implications from a design perspective were also strangely enlivening.
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Whether you’re just starting to truck your way down the freelance road or you’re a seasoned pro, reaching out to art directors and companies is one of the most fruitful ways to get design work. I’m going to share with you exactly how I’m contacting art directors and companies I want to work with.
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Amber Schaefer was otherized at a young age, which provided her with the perspective to recognize the comedic potential in “normal” things. Her time doing sketch comedy then gave her the vocabulary to discuss what makes something funny with future creative collaborators. Amber discusses how the combination of both serves her well in her roles as director, actor, writer, and comedy person and also offers lessons from the comedy world that would serve the creative industry and the one thing she wants to see more of in 2019.
Read MoreWNW Member Eleni Kalorkoti has collaborated consistently with the likes of The New York Times and The New Yorker, creating painterly illustrations that have the ability to accentuate the text and tell a story all their own.
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