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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Flying Cars, CIA Secrets, & Game of Thrones: A WNW Guide to SXSW
Looking at the 2019 schedule, there are opportunities to hear the CEO of Dosist, A$AP Rocky, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Frank Oz, and so many more. Here’s a collection of sessions, events, and notes to help make your time in Austin weird and awesome.
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Illustration by Allison Filice
A Mixtape from Allison Filice for the Journey Inward
“I encourage you to journey inward this winter. Set a course for what you want this year before the hustle and bustle takes you for a ride of its own. Spend some time alone journaling, reading, listening to music, or meditating.”
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Working Not Working’s 11 Highlights from This Year’s Us By Night Festival
The nights were jam-packed with talks, experiences, great food and drinks, and even better international company. We reconnected with plenty of OG Members, met many new members for the first time, and were introduced to future members. Check out Working Not Working’s top highlights from this year’s Us By Night Festival.
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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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Overshare Podcast: Jeff Staple on Two Decades of Success By Any Means Necessary
Jeff shares how he has sustained success over two decades in the game and avoided becoming just another trend. He also divulges his somewhat questionable and illicit use of rollerblades to get accepted into Parsons.
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Us By Night: A Conversation with Emily Forgot, Leta & Wade, and Mirko Borsche
We caught up with some of the all-star speakers at this year’s Us By Night Festival. They share what they love about Us By Night, how they distill their creativity into a talk, and what they do to overcome the fear of stepping into the spotlight.
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Overshare Podcast: Director Elena Parasco on Sports and the Female Gaze
Elena Parasco is tenacious and resilient when trying to get her ideas out into the world, whether for herself or for clients like Nike, Air Jordan, A$AP Rocky, Calvin Klein, and Guess. In this episode, you will learn about embracing the doubt of others as motivation and how to find happiness in small wins. Especially, when going through challenging times in your career.
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SUBSET Is Simultaneously Challenging Dublin’s Public Art Laws & Helping Its Homeless Crisis
This Friday, SUBSET will be hosting street artists from all over Ireland, the UK, and Europe to raise awareness and funds for Ireland’s homelessness crisis. The event will simultaneously build awareness around the handcuffing regulations stifling street art in Dublin.
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Overshare Podcast: Tina Essmaker on Resiliency and Embracing the Great Contentment
Tina Essmaker opens up about loss, divorce, resiliency, and new beginnings as she moves on from her role as Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of The Great Discontent. She embarks on this next chapter of her career as a coach, speaker, and writer with courage and enthusiasm.
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ADCAN Empowers the Next Generation of Creatives to Make an Impact
Overshare Podcast: Dark Igloo is from the '90s & Here to Play
Dave Franzese and Mark Richard Miller are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their creative studio Dark Igloo. For Episode 9 of Season 2, Justin invites the duo into the studio to reflect on the past decade of creating work that's drenched in humor and nostalgia.
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Can You Entertain the World in Only 18 Seconds or Less? Enter the GIPHY Film Fest
Do you want $10k? Our friends at Dark Igloo are helping GIPHY produce its first ever micro-film festival. Film submissions must be 18 seconds or less, and Dark Igloo thinks many of their fellow WNW Members, from advertisers to animators to filmmakers, could create something enduring in that loopable timeframe. We happen to agree.
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How Us By Night is Upending Design Conference Conventions
Us By Night is the insomniac brain child of Rizon Parein, a Belgian designer and illustrator. We find out what to expect in the event’s third year and why the night time is the right time for a bunch of creatives to gather within a spacious LED-walled venue for talks, live art, interactive installations, games, and mingling.
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Overshare Podcast: Jon Burgerman Is Not a Doodler
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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Overshare Podcast: Joan founders Lisa Clunie + Jaime Robinson on Taking No Shit & Having Fun Doing It
There's a lot packed into this episode with the two founders of creative agency Joan. There are songs sung, honest insights on the challenges of starting a business, and a few references to Howard Hughes bottling his pee. In this episode, you will learn that happiness and ambition can actually co-exist, and how meeting a stranger that shares your passions can unlock whole new chapters in your career.
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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.”
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Adam J. Kurtz on Helping You Feel Your Feelings
For Episode 7 of Season 2, host Justin Gignac sits down in the studio with artist, author, designer, speaker, and personal growth encourager Adam J. Kurtz. In this episode, you will learn things really are what you make of them, and how a small shift in how you think can make all the difference.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Robyn Kanner Is Gonna Be Ok
For Episode 6 of Season 2, host Justin Gignac chats in the studio with writer, designer, and co-founder of MyTransHealth, Robyn Kanner. There's a lot of sincerity and beautiful insights to take away from this conversation. You will learn that it's okay to be messy. Not in an organizational sense, but messy in the decisions and mistakes you make. None of us are unique or special in our struggles. Once you embrace who you are and feel comfortable with your voice, it will transform your work.
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