Shawna X shares one of her most recent discoveries after giving birth. “I’ve realized the power of our female spirit, body, and emotion. We have the ability to harness our powers within and filter this through our creative talent.”
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IWD2019: Rita Matos on Quitting a Stable Job to Venture into Life as a Freelancer
WNW Member Rita Matos is a Lisbon-based Designer with a focus on exhibition design, editorial design, and visual identities for everything from underground music events to art museums. Below, Rita shares advice for creative women and discusses her proudest moment. “Probably having the courage to quit the comfort of a cool, stable job at a studio to venture into doing my own thing as a freelancer.”
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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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IWD2019: Billie Creative Director Noemie Le Coz on Solving Problems Through Creativity
Noemie Le Coz discusses her early interest in design, her latest venture as Creative Director of Billie, a female-first body shave brand, and why the future for creative women is brighter than ever. “I'm seeing so many female creatives emerging every day that are doing things I'm so excited about and proud of.
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IWD2019: Jessica Shriftman Wants You to Realize Your Worth. “You’ve Got the Leg Up Now.”
“I didn't even want to get highlights in my hair as to not portray myself in a more feminine way. Crazy – I know. But now agencies are finally seeking female talent: realize your worth. You've got the leg up now.”
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IWD2019: Noelia Lozano on the Highs of Discovering Your Own Style & Voice
Noelia discusses the moment she stopped wasting time on things she wasn’t passionate about, why nothing tops the highs of discovering your own creative voice and achieving creative freedom, and how creative women will reach a higher individual potential through a stronger women-led support system.
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IWD2019: Mahaneela on Mirroring Her Mum’s Energy in Her Creative Career
WNW Member Mahaneela Choudhury-Reid shares how recreating her mum’s energy has been a catalyst in pursuing a creative career, why working with her best friend helped produce her proudest career highlight, and why it’s time for her fellow creative women to challenge the system.
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Meet the Membership Board: Artists with Astronomical Audiences
Members of our Membership Board are not only some of the most talented and experienced creatives on the platform; they also take time out of their busy schedules to proactively vet creative talent on WNW and offer personalized feedback to help fellow members strengthen their profiles.
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Ashley Lukashevsky on Finding Her Voice Through Anger, Frustration, Fear, & Hope
The Los Angeles-based artist tells me how her work is an authentic, unadulterated expression of what inspires her most, why the pointed messages in her work make it much easier for her to align with like-minded clients, and what she expects of her fellow artists.
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A Palette of One: Aiste Stancikaite’s Single-Tone Portraits Add a Surreal Twist
An illustrator’s artistic voice can suddenly feel at home when delivered with the right tones. In the case of WNW Member Aiste Stancikaite’s work as of late, it’s a palette of one color at a time, and the result is entirely expansive rather than diminishing.
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Meet the Membership Board: Photographers
This recurring WNW Magazine feature will introduce you to creatives on our Membership Board. It will celebrate their work and give them the mic to offer advice on how to elevate your own WNW profile. Meet photographers Julie Glassberg, Michael Starghill, & Elizabeth Weinberg.
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Hemali Vadalia on Artistic Sincerity, Accepting Uncertainty, & “Loving Vincent”
Hemali discusses the creative mission that bridges together each of her unique projects, her experience working on the Oscar-nominated film Loving Vincent, and her excitement for what's next in New York City. “There is joy in the pursuit of anything.”
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Meet Atlas Acopian, Winner of the First Ever GIPHY Film Fest
We’re excited to introduce you to WNW Member Atlas Acopian, who did us proud and won the Grand Prize at the GIPHY Film Fest for his microfilm “Washed Up.”
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Meet Storyblaster, a New Story-Selling Software from Fellow Storytellers
“Our mission is to enable creatives, entrepreneurs, makers, and small businesses to raise money for their projects and products without having to rely on ‘higher ups’ to say yes for them to be able to succeed. We’re here to help people make their own success.”
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4 Creatives Are Renting a Billboard in Oakland. It Is Too an Agency. Shut Up.
The diversity of “briefs” this single-billboard agency, titled Haha Ok Corp, has taken on highlights their willingness to follow their creativity and clients wherever they may lead. “Our last board was called the ‘Idea Swap billboard’ where essentially we sat at a picnic table under the the billboard on Sundays and invited people in Oakland to trade their stuff for our creative endeavors.”
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Irish Illustrator Fatti Burke on Collaborating with Her Dad & Why Every Day Is a School Day
Kathi 'Fatti' Burke is an Amsterdam-based illustrator whose work revolves around the things she loves – food, home, memes, animals, and tradition. Fatti shares what it’s like working alongside her Dad on children’s books and book tours, and why every day is a school day. “I’m just so happy that I get to learn as I work; there’s nothing better.”
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Elena Parasco Celebrates the Inspirational & Communal Act of Trading Your Heroes
For the New York-based Director, heroes are not simply for idolizing alone but for exchanging with others; such a transaction can be more valuable than the exchange of ideas. A proactive celebration of heroes can guarantee an endless reserve of fresh inspiration as well as deep connections with those around you.
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Iconoclast, Filmmaker, & Entrepreneur Ondi Timoner’s Live Talk Show Is Turning #MeToo Into #WeDo
Ondi Timoner discusses why WeTalk is coming at a cultural crossroads, how her past experiences prepared her to make WeTalk both a sustainable and expanding series, and what creatives and companies can do to join the conversation.
Read MoreThis Creative Agency of Writers Has the Broad Experience & Laser Focus to Help Tell Your Story
Bill saw an opportunity for big publishers and brands to benefit from his skillset and experience. Thick skin? Tight deadlines? These aren’t simply occupational hazards for a writer, reporter, and editor. They’re job descriptions.
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