Every year The New York Times commissions thousands of original illustrations from independent artists around the globe. We share the 21 WNW Members whose contributions made the NY Times' year-end list of the highlights
Read MoreThe 2017 Working Not Working Blissfully Ignorant Holiday Party!
At this year's "Blissfully Ignorant" New York holiday party, we had one rule: Leave all the negative noise at the door and coat-check the chaos.
Read MoreChristmas Drinking Not Drinking London: Recap
We flew over to London for a Christmas Drinking Not Drinking on December 19th. It was our most festive happy hour yet. Cheers to our gracious hosts Jaguar Shoes Collective at Dream Bags in Shoreditch
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Photographer Jesse Rieser Celebrates Your Celebrations, the Best Christmas Tradition of All
"Going out and meeting strangers, photographing their process, and my whole process of doing it has kind of become my own tradition. It's like Christmas inception."
Read MoreThis Photographer's Creative Vision Tackles Avoidable Blindness
In the course of learning more about blindness worldwide, the statistic that really rocked me was that 80% of the 35 million plus people who are blind could have their sight restored or vastly improved through relatively inexpensive procedures."
Read MoreThe 2nd Annual LA Holiday Party: Recap
We partnered with our friends at Goin’ Up for the second year in a row, with the event hosted at the spectacular and spacious Playa Studios in Culver City, courtesy of Mophonics Music & Sound.
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Peen Cuisine Mixes Food & Sex for Elevated Bachelorette Parties or Random Weekday Meals
Lauren Hom describes it as "elevated bachelorette party food" but that doesn't mean that she hasn't been getting help from her grandmother sampling some of the recipes before their respective launches.
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Above Brand Celebrates Finer Things Like Imported Beers & Multicultural Societies
In light of the weight of divisiveness that defined 2017 both in the US and the UK, what better way to kick off 2018 than by rallying around the taste of fine liquid hops. "The idea is to select the best organic European beers for The UK and create special edition packages dedicated to world cultures.
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The Top Companies WNW Creatives Would Kill to Work for Full-Time 2017
We surveyed our members for the fourth year in a row, asking them which companies they’d kill to work for full-time.
Read MoreAndrew Jasperson's Short Roasts Silicon Valley's Self-Importance
It's cool to want to change the world for the better. It's amazing to actually do it. But it's super annoying to act like you're doing it and talk about you doing it while you do it. Silicon Valley and Madison Ave are some of the biggest exporters of this often hilarious self-importance.
Read MoreThis Lettering Artist Will Expand Your Vocabulary Through Design
Creatives and artists often talk about how certain projects serve as valuable learning experiences. But WNW Member Mark McCormick's ongoing project, Word is Drawn, is literally that. And not the misuse of "literally" that people are often tossing around. Five years ago, during a creative dry spell, Mark decided to hone his skills as a lettering artist and designer by subscribing to Dictionary.com's daily email and drawing whichever word it threw at him. Mark's resulting renderings manage to perfectly blend the word's definition and a good bit of humor. In short, they're both fun and educational.
Read MoreWNW, General Assembly, & Unruly Co-Host "Design for Good" Event
We co-hosted General Assembly's latest "Inside the Minds of Brilliant Designers" series event with a specific focus on "Design for Good and Breaking the Mould." The sold-out event, held in Unruly's clubhouse, consisted of a panel discussion with London-based WNW Members
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Pinterest & WNW Host a "Women in Creative" Happy Hour
Working Not Working joined The Studio at Pinterest at their San Francisco headquarters on November 8 for a "Women In Creative" happy hour series. We heard from some incredibly talented designers and creatives on their careers, the changes they have seen, and some of the challenges they have faced. The conversation also covered how these women are using their careers to support other women, both young and established, who are facing similar challenges.
Read MoreMeet the Artist Behind Italy's First Underground Art Gallery
In our interview below, WNW Member Emiliano Ponzi perfectly sums up the brief and his creative approach for his latest project creating Italy's first underground art gallery at a subway stop in Milan. "They needed strong scenes. We decided on a series of shots able to depict the variety of people who come and go in that specific neighboorhood, which is a combination between skyscrapers, fancy apartments and the traditional 'old Milano' populated by folks who have lived there for generations. I walked around, felt the atmosphere and tried to represent these two different souls, making them living in harmony." We talk to Emiliano about some of the challenges and breakthroughs that came with this endeavor, how Milan's creative scene has evolved, and what it means to him to be responsible for Italy's first underground art gallery. We also asked who his influences were on this time-consuming endeavor, and what his ultimate hope is in hindsight. "It took 2 years between the first call with the agency to the finished job with many other projects in the meantime, so I think I didn’t have a clear influence. I just know I wanted to depict a dynamic city where everyone could find a mirror and feel represented."
Read MoreMeet 9 Women Using Their Creativity To Right The Ratio
Working Not Working has partnered with Pinterest on its initiative to Right the Ratio. To promote the cause, we're bringing our Bay Area members together for a happy hour and panel discussion hosted at Pinterest's headquarters in San Francisco on November 8th. Featured panelists include Erika Olde (Founder & President of Black Bicycle Entertainment / Founder of the Women’s Studies Program at Ghetto Film School), Sadia Latifi (Head of Creative at Pinterest), and Elysa Fenenbock (First Designer-in-Residence at Google). [Update: The event has sold out. We'll add the RSVP link if more spots open.]
Read MoreHow to Get a Job at Spotify
Spotify! I've been looking forward to this interview and I’m happy to finally share it with you. As some of you may already know, I worked at Spotify for almost three years. So I couldn’t resist reaching out to my friends and asking for their wisdom about landing a design job at Spotify.
Read MoreProfiles of the Week: The Spooky-Good Edition
Happy Halloween from Free Range to the entire Working Not Working community. We've compiled a buffet of freaky creations from five spooky-good members for you to feed upon.
Read MoreThis Artist Visualizes Our Universe's Most Abstract Mysteries
"I’m really interested in astronomy, quantum physics, psychology, and philosophy. They’re different approaches in search of the same answers." WNW Member Allison Filice is doing her part to add illustration to the list with her latest project. Titled "Strange Universe", Allison's undertaking involves visualizing the most mysterious concepts of how our universe operates. Each illustration captures both the incredible balancing act of these concepts and the hallucinatory depth required to even wrap our minds around them.
Read MoreTobias Hall, Warburtons, & Peter Kay Present Pride & Breadjudice
WCRS and Warburtons have developed a reputation for creating blockbuster campaigns, having previously enlisted the help of Sylvester Stallone and The Muppets to help bring their message to life. This time, they called on WNW Member / Illustrator / Letterer Tobias Hall and British Comedian / Actor Peter Kay to create a hearty bread-themed parody of Jane Austen's Victorian classic.
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