Illustration by BarsRsind
Now that I’m a freelancer, I find myself back [to] learning how to best communicate with editors, anticipate their needs, and generally try to read their minds. So I invited four editors to tell me everything there is to know about their jobs in the hopes of demystifying it for myself, and for freelancers everywhere.
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“I want to be heard and be part of bigger things, alongside better people. Yet any new attempt is met with another refusal...How can I be heard? How can I make you see me? How can I contribute?”
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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.
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
We stopped by the shared London studio space of artists Sara Andreasson, Alice Hartley, Annu Kilpeläinen, Hattie Stewart, & Lynnie Z to get a glimpse into the daily grind of creativity for five incredibly distinctive and talented professionals. They sat down with us to discuss the nature of their typical conversations, why being around each other on a daily basis keeps them productive, stimulated, and sane, how they navigate digital spaces and social media, and what their personal and collective dream projects would be.
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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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Night Shift is a one-night-only pop-up gallery show where female artists reveal what they create at night. I spoke with the collective of contributing artists to learn about the conception of Night Shift, how the nighttime influences the output of daytime creative professionals, and what advice they have for up-and-coming artists looking to create their own projects and make their own opportunities.
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“As a fan and a commercial illustrator, it’s the coolest thing to look at the list of available stars to work with and brainstorm visual ideas. These posters are stories: the wrestler’s stories. It’s my main priority to have a sensitivity to that and create exciting ideas that everyone is happy with.”
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The second children’s book I wrote and illustrated landed me on The Today Show, CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC, in Wired, Glamour, and hundreds of other media outlets. At age 29, the firestorm flurry of publicity that ensued provided unprecedented ground to stand on—the first solid evidence, proof to myself, of my professional capabilities.
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
The two London-based illustrators and studio mates were more than game to interview each other in their brightly lit studio. The result is equal parts insightful and hilarious. Here’s Seb interrogating Josh with some hard-hitting and eye-opening questions.
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All Photography by Flora Maclean
The two London-based illustrators and studio mates were more than game to interview each other in their brightly lit studio. The result is equal parts insightful and hilarious. Here’s Josh interrogating Seb with some hard-hitting and eye-opening questions.
Read MoreWork With is a new video series that introduces you to the creatives behind the work. Here, we visit illustrator and entrepreneur Tuesday Bassen in her Los Angeles-based clothing store.
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In a special bonus episode of Overshare, host Justin Gignac sits down with 4 acclaimed illustrators to discuss all aspects of navigating a creative career through the lens of illustration, from how to break in and get the attention of clients to being patient as you develop your personal style to how to determine what to charge.
Read MoreWe pull back the curtain for illustrators and talk to Creative Director Brandon Lively about why he loves working at [adult swim], why illustration is an important vehicle for [adult swim]’s voice, and what advice he has for those looking to join the team.
Read MoreWe’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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This week, we're putting the spotlight on the world of illustration. We're highlighting illustrators around the world who lead their craft, going behind-the-scenes into their studios, learning about their day-to-day and career challenges, and sitting down with the most desirable studios and clients who collaborate with talent in this field.
Read MoreAs we focus in on the past, we hear why a dozen illustrators pursued illustration in the first place, how they got started in a professional capacity, and with which project they first found their voice.
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As we focus in on the present, we hear how the day-to-day of an illustrator unfolds, tricks of the trade for optimizing their output, when a piece feels finished, and whether they support their illustration practice with work in other disciplines.
Read MoreAs we focus in on the future, the illustrators share what their dream projects would be, what steps they’re taking to get there, and what they want to see more of from the creative industry in 2019.
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Director Johnny Kelly shares how he helped create a perfect collision of collaborators with Nous Vous and Andy Gent, how his creative process shifts with his intended audience (in this case, kids and their parents), and his proudest moment with this project: unleashing these films on an unsuspecting public.
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