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If there was ever a Creative Mornings speaker to dress your best for it’s fashion designer Maria Pinto. Her collections walk the line between elegant and edgy, and have graced the likes of Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, the Joffrey Ballet, and many a modern women. A dress designed by…
At CreativeMornings/Chicago, Sara Frisk, portfolio lead at IDEO and AIGA Chicago’s president shares her creative journey—particularly how she learned a lot, but not at all what she thought it would be. Watch her talk here.
At CreativeMornings/Chicago, Sara Frisk, portfolio lead at IDEO and AIGA Chicago’s president shares her creative journey—particularly how she learned a lot, but not at all what she thought it would be. Watch her talk here.
Ten years ago Chicago artist and designer Matthew Hoffman decided to print a batch of 100 stickers that read simply “You Are Beautiful” which he gave to friends and colleagues who found the phrase to be inspiring, hopeful, and infectious. Requests for the stickers began to trickle in so Hoffman started selling them in small batches online at You-Are-Beautiful.com. Read on. →
Matthew is speaking this March at our Chicago chapter as part of the monthly theme of Hidden.
A designer at 37signals, Mig Reyes was also previously the organizer of our Chicago chapter. Speaking at that chapter on our ‘backwards’ themed month, he gives some seemingly backwards advice that might just turn the way you think about your creative practice on its head. Watch it. →
A short from Mig Reyes’s talk at CreativeMornings/Chicago, Mig tells us why maybe we should be trying to make ugly things. Find out why. →
“I didn’t get into this to make work for clients. They just happen to be paying.”
—Nick Campbell
Shorts Saturday!
We’ve pulled some of our favorite takeaways from popular talks to give you 2-5 minute videos packed with inspiration and motivation. The perfect length for a quick break between projects, or a preview before seeing if you’d like to watch the full 20 minute talk. Check them out.
Humble Pied is an awesome project by Mig Reyes, previous CreativeMornings/Chicago Organizer and Speaker, that features one inspiring creative professional sharing one piece of advice via iChat.
What originally started as a friend-sourced presentation for an AIGA student conference grew into an amazing resource with tidbit and thoughts from an excellent lineup including Debbie Millman, Jason Fried, Tina Roth Eisenberg, and Jason Santa Maria.
While many of the videos date a few years back, the advice and inspiration is as relevant as ever! Great 2-3 minute clips of wisdom to watch.
Layer Tennis is a live design event where matches are played using video, animation, sound, photos, type and lots more, but the basic idea is the same no matter what tools are in use:
Two competitors swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley.” A third participant, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens. A match lasts for ten volleys and when it’s complete, fans say what they think and help declare a winner.
The primary Layer Tennis Playoffs are hosted by Coudal Partners in Chicago, but you can play against a fellow designer for fun to sharpen your skills and break up the ritual—part of Mig’s advice to spend less time on things.
Give it a try!
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Mig Reyes outlines the game in his talk on backwards advice from May’s CreativeMornings/Chicago event. Jump to 18:26 for a play-by-play of his duel against fantastic letterer Jessica Hische.
