We’re thrilled to kick off a month around the theme CLIMATE, presented by MailChimp! The theme was chosen by our creativemorningsottawa team and illustrated by the talented Dave Arnold.
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“Some fonts are like people. They can be attractive, even if they’re not pretty.”
We’re jamming out to this month’s playlist for the theme UGLY.
“I didn’t take formal training in art. I’m going to keep saying it, because everyone thinks they’re not an artist.”
— Tiffany Pratt. Watch the talk.
“Where does creative freedom come from?”
— Kyra Clarke. Watch the talk.
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.
Some creative folks at CreativeMornings/Washington, DC! Photo by Kate Warren. CreativeMornings is in 80 cities around the world. Find a chapter near you. →
Community Spotlight on Patrick Macomber
We’re loving all the wonderful work we’re discovering via CreativeMornings profiles. This is work by creative strategist Patrick Macomber, a member of our Philadelphia chapter. His backup career is as a serial food truck entrepreneur.
Calling all creative people in Copenhagen!
CreativeMornings and Squarespace are unlocking three new creative cities. Today marks the start of a month-long search for outstanding organizers who want to bring CM to: Copenhagen (Denmark), Charleston (SC, USA), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Lovely Lenka, part of the CreativeMornings/Prague team, photographed by Lukas Biba!
We launched some new profile features to help you sort by skills and find local collaborators and freelancers in your community. Check it out.
Past CreativeMornings/Melbourne speaker Beci Orpin just release a new book, Home, which has 25 amazing DIY and craft projects that promise to brighten your home and your life. The Aussie illustrator was the perfect fit for our Happiness theme, where she speaks on living a happy, colorful life.
Why taking 15-30 minutes to share will change your creative career.
FastCompany spoke with our CreativeMornings/Austin speaker Austin Kleon, who shared some advice for young creative professionals. A great two minute watch. If you’re interested in digging in further—check out Austin’s CreativeMornings talk. →
We just launched out latest chapter in Tijuana! Follow along with them here to hear about upcoming events.