Update: April Fools

While a conference about tote bags would be kind of fun, it really is a silly idea isn’t it?

Credit where credit is due: The idea for this April Fools joke is courtesy of our friend Tom Cox.

He suggested it at First Round in Atlanta where he was one of the speakers. We laughed then forgot about it. Last Monday, March 25, despite a hundred other things to do, was only when we decided to make the idea happen, coming up with the name, logo, speakers (who all agreed to participate), functioning website, and promo graphics.

It has been about three years since we made a proper April Fools, so hopefully you enjoyed it.

Real T-shirts!

Tees

Available for pre-order on our Cotton Bureau shop only through April 9.

Speakers

Christopher Doyle

Christopher
Doyle

Christopher Doyle & Co.

Sydney, Australia

Kristine Arth

Kristine
Arth

Lobster Phone

San Francisco, CA

Bobby C. Martin Jr

Bobby C.
Martin Jr

OCD

New York, NY

Sharon Werner

Sharon
Werner

Werner Design Werks

St. Paul, MN

Tom Cox

Tom
Cox

Tom Cox Design

Woodstock, GA

Lauren Dickens

Lauren
Dickens

Lauren Dickens

Austin, TX

David Tann

David
Tann

Tantrum Agency

Atlanta, GA

Min Lew

Min
Lew

Base

New York, NY

Richars Meza

Richars
Meza

IS Creative Studio

Lima, Peru

Keira Alexandra

Keira
Alexandra

Work-Order

New York, NY

Ivan García

Ivan
García

Futura

Mexico City, MX

Jessica Hische

Jessica
Hische

Jessica Hische

San Francisco, CA

“IT’S NEVER DONE UNTIL IT’S ON A TOTE”

— BOBBY C. MARTIN JR.

“Our greatest challenge is the design of an iconic tote”

— KRISTINE ARTH

Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 am

Registration

9:00 – 9:30 am

Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:00 am

Christopher Doyle

10:00 – 10:30 am

Kristine Arth

10:30 – 11:00 am

Bobby C. Martin Jr

11:00 – 11:30 am

Break

11:30 – 12:00 pm

Sharon Werner

12:00 – 12:30 pm

Tom Cox

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Lauren Dickens

1:00 – 2:30 pm

Lunch

2:30 – 3:00 pm

David Tann

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Min Lew

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Richars Meza

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Break

4:30 – 5:00 pm

Keira Alexandra

5:00 – 5:30 pm

Ivan García

5:30 – 6:00 pm

Jessica Hische

6:00 – 6:30 pm

Closing Remarks