Andy Pearson
A riotous take on embracing and nurturing worst practices to build a body of work by “entertaining the parts of us that are really, really stupid” as he shares Liquid Death's wild marketing approach to take a stand against marketing that sucks, bottled water that pollutes, and the sameness of the retail landscape that numbs the mind. PREVIEW
Violaine Orsoni & Jérémy Schneider
An awe-inspiring display of craft as this duo walks us through their obsessive approach to designing that celebrates beauty, that encourages taking the time to finesse work, and that champions attention to detail over “the big idea” as evidenced in their work for the hospitality industry where their vision comes to life in real, physical objects. PREVIEW
Scott Na‘auao
An impassioned tale of NOT following other people's dreams (or ideas of an ideal career) and instead having the conviction to do what feels right at the time paired with some insightful lessons — seen and told through his lens as a practicing designer in Hawai‘i — on what it means to responsibly shape culture as designers. PREVIEW
Robyn Kanner
A heartfelt reminder that design — and pretty much every discipline out there — is human first, meaning we are always creating for real people with real stakes in this very real world as perfectly summed up in her contributions to high-profile political campaigns, shaped, in part, by an unexpected source: some fateful missed free throws in the 1995 NBA Finals. PREVIEW
Adrian Orozco
A lively collection of seven mantras for design and life that include traits uncommon to creatives — like letting go, being patient, or not comparing yourself to others — culminating in an appeal to, simply, have more fun. PREVIEW (This video is shared with Kesia Nielsen — the third speaker could unfortunately not be at the event)
Kesia Nielsen
An invitation to trust our intuition — just a little more — in guiding a brand’s story instead of relying solely on data, analytics, and ROI in favor of embracing your gut feelings, trusting your instincts, and tapping into your emotions. PREVIEW (This video is shared with Adrian Orozco — the third speaker could unfortunately not be at the event)
Michael Benjamin
An unexpected and enthralling view of branding, of working with clients, and of developing a process through the world of academia by embracing his role as an adjunct professor that forced him to find a way to remove the mystery and ambiguity of what we do in order to figure out how to teach it. PREVIEW
All 16 Videos from 2023 – Chicago
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Pali Palavathanan
An insight into the role his childhood played in developing a professional path devoted to designing for climate change, human rights and justice, education, anti-corruption, regeneration, and diversity and inclusion causes. PREVIEW
Danny Pemberton
A head-spinning and animated-GIF-filled thesis to help us see brands as memes which are living, breathing, iterative ideas as a way to shift our approach from taking total control of a brand to giving brands the best chance of replicating without us. PREVIEW
Emunah Winer & Margaret Kerr-Jarrett
A raw and honest look at two outsiders — no traditional design education or agency experience — as they try (and, spoiler, succeed) at making a name for themselves and their work all while prevailing over preconceptions about what Orthodox Jewish women can or can't do. PREVIEW