SPD @ FIT: March 2009 Archives

Monday Morning Inspiration: Modernista! in Just About A Minute

On April 16th (a month from today!) we're pleased to host an SPD@FIT evening with Gary Koepke, Co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Modernista!, the fastest-growing independent creative agency in the world. Gary will recollect his transformation from graphic designer into agency founder and owner, tell stories from the front lines of creative entrepreneurship, and share some thoughts on publication design, the work that launched his career and that he continues to pursue at Modernista!

A quick video shot of adrenaline, tickets on sale, and some of the highlights from Modernista! after the jump...
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A Night Under the Influence...

... of illustration is a great way to spend a night. Huge thanks to the illustrators who shared their experiences and advice, covering everything from finding, accepting, and turning down work to rights and copyright issues, good and bad art directors, editors, dream jobs, nightmare clients, and everything in between: Peter Arkle, Juliette Borda, Tim O'Brien, Christopher Silas Neal, Katherine Streeter and Jillian Tamaki. An extra-special thanks to Ted McGrath and Yuko Shimizu (in person!) for signing copies of their posters for the give-away, and to  Mark Heflin of American Illustration (don't forget! Thursday morning, March 5th, is the FINAL DEADLINE for AI 28) for moderating this discussion so well we actually got booted from the amphitheatre for staying so long!

The night's opening video, created by Grace Martinez and featuring work from the illustrators and a soundtrack from artists who've all been under a different kind of influence, after the jump...
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