Computer Arts

spring 2017 EVENTS

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to think big and aim high. “Careers
don’t often happen overnight” he
says “so don’t wait for things to
come to you. Make your own luck
by getting out there and showing
people your work” he advised.
For Bruno Maag OFFSET
provided a timely reminder of
the power of motion design.
“I very much enjoyed the number
of motion design contributions
ranging from blockbuster movie
sequences to Danger Mouse”
he recalls. “Seeing and hearing
about it in a more isolated fashion
reminded me how powerful it can
be when employed correctly.”
He came away from the
conference armed with resolve
to use motion as a tool to further
engage with his audiences when
he’s talking about typography.
“It will allow me to emphasise a
point I’m trying to make or illustrate
a specific subject more interactively.

Motion can be used very effectively

when it’s juxtaposed with static

imagery” he explains.

Like Anderson Maag also picked

up on the conference’s human

theme. “Lorna Ross from the agency

Fjord stood out for me” he says.

“‘Extreme experiences’ was a term

she used to describe the fact that

you can’t rely on your assumptions

when it comes to what people

experience. Instead you have to

immerse yourself in their world

to understand things from their

perspective” he continues.

For Anderson humanness also

means knowing what you want to

personally achieve as a designer.

“The resounding takeaway seemed

to be: ‘Just do you’” she says.

“Don’t try to shoehorn your creative

ambitions into someone else’s

career style expectations or goals.

The question isn’t: ‘How can I fit in?’

The real question is: ‘What unique

thing can I contribute?’”

What’S on

ING Creative Festival 2017

Dubai UAE

13–15 April

http://www.ingcreatives.com

Speakers from Pixar Disney

Google Behance National

Geographic and more join the

likes of Design Matters’ Debbie

Millman and Hvass&Hannibal’s

Nan Na Hvass in Dubai for

ING Creative Festival in April.

The three-day conference

also offers a wide range of

workshops from lettering with

Gemma O’Brien to storytelling

with Pixar’s Andrew Gordon.

D&AD Festival

London UK

25–27 April

http://www.dandad.org

Back for a second year D&AD’s

sprawling festival will celebrate

creative excellence across

a dizzying variety of outlets.

Talks from leading creatives

such as Piera Luisa Gelardi

and Zane Lowe will occur

alongside insights from the

D&AD Professional Awards

judges an exhibition of

more than 26000 pieces

of work fringe events

workshops and parties.

TYPO Berlin

Berlin Germany

25–27 May

http://www.typotalks.com/berlin

Themed ‘wanderlust’ this

year’s TYPO Berlin will focus

on ‘methodological agility’ and

aims to facilitate a rethinking

in how we leave our comfort

zones and embrace the joy

of change. Talks will take place

across five stages at arts venue

House of World Cultures and

speakers include Jonathan

Ford Rejane Dal Bello Oliver

Jeffers Hort’s Eike König

and Erik Spiekermann.

EVENTS

Clockwise

from far left:

Bruno Maag

talking deadline

drama on the

second stage;

attendees at

OFFSET; this

year’s branding;

Kelli Anderson on

the main stage; a

packed audience

in the Bord Gáis

Energy Theatre.

Careers don’t often happen overnight

so don’t wait for things to come to you.

Make your own luck by getting out

there and showing people your work

Rod Hunt freelance illustrator