In the latest installment of Work With, a film series from Working Not Working, we sit down with WNW Member Allison Filice. Allison is a San Francisco-based freelance illustrator and designer whose work colorfully explores her inner and outer worlds.
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Overshare Podcast: Tristan Eaton on Inventing Your Own Universe and Secret Identities
In this episode, you will learn the importance of self-reinvention to escape formulaic mediocrity, how to know if your subconscious is driving your work, and why inviting people into your own invented universe is perhaps the only way to get clients to give you free rein.
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Illustration by WNW Member Miriam Persand
Pulling Back the Curtain of Big Tech: Confessions of an Anonymous Art Director, Part 1
The inner workings of the large companies that hire me, an independent artist, are a mystery…I reached out to an anonymous art director friend at a large corporation to gain clarity. We discussed the mood boarding process for a global campaign, where things go awry, and when a company decides to make pre-emptive restitution.
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An Illustrator’s Guide to Tracking Emails to Art Directors
Whether you’re just starting to truck your way down the freelance road or you’re a seasoned pro, reaching out to art directors and companies is one of the most fruitful ways to get design work. I’m going to share with you exactly how I’m contacting art directors and companies I want to work with.
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A New Filmmaker Documents His Mother’s Journey as an Artist Living with Parkinson’s Disease
“Filmmaking has now gone from being a vague ambition to a vehicle to exorcise some really complicated feelings.” Zack Grant’s creative background is primarily as a producer on the agency side. But when his mom, an artist, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, he felt a calling to document both the journey of her health as well as the effects it has on her work and family.
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IWD2019: Rita Matos on Quitting a Stable Job to Venture into Life as a Freelancer
WNW Member Rita Matos is a Lisbon-based Designer with a focus on exhibition design, editorial design, and visual identities for everything from underground music events to art museums. Below, Rita shares advice for creative women and discusses her proudest moment. “Probably having the courage to quit the comfort of a cool, stable job at a studio to venture into doing my own thing as a freelancer.”
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Illustration by Allison Filice
A Mixtape from Allison Filice for Relaxing into the Cosmic Flow
“If you attempted to control every aspect of your creative career, it would look very different than if you allowed some unknowns to guide you along your path… I put together a mix of songs that help transport me into the cosmic flow. Have a listen and hopefully you’ll find yourself relaxing into a wonderful current of your own. I promise you won’t float off into the abyss.”
Read MoreJosh Cohen's Design Chops Inform His Unique Exploration Into Video
One of the coolest parts of WNW Member Josh Cohen's portfolio is on display in the project credits. The man is wearing a lot of hats. Director, writer, editor, designer, art director, producer. "It’s a special feeling and privilege, being able to have a vision, and have the end product be just that or something really close to it."
Read MoreThis Editorial Illustrator Wants to Make Work Actually Useful to Art Directors
WNW Member Eleni Kalorkoti has collaborated consistently with the likes of The New York Times and The New Yorker, creating painterly illustrations that have the ability to accentuate the text and tell a story all their own.
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