“Both immigrants ourselves, we founded the studio upon the idea that unique and global perspectives are key to creating work that is both innovative and culturally aware. Through PORTO ROCHA, we see an opportunity to help build brands that are in dialogue with the real world.”
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Work With GMUNK
In this episode of Work With, GMUNK buys you a one-way ticket to an enigmatic, atmospheric, and metaphysical reality.
Read MoreWork With Zipeng Zhu
In this primary color-infused installment of Work With, a film series from Working Not Working that introduces you to the creatives behind the work, Zipeng Zhu takes us on a tour of his everyday “razzle-dazzle musical.”
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Overshare Podcast: Romance in the Time of Quarantine - A Masterclass from Photographer, Drone Flirter, & Bubble Boy Jeremy Cohen
In the season 3 finale of Overshare, host Justin Gignac sits down with Brooklyn-based photographer Jeremy Cohen, whose whirlwind saga involves drone flirtation, a human-sized bubble, millions of views, a great distraction for all of us, and a reminder of our shared humanity.
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Overshare Podcast: Directors Coodie & Chike on Kanye West, Serendipity, and Being Too Nice
Directing Duo Coodie & Chike got their big break directing three Kanye West music videos. With their infectiously positive energy and endless wisdom from all their years in the business, we're thrilled to welcome them to Overshare.
Read MoreWork With Allison Filice, San Francisco-based Illustrator of Inner & Outer Worlds
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: Robot-Proof Your Career with Mad Scientist Dr. Vivienne Ming
In this episode, you will learn that the scientifically proven secret to a more successful and rich life is living with a sense of purpose, and in order to future-proof your career, one of the biggest skills you need is resiliency and a growth mindset.
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Overshare Podcast: Jonathan Jackson Will Not Be Constrained to a Singular Expertise
In this episode, you will learn the power of not having a self-limiting mindset, and how important it is to have diverse voices in the room when creating design and culture.
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Illustration by WNW Member James Clapham
Drawing Under Quarantine: Fostered Skills & Advice for Newcomers
These tips for professionals and amateurs alike can provide some attainable goals or challenges to those in search of motivation, especially now that freelance creatives are under the whims of unstable budgets.
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Overshare Podcast: Lauren Hom Will Teach You Everything She Knows
In this episode, you will learn the importance of destigmatizing money in the creative industry, and how necessary it is to be around people who help you dream bigger and encourage you to think about yourself in a different way.
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Animated illustration by Emily Parsons
Creative Turns: Matt Welch–From Journalism to Advertising
Matt Welch, a program director at Wolff Olins, started his career as a page designer and copy editor at The New York Times Company. See how his time in journalism along with a healthy dose of determination and curiosity led to an unexpected––yet informed––pivot to his current position in advertising.
Read MoreSai He on Ad Clichés, His Infamous “Dong Draper” Account, & Locating the “Why” Behind Brave Work
Sai shares how working in advertising is a true calling even if the industry is often an easy target, how Dong Draper has opened up doors to interviews at dream agencies and meetings with heavyweights, and why he wants to deliver brave work that serves an actual purpose.
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Overshare Podcast: Sophia Chang on Hoarding Skills and Staying Busy
In this episode, you will learn to assess and repurpose your skills in new ways for people who may need them. And you’ll learn ways to be proactive when work starts getting slow.
Read MoreOvershare Podcast: Archie Lee Coates IV Can't Believe He Did That
In this episode you will learn how to dream bigger, how to seek out that feeling of "I can't believe I'm doing this," and the importance of knowing when to check yourself when you're going through the motions.
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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 2
We independent artists love to complain, especially about vague feedback and bizarre requests, without considering the source of these concerns form in the mouths of other artists. After all, in-house creative teams are the messengers, attempting to unite talent they love with budgets that work.
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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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Amsterdam Illustrator Simon Flöter Is Enjoying the Spoils from the Best Trade He’s Ever Made
Simon discusses dream projects, what scares him most about a creative career, why it’s good to stay inside your comfort zone (as long as you’re expanding what fits inside it), and why at this point he might be addicted to the feedback loop.
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Jason Raish’s Illustrations Are Detail-Obsessed Yet Rich with Dynamic Juxtapositions
The New York-based illustrator not only combines hyper-realism and incredible attention to detail with playfully imaginative concepts for clients like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Nike, and Facebook—he did so for two different projects on this magazine you’re reading right now.
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