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June 21, 2016
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Jason Schwartz on Avondale Type Co.
What are you working on—on the side?
Avondale Type Co. (type), Mlmtr (photo), TSH (advice).
How do you manage to work
on your side project(s)?
Bright Bright Great really consists of Bright Bright Great for client work, Avondale Type Co., a side hustle that keeps us all on our typography game, TSH for design advice and Mlmtr, a photography side hustle. All BBG employees are a part of each of these side hustles in some capacity.
We typically aim to spend about 15% of our total time on these and occa...
June 11, 2016
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Drawing, Knitting, Writing, more by Yen Ha
What are you working on—on the side?
I have many side projects—a lunch blog with my business partner, two monthly book clubs, writing short stories, but mostly I like to make things. I make knit scarves, line drawings, winter wool hats, leg warmers, large-scale landscapes and postcard-size sketches. I make things that can be worked on and stored in the small spaces of a city apartment with two kids. Several years ago, a friend asked me to contribute to a book called “Outside the Lines, Too.” S...
May 28, 2016
Reclaiming urban space: Carol Ross Barney at 51st monthly CreativeMornings in Chicago
Every new project brings with it an inheritance of some sort—a blessing or a curse. Carol Ross Barney is the Founder and President of Ross Barney Architects, who led the redesign, in collaboration with her associate John Fried, of the pedestrian space along the Chicago River, stretching from Michigan Avenue west to Lake Street. Launched in 2009, Phase 1 provided a continuous river-side path from State Street to the lakefront. Phase 2, between State Street and LaSalle Street, was opened to the...
May 6, 2016
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Kelly, Julie, Lisa, Kelly of Forth
What are you working on—on the side?
We started Forth in 2013 to host quarterly salons designed to provide Chicago’s creative women of influence the time and space to talk. We meet around a topic or theme with a menu inspired by the season. Since then, it’s blossomed into an incredible community and a resource. By connecting and sharing the expertise, talents and stories of salon alum, we can offer panels, workshops and gatherings both for our members and the larger creative community. We’re a...
April 24, 2016
BuyMeOnce.com’s Tara Button finds and promotes products to be used for a lifetime
Upon discovering Tara Button’s BuyMeOnce.com, I more than appreciated it—I admired it (like how Ashton Kutcher did). As promised in its name, Button wants strongly to “Change our throwaway culture to a ‘keep’ or ‘pass on’ culture.” In essence, buy once, use for a very long time: years, decades, centuries and beyond. Here, she shares the motivation behind her project, in addition to thoughts on doing the work to realize an idea.
When and how did you arrive at the idea of BuyMeOnce.com...
April 16, 2016
Connecting and Reconnecting: Graphic Designer and Letterer Jenna Blazevich at 49th monthly CreativeMornings in Chicago
Jenna Blazevich a.k.a. Vichcraft, a Chicago-based designer and hand-letterer, spoke at the 49th monthly gathering of the CreativeMornings chapter in Chicago. She shared selections of her graphic design, visibly fortified with handmade typography, from illustrative letterforms to calligraphy. Two aspects of her talk caused me to reflect.
The rewarding act of keeping in touch
When seamless, email and its digital siblings in texting and social media are efficient shortcuts to communication. It’s e...
March 7, 2016
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Olivia Trimble of The Quilt Square Project
What are you working on—on the side?
In 2011, I began Sleet City Signwriting with a passion to revive traditional sign-painting in Northwest Arkansas. I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredible clients over the past 5 years, such as Onyx Coffee Labs, Thrive, and Shindig Paperie. Additionally, I am the Community Development Coordinator for The Little Craft Show, a juried, indie craft show attracting over 15,000 attendees a year.
When I’m not painting signs or working on The Little C...
February 29, 2016
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Elise Metzger of Filigree Suppers
What are you working on—on the side?
My side project is a pop-up supper club series called Filigree Suppers. We host monthly events in rotating cities, mainly Chicago and New York City. Our aim is to bridge inspiring design and delicious food under a common theme. In our first year, we have worked with over 100 small businesses whose goods are primarily handmade, and made in the U.S.
How do you manage to work
on your side project(s)?
I started it with my long-time friend and creative collaborator...
February 23, 2016
Audience Takes the Stage at 48th CreativeMornings in Chicago
In December 2014, a call to the Chicago creative community was first made, inviting makers to nominate themselves to speak at the Chicago chapter of CreativeMornings. A diverse way to discover and receive consecutive viewpoints (read my write-up). As 2015 drew to a close, the second “Audience takes the stage” event of CreativeMornings/Chicago gathered again in December, and had designer Jen Serafini, writer Anthony Roberts, quilter Mary Fons share their perspectives from their respective disc...
January 18, 2016
Vigorous health found in wellness & art: Artery Ink’s Mara Natkin & Gloria Ramirez
While going through the Etsy Pavilion at the One of a Kind Show in Chicago, I encountered the handmade work of studio Artery Ink. Their human subject matter and the style through they interpreted it got my attention. Here, the founders Mara Natkin & Gloria Ramirez share their story of making their craft a fulfilling livelihood.
At the One of a Kind Show, I was quickly drawn
(pun surely intended) to the subject matter of your work:
“art + wellness.” How did you arri...
