OFFSET

Archive 2019

48 hours of professional insights, engaging discussions and challenging insights from industry leaders from the fields of Graphic Design, Photography, Animation, Illustration, Fashion, Film and more.

Featured presentations on the following:

- Creative Ireland presents What We Talk About, When We Talk About Irish Design?
- IAPI presents: Agencies of Change
- Placemaking and Typography with Bruno Maag & Lance Wyman
- G.F. Smith Presents: The World’s Favourite Colour Project
- Facebook Art Dept presents: Analog Experiments in a Digital Universe
- #WHYDESIGN Gender Balance In The Irish Creative Sector
- How To Design The Perfect Story with Media HQ
- Embracing Activism through Illustration with the AOI
+ More.

Main Stage
(in order of appearance):
OFFSHOOTS ( Bijan Berahimi, Tara O’Brien, Eric Gasparro & Kieran O’Driscoll) | Ariane Spanier | Rich Gilligan | Yuri Suzuki | Steve Simpson | Anna Ginsburg | DROGA5 | Aaron Duffy | OFFSHOOTS (Steve McCarthy, Elana Schlenker, Conor Finnegan, A Playful City) | Gillian Hyland | Workgroup | Edel Rodriguez | Anna Mantzaris | Bruno Maag | Carol Lambert | James Victore | OFFSHOOTS (Fuchsia Macaree, Sara Urasini, Matt Griffin, Ailbhe Keane) | Jon McNaught | Lance Wyman | Victo Ngai | John Kennedy | Eike König - HORT | Joe Caslin |

OFFSET Dublin 2019 - Overview Film

OFFSET Dublin 2019 - Overview Film OFFSET is a 3 day creative conference held annually in Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Every year the very best of Irish and international annually creative professionals come together for a weekend of presentations, lectures, interviews and discussions. OFFSET take a multi-disciplinary approach to curation and feature industry leaders from the worlds of graphic design, animation, illustration, advertising, film, fashion and more.

OFFSET Dublin is back.
April 3rd-5th 2020

For more info: www.iloveoffset.com

CREDITS:

Directed, Shot & Edited by
James Alexander McCaughan

Additional Camera by
Felipe Ferreira

Music by
‘Need You’ by Lux Pacific
https://www.musicbed.com/songs/need-you/26131

Opening Title: OFFSET Dublin 2019

Opening Title: OFFSET Dublin 2019 The amazing team from Windmill Lane produced our opening film under the creative direction of John Kennedy and the artistic vision of director Arice.

Arice: Director
John Kennedy: Executive Creative Director
Chris McLoughlin: Head of Studio
Manus Goan: Senior Creative
Damian Molony: Music & Sound Design
Simon Bird: Music & Sound Design

Rich Gilligan | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Rich Gilligan | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Dublin-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Rich Gilligan balances commercial and portraiture work alongside documentary-like, naturalistic projects shaped by his passions.

Gilligan has captured an array of well-known Irish figures through his unique lens, including Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Gabriel Byrne and award-winning musician Conor O’Brien of Villagers.

Having spent his teenage years in the tight-knit skateboarding community in Dublin, photographing the raw and fearless action of skaters on camera sparked his interest in the visual, Gilligan then went on to study at the University of Wales and the University of Ulster.

With an insatiable interest in documenting subcultures, Gilligan spent four years on his project DIY, travelling to makeshift guerilla skateparks around the world. Across urban landscapes like Derry in Northern Ireland, Portland, Oregon and Nantes in France, he captured the skating community’s drive and daring as they constructed illegally-built skating areas, homemade skate bowls and ramps by bustling motorway underpasses.

Aaron Duffy | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Aaron Duffy | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Aaron Duffy is the co-founder of SpecialGuest. His specialty is in communications and visual experimentation, often bringing a touch of humanity to technology and platforms that otherwise feel cold.

Since starting as a director at 1stAveMachine when he was 23, Aaron has had his work featured at the Saatchi&Saatchi new director’s showcase, has had work inducted into the MoMA’s archive for the art and technique of the America Commercial, was named a top 10 director by CreativityOnline, was featured in the Adweek Creative 100 and was named number one in Business Insider’s 30 most creative in advertising under 30.

Aaron traces his insight for SpecialGuest to one of the most simple projects he did early in his career, Google Parisian Love. It is proof that we do much more than advertising when we do our job well. We spotlight the emotion, value and glue between human beings and the products and services people choose to surround themselves with. It is Aaron’s belief that there is no system or methodology for creating that glue. It is made possible by a select few special people and the clients they are paired with. That is why SpecialGuest exists.

Full interview here
https://www.iloveoffset.com/aaron-duffy/

Yuri Suzuki | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Yuri Suzuki | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Yuri Suzuki is a sound artist, designer and electronic musician. He explores the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces that examine the relationship between people and sound questioning how both music and sound effect the mind. Yuri Suzuki has exhibited his installations and sound artworks around the world.

Suzuki was born in Tokyo in 1980. After studying Industrial design at Nihon University, he worked with Maywa Denki, the Japanese Art unit that created Otamatone. During this period, Yuri developed a strong interest in the relationship between music and technology.

In 2005, Yuri moved to London to study Design Products at the Royal College of Art. He then went on to work with Yamaha to produce musical experiences.

Yuri Suzuki Creative Consultancy & Design studio opened in 2010. The practice focuses on research & development sound and design consultancy work. Suzuki collaborates with many clients including Google, Moog, will.i.am, Panasonic, Disney, New Radiophonic Workshop and Teenage Engineering

In 2013 Yuri was appointed as a platform tutor at the Design Products department at the Royal College of Art and as a member of the New Radiophonic Workshop. Later Suzuki created a DIY musical instrument, the OTOTO (comprising of a built in synthesiser and sampler) with Mark McKeague and Joseph Pleass as Dentaku Ltd. The artwork was acquired with Colour Chasers in 2014 by the Museum of Modern Art New York for the permanent collection

In 2018 Yuri Suzuki was appointed as the latest partner at Pentagram leading his team Yuri Suzuki Design Group. Yuri and his team are based at Pentagram’s London studio with an international client base, who are looking to push the boundaries of design, technology and sound crossing the filed of low tech and high tech.

Steve Simpson | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Steve Simpson | OFFSET Dublin 2019 With over 30 years experience, Steve Simpson is renowned for his hand lettered packaging design, whimsical characters and illustrated barcodes. His distinctive style, inspired by the arts & crafts movement, 50s advertising and folk art, has appeared on everything from a 1" postage stamp to a 200ft screen in Times Square. His work has adorned whiskey bottles and cough bottles, boardgames and board rooms, hot sauces and ceramic saucers:)

Since 2008 steve has won over 50 awards for both packaging design and illustration including Gold awards from the Association of Illustrators, Illustrators Guild of Ireland, the IDI and ICAD.
He's been an awards judge for Adobe, 3x3, Kinsale Sharks and the Hong Kong Society of Illustrators

Originally from Manchester, Steve now lives in Dublin, Ireland.

John Kennedy | OFFSET Dublin 2019

John Kennedy | OFFSET Dublin 2019 John Kennedy is creative director with Windmill Lane.

From an early interest in how stuff is put together (he was the kid who played with the broken toys) the power of a good story, and how computers gave him an excuse to give up drawing at art college, his career has seen him work as a bomb disposal robot designer, cheesemaker (sort of), graphic designer, editor, animator, music video director, photographer, writer, film maker, visual effects supervisor and more.

His time with Windmill has given him the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most interesting filmmakers, musicians, creative agencies, designers and brands in the world on a variety of projects across the advertising, feature film, TV and music industries. To namecheck a few, we’re talking; Guinness, Playstation, Kelloggs, McDonalds, U2, Stephen Soderbergh, Oliver Hirschbiegel, John Boorman, BBC & MTV among others.

Personal projects are of huge importance and essential he believes, to any creative’s repertoire. Not a fan of the “but that’s how we’ve always done it” approach, he has more recently been behind the establishment of Windmill Create, an award winning “in-house” motion and content creation studio at the heart of Windmill Lane dedicated to driving cultural change across all aspects of the studio, challenging convention and seeking new collaborative opportunities wherever possible through a more creative first, expertise driven offering.

Victo Ngai | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Victo Ngai | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Victo Ngai is a Los Angeles based illustrator from Hong Kong, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. “Victo” is not a boy nor a typo, but a nickname derived from Victoria – a leftover from the British colonization.

Ngai’s work appear in advertising, packaging, magazines, books, newspapers and animation, her clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, Apple, Prophecy Wines, Johnnie Walker, American Express, Lufthansa Airline, General Electric, Tor, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, NBC and Dreamwork.

Ngai’s work has received many honors including Forbes 30 Under 30 (Art & Style), The One Club Young Guns 16, Society of Illustrators NY Gold and Silver medals, SPECTRUM Gold and Silver Medals, ADC and SPD Silver Awards, Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award finalist and many more.

Joe Caslin | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Joe Caslin | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Born in Roscommon, Joe Caslin is a street artist, illustrator, art teacher and activist. Best known for his beautifully rendered drawings which manifest as towering murals, his highly accessible work engages directly with the social issues of modern Ireland.

He was the recipient of the Association of Illustration award for New Talent in Public Realm Illustration 2013.

Rather than leaving current societal needs to government the aim of his current project entitled, ‘Our Nation’s Sons’ he aims to spread a solution by persuading entire communities to address the very real problem of young male apathy and mental wellbeing.

Jon McNaught | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Jon McNaught | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Jon McNaught is a cartoonist, illustrator and printmaker, currently living in London.

He is the author of 4 comic books published by Nobrow Press: Kingdom (2018), Dockwood (Winner of the Angouleme ‘Prix Révélation’ award in 2012), Pebble Island (2010), and Birchfield Close (2010).

He has worked for the last 10 years as a printmaking instructor at the University of West of England specialising in Offset Lithography, and is also an occasional lecturer in Illustration.

He also works as an illustrator for a range of clients, including: The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Penguin Books, Picador, and is a regular cover artist for the London Review of Books.

Lance Wyman | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Lance Wyman | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Lance Wyman is regarded by many as one of the greatest graphic designers of our time. Describing himself as a product of the ‘Mad Men’ era, he grew up fascinated with clever ways to communicate ideas and concepts that really grab you.

Hailed for his role in developing the field of environmental graphics, his specialism lies in logo design and creating way-finding systems for cities, events, institutions and transport.

Many of his logos are instantly recognisable, including his iconic work for the 1968 Olympics – design that set a high benchmark for every Olympics games that followed.

Tara O Brien | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Tara O Brien | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Tara O'Brien is an illustrator from Dublin. She graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology with a degree in Visual Communications. Her work ranges from editorial to packaging, for clients big and small, but she also has a big soft spot for working directly with her audience on portraits, which command a lot of her time. Her personal work has a focus on diverse representations of people, body politics and mental health, all with a dash of whimsy. She has exhibited at home in Dublin as well as internationally. She is represented by Belfast based agency, UsFolk.

OFFSHOOTS was supported by Facebook Art Department.

Bijan Berahimi | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Bijan Berahimi | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Bijan Berahimi (b. 1989) is the director of FISK, a multidisciplinary creative studio and contemporary art gallery based in Portland, Oregon. He is adjunct faculty in the graphic design department at the Pacific Northwest College of the Arts (PNCA). In 2013, he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with a BFA in graphic design. With an emphasis on community and collaboration, Berahimi's practice includes a diverse set of roles; including creative director, educator, curator, entrepreneur and artist.

OFFSHOOTS was supported by Facebook Art Department.

Matt Griffin | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Matt Griffin | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Matt Griffin is an award-winning graphic artist, animator & author from Kells, Ireland.

Specialising in key art & title design for film, and cover & interior art for publishing, his clients include Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, Penguin, Harper Collins and more. Since 2008 Matt has garnered an international reputation for distinctive and innovative graphic art.

He is also the author of The Ayla Trilogy (O’Brien Press) with his debut novel ‘A Cage of Roots’ named the LAI Children’s Book of the Year 2017 in the 9-11 age category.

In 2014, in order to diversify his illustration style, Matt created a separate body of work under the pseudonym Ignatius Fitzpatrick with clients including The Boston Globe & Arrow Films.

In 2018, he founded the creative studio ‘Voidonauts’ in order to further his work in the entertainment industry, build a team of creatives dedicated to exciting, innovative film & tv development and marketing, and join the blossoming film industry in the Limerick region.

He lives in Ennis, Co.Clare with his wife and two daughters.

Eric Gasparro & Kieran O’Driscoll | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Eric Gasparro & Kieran O’Driscoll | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Two old friends who shared a common love for advertising, Eric and Kieran have been working in Dublin’s creative industry since 2014. They started working as a creative team in 2015 in Epsilon Dublin, after separate stints in Rothco and eightytwenty.

At the start of 2018 they joined Guns or Knives, part of Rothco | Accenture Interactive.

They believe that no idea is too stupid, too out there or too big for a brief. In 2018, they won the IAPI Cannes Young Lions Film Competition, and represented Ireland in the international Young Lions in Film Competition in Cannes. On their return, they set to work bringing their winning idea to life for Concern. With the help of sponsors Pull the Trigger and Wide Eye Media, they delivered a fresh kind of charity ad, which used sneaker culture to drive awareness of Concern among a young demographic. The ad launched in October, and ran for six weeks in every cinema in Ireland.

OFFSHOOTS was supported by Facebook Art Department.

Ailbhe Keane | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019

Ailbhe Keane | OFFSHOOTS | OFFSET Dublin 2019 Ailbhe is the founder and creative director of Izzy Wheels, a brand of stylish wheel covers for wheelchairs. Izzy Wheels collaborate with artists from all over the world to transform wheelchairs into a piece of fashion and self-expression. Their tagline is ‘If you can’t stand up, stand out’.

The concept began as Ailbhe’s final year project in NCAD in 2016. She noticed her sister Izzy’s wheelchair didn’t reflect her bright and bubbly personality. Together the sisters designed a range of stylish wheel covers to bridge the gap between disability and fashion. After going completely viral online Izzy Wheels quickly grew from a college project into a global brand.

They have since collaborated with 50 famous designers on their limited edition wheel cover collections. They have been the top story in some of the world’s biggest publications including Vogue, Teen Vogue, Elle, Forbes, TechCrunch, Vice, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America, The Late Late Show, and BBC Three Amazing Humans. Following viral online success, and 14 national awards, Izzy Wheels are now selling in 35 countries. Both sisters were both named on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2018.

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