Cool Concept

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Cool Concept is a talk series all about the personal passion projects of graphic designers and visual artists.

Come hear three talented creatives talk about their personal passion projects and hear the fascinating story of how they did it.

Come hear three talented creatives talk about their personal passion projects and learn what it takes to make something on your own.

Attention graphic designers! Art directors! Illustrators! Letterers! Copywriters!
Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic design-y personal passion projects by creatives in Toronto. It's where we celebrate the non-client work we do to explore and experiment creatively. Three speakers will join us to share their work and talk about the process of bringing their ideas to life, on their own.
Hear the behind-the-scenes stories of how these designers figured out how to handle problems, ask for help, and gain big publicity - all for work they did out of love and curiosity. Then grab a snack, have a chat with the speakers, and meet some new friends!
Cool Concept has been running since spring 2018 and we've featured beautifully designed newspapers, emotional websites, clever bots, animated shorts, interactive sculptures, creative magazines, deep online archives, and awesome Halloween costumes by talented and brilliant Toronto designers and creatives.
Doors open at 7pm, talks start at 7:30pm. See you there!
Speakers1 // Jennifer Phelan: The Year of the Waltz2 // Dominic Ayre: Do Not Xray3 // Emily May Rose: Raccoon City
ParticipatingIf you're interested in speaking about your personal passion project at future talks, tell us about it and we'll talk!
OrganizerCool Concept is hosted and organized by the Toronto Design Directory, a website dedicated to promoting Toronto-based creatives like graphic designers, art directors, and illustrators to the world. To get updates on the next Cool Concept, more events, jobs, and community highlights, sign up for the newsletter.

Attention graphic designers! Art directors! Illustrators! Letterers! Copywriters!
Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic

Do you have a side project? Wonder how to get something off the ground, when it's just you working on it? Need some help or inspiration?
Attention graphic designers! Art directors! Illustrators! Letterers! Copywriters!
Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic design-y personal passion projects by creatives in Toronto. It's where we celebrate the non-client work we do to explore and experiment creatively. Three speakers will join us to share their work and talk about the process of bringing their ideas to life. Cool Concept has been running since spring 2018 and so far we've featured animated shorts, interactive sculptures, creative magazines, deep website archives, and awesome Halloween costumes.
Hear the behind-the-scenes stories of how these designers figured out how to handle problems, ask for help, and gain big publicity - all for work they did out of love and curiosity. Then grab a snack, have a chat with the speakers, and meet some new friends! 
Doors open at 7pm, talks start at 7:30pm. See you there!Speakers1 // Annyen Lam, Tiny Blades Project2 // Micheal & Kaila Jacques, Can't Read, Can't Write, Here's My Book3 // Mike Lopez, This Type Life



ParticipatingIf you're interested in speaking about your passion project at future talks fill out our form and tell us about it.
OrganizerCool Concept is hosted and organized by the Toronto Design Directory, a website dedicated to promoting Toronto-based creatives like graphic designers, art directors, and illustrators to the world. To get updates on the next Cool Concept, more events, jobs, and community highlights, sign up for the newsletter.




Do you have a side project? Wonder how to get something off the ground, when it's just you working on it? Need some help or inspiration?
Att

Attention graphic designers! Art directors! Illustrators! Letterers! Copywriters!Come be inspired by your fellow creatives as they tell us about their personal passion projects and share the behind-the-scenes stories. Then grab a drink, a snack, and make some new creative friends!Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic design-y personal passion projects by creatives in Toronto. Three speakers will join us to share their work and talk about the process of bringing their ideas to life. Doors open at 7pm, talks start at 7:30pm. See you there!Speakers

We're really excited to have these people speak about their work. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, or get our newsletter for announcements.
ParticipatingIf you're interested in speaking about your passion project at future talks, or having your work included in the Concept Loop, fill out our form and we'll have a look.
OrganizerCool Concept is hosted and organized by the Toronto Design Directory, a website dedicated to promoting Toronto-based creatives like graphic designers, art directors, and illustrators to the world. To get updates on the next Cool Concept, more events, jobs, and showcase highlights, sign up for the newsletter.



Attention graphic designers! Art directors! Illustrators! Letterers! Copywriters!Come be inspired by your fellow creatives as they tell us a

Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic design-y personal passion projects by creatives in Toronto. Three speakers will join us to share their work and talk about the process of bringing their ideas to life. Come on out and learn about how they did it, get inspired, have a drink and a snack, and chat with other designers and creatives. Doors open at 7pm, talks start at 7:30pm. See you there!SPEAKERSBlair Thomson on Canada ModernAndrew Foerster on Tin CanyonNuff on Shard


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ParticipatingIf you're interested in speaking about your passion project at future talks, or having your work included in the Concept Loop, fill out our form and we'll have a look.
OrganizerCool Concept is hosted and organized by the Toronto Design Directory, a website dedicated to promoting Toronto-based creatives like graphic designers, art directors, and illustrators to the world. To get updates on the next Cool Concept, more events, jobs, and showcase highlights, sign up for the newsletter.

Cool Concept is a fun and casual talk series about graphic design-y personal passion projects by creatives in Toronto. Three speakers will j

Cool Concept is a talk series about passion projects created by designers in the local Toronto creative community. Three speakers will join us to share their projects and talk about how their work came to be on Thursday April 5th. Join us in Shopify's office space on Spadina to learn more about the work, get inspired, and chat with like-minded designers and creatives.SPEAKERS:Fidel Pena of Underline Studio on Everyone, El SlavadorMarissa Korda on The Loneliness ProjectRhodi & Peter of Equal Parts Studio on FeelbotCool Concept is hosted and organized by the Toronto Design Directory. To get updates on new events, jobs, and directory highlights, sign up for the newsletter.If you're interested in speaking about your passion project at future talks, pitch us your story.

Cool Concept is a talk series about passion projects created by designers in the local Toronto creative community. Three speakers will join 

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