Making Midwest

The Making Midwest website is now live! You can review all the details and purchase your tickets today on the site for one of the biggest motion design conferences in 2024. The three-day conference will occur here in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17-19, 2024. This conference has a lot to offer - eight presentations, workshops, and the Creative Business School. Check out the presentation lineup below! Sarah Beth Morgan Handel Eugene Rafael Mayani Amanda Russell Erica Gorochow Kevin Rapp Mack Garrison Matt Vojacek Learn more at?makingmidwest.com?and get your early bird tickets before December 30th! Tickets for the workshops and Creative Business School are sold separately from general admission tickets.

It's Config season y'all! Honestly, it was really hard to pick what to listen to live because the lineup and subjects for this year are so stellar. Here are the presentations I am most amped about listening to: The art of obsession: crafting a culture of excellence by Jenny Arden Our digital product vision of augmented hospitality by Thomas Vidal Ready, set, IDK by Michael Di Genova An infinite canvas by Mike Stern and Linda Dong Pitching accessible design like a pro by Tregg Frank The value of opinions in design systems by Nate Baldwin Delivering a multi-sub-brand design system for e-commerce by Gonzalo Vásquez Correa, Sheryl Bagga, and Leonie Proske Design systems for XL displays by June Lee and Dale Sande Building an AI design system at scale by Phillip Maggs Courage against conformity by Emily Sneddon and Taamy Amaize Are you listening in or attending live? Either way, what are you most excited to hear about? I wish I could attend more AI related sessions live to listen to all the buzz but thank goodness for recordings.

We’re thrilled to share this extra special episode! This month, we were invited to record the podcast live on stage at @makingmidwest. Our all-star panel featured Shawna Schultz, Meryn Hayes , Sherene Strausberg , Aradhana M. Bejarano , and Vassi Slavova . The whole experience was surreal, from the warm welcome to the engaging side conversations and incredible support. Check it out now on Spotify! https://loom.ly/golac6U

Excited to be headed to Making Midwest Motion Conference this weekend! I have exactly 1 business card in my wallet. It's a big upgrade from my last conference (0). Who else is makin' the Making?

We are headed to Making Midwest in just 4 days to join the best in motion design this side of the Mississippi! Looking forward to making new connections, learning a few new tricks, and investing into this community on behalf of Indiana.

So excited to be on a panel later this month with amazing women leading the the motion graphics industry ?? We’ll be live at the Making Midwest

So excited to be heading to Making Midwest in a few weeks to speak with some wonderful members of Mothers of Mograph. Who will be there? Make sure to say hi ??

Is it too early to start the countdown!! Mothers of Mograph are coming for Ohio! We will be recording a live podcast showcasing extraordinary voices from our community. Friday May 17th!! If you still haven't snagged your tickets, don't forget to use our code GA_MMW24-MoM for a discount! See you at Making Midwest!! #mothersofmograph #motiongraphics #podcast

They exploit us and we thank them for it. That's the worst part of creative devaluation. We deliver value that vastly outpaces our compensation, but we're grateful that some company "took a chance on us" or "gave us a shot." We're so eager to do the work that we love that we eagerly accept opportunities that take advantage of us. I've got a lot to say about this in the latest episode of the CMD-Z show with Matt Vojacek and Shelby Hagerdon, MFA, and will have even more to say about it at Making Midwest in May. Check out the latest episode however you put podcasts into your earholes

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