Wix Playground

What happens when we let go of restrictive thoughts and limiting mindsets, and allow our creative process to be informed by more than our own little niche and discipline? As we explore our monthly theme of Creative Transition, we look into the power of tuning into your passions, thoughts, and imaginations, and offer tools to transform your creative practice. Check out our latest feature ? https://lnkd.in/emEakUWf

Want to work with us? We're looking for a bright, talented designer, charismatic communicator, educator, presenter, and people-person based in NYC. Take the lead on creative initiatives and collaborations with the local design community. Learn more about this dream position here >>> https://lnkd.in/dFfRkmcN

Following up with our seasonal creative theme, our feature this month follows the idea of vitality as it is revealed in creative management. And more specifically - how you might be able to manage yourself creatively.? In its simplest form, vitality is about ‘the capacity to live and develop’, and what could be more potent in that respect as leading a creative life that keeps on transforming, growing, and evolving - all according to your own needs? Whether you’re a manager already, being managed, or a freelance creative - we’ve got some ideas for better navigating your own creative management. Read them here: https://lnkd.in/ey4g3gx6

After studying in London, illustrator and designer Rui Pu is now working from China. Heavily inspired and influenced by internet culture, his work is as playful and unique as you can imagine. Read all about it in our monthly Designer Spotlight: https://lnkd.in/dieNeQys?

?? Introducing Screen to Screen ?? Our new quarterly series dives into the ever-expanding world of web design. Join us on March 27th at the Playground for a special in-person evening as we explore the design process for the web with speakers Carlos Braverman Bocai, Gabriela Namie, Inês Ayer and Rodrigo Veloso. Our first topic—Weaving Brand Design into the Web—will explore various case studies as our speakers unpack their creative process and the challenges of taking beautiful design to a digital experience. Free and open to all ? RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/dMjjzYvs

On the everlasting challenge of developing a personal style; being influenced by personal experiences and memories; and being inspired by simple colors and textures. Join us for this months’ Illustrator Spotlight with Irina Selaru, and read all about her creative process and style: https://lnkd.in/dutRkAmT

Designer Dmitri Rusinov is on our monthly spotlight, and he’s here sharing his passion for stylish typography, creating posters, and building design systems. Read all about his inspiration and process: https://lnkd.in/dwn2vEMw

Jannik Stegen originally had his eyes set on becoming a doctor, but his creative spirit ended up with the upper hand, and his path led him to become an illustrator. Working from a single small color palette he created a few years ago, Jannik’s illustrations draw inspiration from the animal world and are both playful and clever. Read the full interview with Jannik in this month’s Illustrator Spotlight? https://lnkd.in/d3Sq5rjD

Going into 2024, we posed the same question to 6 creative professionals from our WIx Design Guild: “What types of changes, shifts, trends and movements are going to shape this year in the design industry?” From immersive VR experiences, to individualism and design maximalism, their answers might rely on personal taste and experience, but are sure to point us in an interesting creative direction. Read on and find out what’s on their radar ?? https://lnkd.in/dPs-ztaV Interview with Michal Zur, Eli Zapa, Yana Gayane Gasparyan, Moran Kadussi, Alex Kronenberg, and Yan Imbrik.

Our spotlight today is on Parisian art director and graphic designer Vicente Granger. Having discovered graphic design through his passion for music, Vicente is sharing the ins-and-outs of being a creative: the challenges of developing a personal style, the joy he finds in the learning process of new hobbies, his passion for craftsmanship, and of dreaming of designing none other than the holy bible! Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dvQVPgDM