Eight Hour Day spoke some truth into a room full of designers last night. During another Hallmark Symposium I was reminded why I love this profession. People like them help me see the light at the end of the tunnel. Studio may be hard now, but I’m gonna get the chance to do what I love eventually.
They are a couple who have done crazy things. They traveled for an an entire year and ran their design studio online. WOW. Does that not make you want to do that? Like holy heck that sounds like the life. Exploring, traveling, and running a business while you’re on the go with your significant other. I envy them.
They do a lot of brand work, illustration, letterpress, you name it. I can see myself working somewhere like this– with all kinds of possibilities!
I especially enjoyed their story about glyphs. They created them for a company and then realized they caught on for tattoos, except most people thought there was more meaning behind these glyphs they had been tattooing on themselves. They even showed up on BuzzFeed’s 19 Tattoos That Everyone Got list.
Besides that they gave a list of 10 things they’ve learned, like surround yourself with good people and avoid the red flags. I love seeing real designers doing things I could see myself doing, so I really enjoyed their presentation.
Rylie By Design 