From Design Declares to Design Layers, autumn is full and fast approaching…
Clear your calendar! We have design festivals, press features, and a fair few events upcoming as we enter the final quarter of 2024.
⏰ Short on time? Here’s the nutshell…
🌍 Driftime®’s rebrand of humanitarian aid organisation Instant Aid has been featured by not one, but two industry titles this month – check out our mentions in Transform Magazine and Creative Brief!
🫶 Abb-d Taiyo, chats with Lovers Magazine about his insatiable creativity, his stint as a basketball player across the pond, his love for anime, and how that all led him to where he is today.
📣 After a successful in-person event in June earlier this year, Design Declares is holding another afternoon of planet-led talks exploring how we need to change our perspectives on design and climate. Get your tickets here!
📆 Abb-d will be speaking at Readymag’s Design Layers free online conference on October 10th to chat all things creative balance, as well as at INTL Assembly’s upcoming event in Glasgow, going head to head with the challenge of embracing risk.
Instant Aid has hit the press!
From Creative Brief to Transform Magazine, Driftime®’s recent rebrand of disaster relief non-profit Instant Aid has been featured in the press by some stellar industry titles.
We recently launched our latest branding project for non-profit Instant Aid, an organisation that operates in conflict areas and natural disaster zones to deliver vital resources within 48 hours of an outbreak.
Moving away from the typical non-profit aesthetic—often characterised by intricate emblems, crests, and light blue colour schemes—we crafted a bold and fresh identity that conveyed urgency and encouraged a feeling of trust. Through the use of a vibrant orange colour way and a youthful, pioneering tone of voice, we ensured the non-profit’s image was an accurate reflection of the critical work it undertakes.
Have a read of the Creative Brief feature and Transform article here! →
From friends to Lovers Magazine: Abb-d Taiyo is front page news
Driftime®’s Abb-d Taiyo chats with industry title Lovers Magazine about his journey from professional basketball player shooting hoops in the US, to design agency CCO with a team of ten.
“I struggled to find my place in the creative industry, and so in some ways forced myself in without a degree and put myself through a process of blood, sweat, and tears in teaching myself everything I needed to know. At the time, I was making music as a hobby and taught myself design by making album sleeves and covers for all my music friends. Eventually, I got to a position where I was being commissioned and felt good enough to start charging a rate. When I spoke from the heart, and rather than pursuing music, it felt like design and creativity were something I could indefinitely do and be happy with. And so here I am…”
Read Abb-d’s unabridged interview with Lovers Magazine here →
Design Declares are holding their second in-person event
This November 22nd, Design Declares will be facilitating an afternoon of climate-informed talks and a speculative design workshop held at venue Sustainable Ventures.
Following a successful first in-person event in June earlier this year, Design Declares are excited to come together again for another afternoon of talks and workshops addressing the future of materials, technologies, and design practices.
Joined by some well-respected speakers including Tobias Revell, design futures lead at ARUP Foresight, Sophie Thomas, designer, campaigner, and founding partner of circular economy venture studio estaW Ventures, and Afreen Saulut, digital anthropologist and founder of research studio 100kicks, you’ll be in for a treat!
Get hold of your ticket for the next Design Declares event here →
Peeling back the Design Layers with Readymag
The news is out! Driftime®'s CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, will be speaking at Readymag’s free online conference this October to chat all things creativity, ethics, and business.
Striking the balance between ethics and ambition, creativity and structure, and freedom and restraint, Readymag is holding Design Layers this October 10th, an online creative conference digging deep into the digital landscape we find ourselves in.
Design Layers is an event not to be missed, featuring five coveted (and distinguished) designers including Verònica Fuerte, founder and creative directress of Hey Studio, Yah-Leng Yu, the founding partner and creative director of Foreign Policy Design, Samar Maakaroun, partner at Pentagram, Cat How, Founder, CEO, and Executive Creative Director of How&How, and last, but by no means least, Driftime®’s very own CCO and co-founder, Abb-d Taiyo.
Secure your free place at Design Layers and grab your ticket for INTL Assembly’s upcoming event! →
📍 Monthly picks from the Drifteam…
🧑🌾 Rossouw got curious with OnHand, an all-in-one digital tool for corporate volunteering and sustainability action.
🪩 Olivia browsed her favourite pre-loved pieces with DISCO, a second hand shopping sorcerer that finds exactly what you’re looking for, for up to 95% less.
✨ Ed chilled out with Zen Browser, the beautifully-designed and privacy-focused open source browser built for simplicity.
🥑 Holly explored her previously unknown veggie identity with What Vegetable Are You?, a whimsical digital game that takes you on a tasty adventure.
👋 Interested in working together? We’re now booking select partnerships for November and December 2024 and beyond. Let’s keep the conversation going… Contact Us →