Designers for Myspace, Adidas, Sony at Foundry …

Tasmania’s Foundry ( https://foundry.com.au/ ) have revealed they are taking their Guest Speaker program to the next level – engaging mentors who have designed for the likes of MySpace, Adidas and Sony to the state this Wednesday – as well as confirming plans for an international speaker event in the state this November.

The Guest Speaker program sees Foundry bring some of the best creatives in Australia to Tasmania to speak to students enrolled in the organisation’s creative education programs, in order to provide local students with direct access to some of the nation’s best industry minds. The program has also recently opened up seats to professionals, businesses and industry.

“The program allows our local Tasmanian students access to some of the best ideas, thinking, experience and entrepreneurial styles in the design and creative space in Australia,” Founding Director Chris Billing said.

“That we are able to now attract speakers of this calibre to Tasmania, means our local students – and now also local businesses, industry and interested professionals – are able to access new learnings, ideate and network at a national level and beyond – right on their doorstep.”

Foundry will also be revealing details of its Tasmanian-first creative industry mentoring program The Divide – which will bring some of the best design thinkers from brands like Google, SONOS and WIRED – to Tasmania this November:

Key speakers include …

Ben Johnston, Founder, Josephmark creative agency: best known for working for Justin Timberlake on the MySpace re-launch, resulting in the first positive press the platform has had in years. Josephmark has gone on to be an Australian and global powerhouse, cultivating an impressive stable of clients including Spotify, Sony and realtime music hub We Are Hunted.

Emily Woollett, Creative Director, Paper Stone Scissors: responsible for developing fully-integrated, strategic campaigns and engaging brand stories for some of the most iconic fashion and lifestyle brands both nationally and globally. Clients include; Peter Alexander, Uniqlo, Calibre, Minkpink, Seed Heritage, Thurley, Herman Miller, The Four Seasons and Adidas.

Tim Kotsiakos – Creative Director and Founder MASS (MELBOURNE): one of the forefathers of UX and digital design in Australia – specialising in key design fields such as user experience, research and prototyping.

Tickets to Foundry’s guest speaking series ‘Season Pass’ or international guest mentoring program The Divide are available via Foundry’s website: foundry.com.au

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Sarah Caddick