Our Top Reasons to Attend WMC: Off-The-Grid — October 5–7th, 2018

  Creative, Design, Ilustrazioni, Rassegna Stampa
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Design Conference 2018 – WMC: Off-The-Grid by Go Media

We here at Go Media (your favorite design shop in CLE) are thrilled to introduce a new event to our community this year, an offshoot of our annual design conference Weapons of Mass Creation Festival, called WMC: Off-The-Grid. This event is an intimate three-day retreat aimed at graphic designers, small business owners and other design-minded creatives looking to unplug and recharge.

Reason #1. Content that will fuel you all year-long.

The three-day event will still have a serious educational arm to it — two and a half days of solid content from our nationally recognized faculty (talks, workshops, portfolio reviews, fireside chats, etc.)

They include-

  • Shiu Pei Luu, Art Director for Facebook and Creative Director and Co-Founder for The Beehive Society, a non-profit that fosters creativity through pop up art shows and workshops facilitated around the Bay Area
  • Tara Victoria and Brad Weaver, co-founders of design firm The Banner Years, a customer experience studio who has worked with the likes of NPR, Coca-Cola, Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, and more
  • Tony Diaz, founder of Austin’s Industry Print Shop and someone who has undoubtedly cemented himself as an authority on all things screenprinting.
  • Ken Schneck, producer and host of This Show is So Gay, the long-running, award-winning radio show and podcast.
  • Marshall Shorts, award-winning entrepreneur, owner of Soulo Theory Creative and co-founder of Creative Control Fest.
  • Dylan Menges, owner of Menges Design, who has a client list including Subaru of America, Mozilla, Sherwin Williams, and more…

Lenny Terenzi, designer and illustrator of Hey! Monkey Design will be our host.

Reason #2. Fuel your mind AND fuel your soul.

Our weekend itinerary is jam-packed with talks, workshops, and portfolio reviews. There is no shortage of content. But some of the best stuff is what lies in between — the unspoken — those quiet moments you’ll experience hiking and floating downstream, the peace that will wash over you once your notifications finally quiet. The opportunity to unplug and have a chance to reflect on how far you’ve come and where you’d like to go. How often do you truly allow yourself to get lost and found again?

Reason #3. Genuine, one-on-one interactions.

WMC: OTG is open to around 60 attendees only, so the genuine and authentic vibe our larger conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, is known for will only be magnified this year. Grab your ticket now if you want to be a part of our intimate fireside chats, if you’d like one-on-one instruction and feedback from our faculty, and to network with each of our attendees, speakers, and workshop leaders in a way you could not do at a typical conference.

Reason # 4. Hang with our crew at the coolest place ever!

I swear, you guys are going to love Mohican Adventures! It’s way too much fun. When we scouted it, the Go Media crew didn’t want to leave. We have reserved ten cabins, which are all lined up next to one another, so it’ll feel just like summer camp (just nicer and with hot tubs). Here are just a few things that surround the cabins:

  • Canoe livery (also, kayaks, tubing, paddling & more)
  • Aerial park (for our ropes course!)
  • Adventure golf and go-karting
  • Campfire spots
  • Biking and hiking
  • Fishing spots
  • Zip-lining
  • Restaurants and bars

Reason #5: We need YOU!

We need you add to the conversation, to help paddle our canoe. And don’t worry. If you don’t have a buddy coming to WMC: OTG, you mustn’t worry. Most of the attendees enrolled thus far are coming solo, so you won’t be the odd woman or man out. After an hour or so, we’ll all be as thick as thieves.

There is still time to enroll, so head to our official site to learn more about the event and to our ticketing page to grab one of the last flying blind tickets, or to put down a deposit if you can’t pay for a full price ticket now.

Have any questions? Email me at heather@gomedia.com and I’d be happy to answer anything!

Hope to see you there!

Interested in sponsoring or giving us an in-kind donation, such as items for our awesome SWAG bags? Contact Heather.

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