Upcoming Event
Tuesday, May 7 2024
6:30–8:30 pm
Fresh Dialogue
Freelance Life Advice
Tuesday, May 7 2024
6:30–8:30 pm
Fresh Dialogue
Freelance Life Advice
Join us for a panel of NYC freelancers discuss the ins and outs of working independently.
Join seasoned freelancers, Justin Wong, Calen Chung, Haruko Hayakawa, and moderator Isabella Giancarlo for a conversation about about how they made the jump to start working independently. We’ll discuss how they balance the logistics of running your own show with working as a designer. We’ll delve into how the freelancing landscape is evolving and what the future might hold for independent professionals. This panel is directed towards individuals interested in embarking on or advancing in their freelancing careers. Experienced freelancers will discuss how they find clients, manage their businesses, and what they prioritize when building their professional networks and portfolios.
After the event you’re invited to join us for a brief reception and meet fellow freelancers.
Tickets
We are committed to keeping events accessible to all participants. Your ticket and donation supports AIGA NY and costs associated with event production costs. If ticket cost is a barrier, please contact Stacey@aigany.org.
Tickets
- Non-members $25.00
- AIGA NY Members $15.00
The Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall
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66 West 12th Street
New York, 10003
Speakers
Justin Wong
Justin is a New York-based designer, art director, and typographer helping clients create responsive, evolving brands. He holds a BFA with Honors in Advertising and Design from the School of Visual Arts, and works as a contract creative for a diverse range of clients and agencies including Apple, BUCK, Mother, and Laundry Service.
He has produced work for forward-thinking clients like Apple, The Wall Street Journal, Hennessy, the NBA, Facebook, General Electric, Ray-Ban, Meta Reality Labs, WhatsApp, Google, and more, delivering impactful communications and experiences. His work has been internationally recognized by the One Club for Creativity, Type Directors Club, Print Magazine, Time Out, Graphis, NBC, D&AD, and Communication Arts. Justin has served on the juries for the AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships and ADC Awards and currently serves on the Board of Directors of AIGA NY.
Calen Chung
Calen is a Brooklyn based freelance designer specializing in branding, motion, and web design. Playful intuition, curiosity, and an appreciation for visual form drives her practice. She received her BFA degree with honors for Communication Design at Parsons School of Design. She began her professional career at Droga5 where she worked on several accounts including Meta, Hennessy and Chase. Shortly after, she was contracted as a designer for Apple’s Marcom Photography team. Calen is continuing to freelance and has recently worked with companies like Equinox, Vox Creative, and Activant Capital.
Moderator
Isabella Giancarlo
With a decade of expertise in branding & communications in New York City, Isabella (they/them) works with clients big (like, Apple and Facebook) and small (like a monthly cocktail history club and queer-led ceramics studio). Informed by both agency experience and as a founder themself, Isabella runs TART, a creative studio crafting expressive, zesty & unconventional branding and identity. Their work has been featured in Fast Co., Vogue, Forbes, Buzzfeed, and Sandy Skees’s Purposeful Brands: How Purpose and Sustainability Drive Brand Value and Positive Change. Isabella is a Leo, voracious knitter and student of the Italian language.
The Auditorium, Alvin Johnson / J.M. Kaplan Hall
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66 West 12th Street
New York, 10003