Los Angeles, we're coming back for more! Please join us Thursday, May 17 as our pals at Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood host us for another evening of creative collaborations and inspiration courtesy of this amazing line-up of top talents and... MORE
Los Angeles, we're coming back for more! Please join us Thursday, May 17 as our pals at Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood host us for another evening of creative collaborations and inspiration courtesy of this amazing line-up of top talents and... MORE
If you're hitting the Wednesday afternoon wall hard, we've got a dose of inspiration to get you sitting up a little straighter and back to work a little harder: five inspiring videos that kicked-off the presentations from our last Speakeasy... MORE
"I love talking to photographers about other photographers they're into."That's Heidi Volpe talking above, once again in an interview with the irreplaceable Rob Haggart of APhotoEditor, and Heidi is our final presenter to introduce to you here for tonight's Unsung... MORE
Jeff Divine is a photographer, photo editor, and author who's been documenting the art of the surf world since before it was his career; in this interview he says he's been "shooting since '66..." and "I laid it down in... MORE
Rebeca Mendez is a designer and artist who works in film, video, photography and installations, focusing on her travels to the unfamiliar and extreme where she explores the way cultures express themselves through the style of nature they produce, be... MORE
Some people theorize that West Coast design is renegade, different and challenging, breaking with tradition, because the West Coast itself has a tendency to shift and shake, a constant reminder that nothing's permanent. We're don't know if that's true, but... MORE
That's the most important thing. That's truly the art form of what this is. The art form of being a commercial photographer is basically solving the problem creatively, putting your stamp on it somehow that people do know it's you,... MORE
Los Angeles, we're coming back for you! Please join us Thursday, October 20th as our pals at Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood host us for another evening of creative collaborations and inspiration courtesy of this amazing line-up of top talents and... MORE
Just a few weeks back we met up with our West Coast folks for a night of creative inspiration, fantastic Mexican food and, of course, a few cocktails. Thanks to the brilliant coordination of Charlie Hess, Carol Leflufy and Lisa... MORE
Tonight's the night at Smashbox: we're meeting a host of great unsung illustration talent, introduced by some of the great West Coast creatives who've picked them out as favorites. One of our presenters? Jim Heimann, Taschen's Executive Editor (or, as... MORE
Illustrations. Collages. Album covers. Stories. Lou Beach just about does it all, and at Thursday evening's SPD Speakeasy in LA at Smasbox West Hollywood, he's adding one more thing to his to-do list: introducing us to one of the Unsung... MORE
The story goes that in 1990, InJu Sturgeon, then the UCLA Extension Creative Director, asked Paul Rand to design the cover of the upcoming winter quarter catalog -- and after some persuasion, he did. Their collaboration started a collection of assignments... MORE
Thursday night at Smashbox West Hollywood, we're meeting a host of great unsung illustration talent, introduced by some of the great creatives who've picked them out as favorites. One of those doing some introducing? Brian Rea, who's both art director... MORE
We hope you're in the LA area on Thursday, March 24th and can join us at Smashbox West Hollywood for another amazing gathering of the coolest creatives around, a night of Right Brain talent on the Left Coast, presented by... MORE
We can't stay away! We hope you're in the LA area on Thursday, March 24th and can join us at Smashbox West Hollywood for another amazing gathering of the coolest creatives around, a night of Right Brain talent on the... MORE
It's hard to believe, but just a week ago we were in Los Angeles for the second SPDWest Speakeasy of the year, meeting and reconnecting with over 100 extraordinary creatives working in the LA area. Thanks to the tremendous efforts... MORE
In June, UCLA lost a legendary figure in Coach John Wooden, and the university magazine, led by Creative Director Charlie Hess, dedicated the October issue to honoring his legacy.He's considered one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time.... MORE
If you're in the LA area on Thursday, October 7th (native or visiting: we'll be a mix of both), join us at Smashbox West Hollywood for another gathering of the coolest creatives around, a night of Right Brain talent on... MORE
Do you need a shot of visual inspiration this morning? We have just the solution.A few weeks back we had the honor and the pleasure of hosting our first ever Speakeasy in LA at Smashbox Studios West Hollywood. "Unsung Heroes... MORE
