
Upcoming events:
October 15
PSUGD Show & Tell
Portland, OR
October 16
Talk: Personal Work
Portland, OR
Free with RSVP
Presented by AIGA Portland & CreativeMornings PDX
October 20–21
DesignThinkers Conference
Toronto, Canada
Tickets • 10% off with code "Toronto10"
October 26
Talk: Personal Work
Baltimore, MD
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November 2
Talk: Personal Work
New York, NY
Tickets • Presented by AIGA NY
November 4
NOW WHAT? Book Signing
New York, NY
MoMA Design Store • Free
November 10–12
Adobe MAX Conference
Miami, FL
Tickets • and find me in the Marketplace
November 20
NOW WHAT? Book Party
Honolulu, HI
Free with RSVP
Homecoming party at our shop SMALL KINE GIFT!
Perfect Isn't Better
The often humorous, sometimes dark work of the artist known as "Adam JK" can be seen everywhere from tote bags to enamel pins to his books on creativity.
Yet the prolific Kurtz doesn’t claim to be an expert: in this uproarious talk from the 99U Conference, he offers some useful panaceas to the pressures of creative perfection.
Who The F*** Do You Think You Are?
More of an intention-setting exercise than a traditional tutorial, Personal Brand Manifesto is a 30 minute work-along art therapy project that will help you hone in on what's actually important to you as a person first, so you have a solid foundation to draw personal inspiration from.
Join thousands people who have done this with me!
In Conversation
A series of ten conversations between friends about passion, purpose, creativity, and finding your way inspired by You Are Here (For Now).
Featuring Chani Nicholas, Ashley C. Ford, Michelle Branch, Alexander Chee, Tavi Gevinson, Jenna Wortham, Mitchell Kuga, and more.
Booking Information
After years of attending creative conferences, my favorite talks are a mix of story, behind-the-scenes process, lessons learned, and a call to action.
Like the rest of my creative work, the goal is to communicate directly while keeping the tone personal, useful, and realistic.
Select speaking and workshop history:
99U Conference • Ace Hotel • Adobe MAX (x5) • Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Tour • AIGA NY • Big Cartel • CSCA • Creative Mornings NYC • Creative Works Conference (Memphis & Seattle) • DC Design Week • The Design Conference (TDC Brisbane) • Design Fabric Festival (Mumbai) • Dropbox Design • Etsy • Facebook • GIPHY • Google • Graphika Manila • Hootsuite • HOW Design Live • ICA/Boston • ICON Conference • Kettle • The LINE Hotel • Mailchimp • MassArt • MICA • Minted • National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) • OCAD University • OFFF Barcelona (x2) • OFFF Mexico City • Pratt University • RGD DesignThinkers (Toronto & Vancouver) • RISD • SFMOMA • Shopify • Shopify Commerce+ • TRImarchi DG • Twitter • Vans Artist Tour • VenturePOP New Orleans • VF Corp • Wix • YouTube • and even more creative teams, schools, conferences, etc…