CreativeMornings - 🤲 The infinite possibilities of touch

June 8, 2023

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“When it comes to the types of touch, there are infinite possibilities – and that tells you how personal that it can be between people and with ourselves.”

Photographer and educator Tayanna Nelson teaches a masterclass in consent-based and trauma-informed boudoir photography. Her studio, Good Bodies, is committed to reducing harm in the boudoir space and celebrating marginalized bodies. Nelson explains how she collaborates with her clients to understand the diversity of personal touch preferences and triggers as she shepherds them into the beautiful and vulnerable experience of shedding their clothes. She hears and honors her clients’ stories and places them in a light that makes them feel powerful and safe, that’s centers the pleasure of her subjects’ gaze above all others. Watch Tayanna Nelson’s bold 14-minute talk about how sensuality is feeling connected to ourselves, and stay around for the tender Q&A where she answers brave, honest questions from the CreativeMornings/Kansas City audience.

Photo by Travis Young

🎉 Introducing Our Grow Your Own Way Grand Prize Winners!

In April, we launched the Grow Your Own Way giveaway, a campaign to help Mailchimp & Co meet new agency and freelancer friends around the world and connect them with helpful resources to grow their businesses. We picked two grand prize winners, the first of whom we’re introducing in this issue!

Nat Dalbem is a designer based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Nat specializes in visual identities, developed from humanizing connections between public audiences and businesses. With experience in strategic design, Nat has already worked on large branding projects, such as for the city of Capitólio and the tourist region of Vale do Nuh, in Minas Gerais. Her penchant for hand illustration and typography and her appreciation for details enable her to create unique projects across a versatile range of industries, including wellness, children’s entertainment, fashion, events, food, finance, and technology.

Meet Nat and explore her work on Instagram, Behance, and Dribbble.

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Our July theme is "Treasure," chosen by CreativeMornings/Brisbane. What do others overlook that you consider a treasure? Where do you seek precious things? Whether it’s a story, image, observation, song, poem, or other artifact, you can share your submissions in this form by Monday, June 26. We’ll feature a round-up in our Treasure issue at the end of the month!

Cool Jobs in Our Universe
Hiring? Looking for work? Check out the CreativeGuild.

Tattly in Brooklyn is looking for a Leads Sales Manager to be responsible for driving revenue generation — as well as strong engagement and communication — with existing and future wholesale customers and external sales partners.

Butler in Austin is hiring a Copywriter who is a branding problem-solver who cares about the strategy behind the work as much as the work itself.

Wistia in Cambridge is on the hunt for a Brand Marketing Manager who will be responsible for bringing the brand to life in a variety of different channels.

History Factory in Washington, DC is looking for a Managing Editor to serve as editorial lead on complex projects including content related to anniversary campaigns, publications, videos, and exhibits.

How did we find each other here, in this ephemeral meeting space? Was it by accident or fate?

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Annie Yi, CreativeMornings HQ

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