CreativeMornings - 🏆 Our greatest hits of 2023

December 21, 2023

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Photos from our Orlando, Rome, Chattanooga, and Baltimore chapters.

Thank you for showing up for each other all year.

Dear CreativeMornings community,

We are blown away by the heart that you put into the world in 2023! Whether you attended one of our local chapter events, joined a virtual FieldTrip, smashed that like button, or enjoyed this newsletter, we are so grateful that you continue to make this global community a positive force for good.

By seeking other creative souls and sharing your light, you continue to “inspire one another, and inspire change in neighborhoods and cities around the world.” Thank you for allowing us to foster such meaningful connections.

Waving, your CreativeMornings HQ team
Tina, Ann, Colin, Exa, Amanda, Angelica, Casey, Krista, Celestine, and Brian

Top Five Talks of 2023

Here are the most popular talks that we featured in this newsletter:

5. Connecting To Your Culture
Illustrator Ana Stretcu discusses how her past empowered her create work that strikes a chord (even if it doesn’t look like the folk art of her homeland) in her talk for our Rotterdam chapter.

4. You Are A Good Thing
Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shared how embracing the weird things about himself enhanced his creative work and his sense of self-love in his talk for our Columbus chapter.

3. The Secrets That We Keep
Illustrator and comic author Jana Kreisl talked about how setting up a mobile confession booth taught her the power of letting go of regrets in her talk for our Berlin chapter.

2. The Wonder of Being Alive
Maria Popova, the founder of The Marginalian, discusses how moments of wonder and enchantment strike a chord on a personal and universal level in her talk for our New York chapter.

1. Movement in Visual Storytelling
Motion designer Fabian Tejada shows how he translates metaphors into motion and how specific design decisions impact powerful visual stories in his talk for our Tuscon chapter.

Which talk is your favorite? Share it with the hashtag #CreativeMornings

Favorite FieldTrips of 2023

Big thanks to our partner Wistia for hosting a video channel of some of 2023's most popular FieldTrips. There’s a lot to learn and so much fun to be had. Check them out!

Top Ten Fun Stuff to Click on Links of 2023
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Here are the 10 most-read links that we shared in the past year:

10. Solid advice: Keep a brag sheet of your accomplishments.

9. Don’t ding-dong-ditch when you make email introductions; do this instead.

8. How the eight wonders of everyday life can transform yours.

7. Six rules of unselfish listening.

6. The Food Disgust Sensitivity Test is way more interesting than your Myer-Briggs result.

5. Five stress-reducing Google Calendar settings you didn't know you needed.

4. How to pay off your emotional debt.

3. 12 beautiful DIY Ikea hacks.

2. Start-up and shut-down rituals to mark the beginning and end of your workday.

1. Where to look for inspiring color combinations.

And here’s a few extras that we want to share with you…

How to create hype for your brand with this easy-to-follow guide to making a promo video.*

Organize your inbox like Tina with Sanebox and save $25 off your subscription.*

Know anyone in New Orleans? Tell them we’re looking for a new chapter host!

The deadline to submit your creative work inspired by next month's theme RISE is extended to December 29th. This is your chance to be featured on our blog!

*This content is curated by us and brought to you by our partners.
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CreativeGuild Spotlights
A global directory of creative companies and individuals.

Biomimicry Frontiers in Guelph, Canada specializes in sustainability consulting and strategic planning.

Font Squared in Miami love helping other artists thrive with site design, email, and social media.

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

Art Processors is looking for a remote Director, Exhibition Design to lead the spatial design of projects within cultural institutions and visitor attractions.

Asana in New York is on the hunt for a Senior Product Designer, Dependency Planning to focus on crafting best-in-class tools for the visualization of work.

Artemis Ward in Denver is hiring a Senior Copywriter who feels a sense of responsibility for not only writing, but also for strategy and concepting.

Stable Kernel in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Software Sales Executive who has experience with complex sales cycles across multiple enterprise verticals.

Thanks for reading. You'll always have the number one spot in the top ten list of my heart.

Waving, Brian | your Content Manager

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CreativeMornings - 🏆 Our greatest hits of 2023

Thank you for showing up for each other all year.

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💪 allow yourself to truly feel it and then let it go

🪞 Embrace who you are and who you’re becoming

🌍 we're all in this together

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