✍️ The power to make the invisible visible

March 31, 2022

“Comics have the unique power to make the invisible visible.”

Sarah Mirk believes that comics journalism has the power to challenge the dominant narratives maintained by those in power. Her graphic novel Guantanamo Voices depicts 10 interviews she conducted with people who have spent time at Guantanamo Bay prison, a site where the U.S. government exercises heavy censorship and control over what information gets released. In her CreativeMornings/Portland talk, Mirk explains how comics can travel through space and time, winding their way around suppressed images, and fill in the gaps of the past and its emotional toll. Watch Sarah Mirk’s illuminating testimony to what she witnessed in Cuba and discover how she makes the invisible visible.

Photography is an extraordinary outlet for creativity and for expanding our vision of the world, no matter what your creative practice or business is. But gear – and expertise – can be prohibitive barriers to entry or leveling up. That’s why we’re so excited to welcome MPB to our CreativeMornings family. They put used photography and video equipment into more hands, sustainably.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing powerful stories by MPB. Today, meet some of the visual storytellers at MPB and discover what inspires their creativity.

(From our content partner MPB)

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Creative prompts to tell your migration story.*

This community holds “unworking” sessions to catch up on everything outside of work.*

30 affirmations you can download as phone wallpapers.

Stop believing these myths about creativity.

How the four-day working week could change agency life.

Six women share how they raised money to start a business.

What remote work means for someone living with a disability.*

Mesmerizing patterned ceramics.

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Make a song in your browser.

How to lose gracefully.*

*Thanks to Veronica Rivera, Maia Welbel, Siobhan Hayes, and Rebecca Harlan for the link inspiration.

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Exposure Labs in Boulder, Colorado, believes that stories are the most powerful catalyst to build empathy, shape culture, foster social justice movements, and shift systems. From inception to impact, they develop stories to address big societal challenges and to inspire hope and action for collective solutions.

Jason Nuttle Photography in West Palm Beach, Florida, works with local and global companies to deliver high-end custom photography to fit the needs of their clients’ marketing and advertising needs.

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

Contrast is hiring a Senior UX/UI Designer in Annapolis, Maryland (remote-friendly).

The Industry Assembly is hiring a Production Coordinator in New York City.

Tula, Plants & Design has an opening for an Assistant Shop Manager in Brooklyn.

The Up Studio is hiring an Architectural Project Manager in Long Island City, New York (remote-friendly).

Could you be Eventbrite’s next Growth Product Marketing Lead? (remote-friendly)

Become Move28’s next Visual & Game Designer (remote-friendly).

Milanote is looking for a Junior Growth Marketer in Melbourne VIC, Australia.

This newsletter was made by juggling many balls in the air. I kept my eyes on several moving pieces, all the while creating mesmerizing rising and falling action you can’t look away from.

👋 Waving,
Annie Yi, CreativeMornings HQ

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✍️ The power to make the invisible visible

“Comics have the unique power to make the invisible visible.”

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