🌵 WELCOME TO THE RECESS 2024 CREATIVE PLAYBOOK 🌵

We asked 30 creative directors, designers + strategists to share their tips, tools, tricks + go to resources for staying at the top of their creative game.

As Springsteen says, "can't start a fire without a spark", so let this PLAYBOOK be your creative spark. Got it? Ok...good.

Xo Jody Orsborn Medina, Founder of RECESS

Featuring insights, tools and tricks from

Lücy Aa

ART DIRECTOR, MOTHER
LONDON, UK

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Pauline Ashford

SENIOR CREATIVE, AMV BBDO
LONDON, UK

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Alex Aviv

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE STRATEGY, MAS
NEW YORK, NY

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Emma Baines

GLOBAL HEAD OF CREATIVE, TONY'S CHOCOLONELY
AMSTERDAM, NL

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Rob Blasko

VP, STRATEGY & BRAND,
PUBLIC SCHOOL
LOS ANGELES, CA

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Steffen Christiansen

FOUNDER & CREATIVE
DIRECTOR, STUDIO 28K
TORONTO, CA

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Charlie Cooper Henniker

HEAD OF EXPERIENCES, ITV

LONDON, UK

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Jamal Dauda

GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR, STEPT STUDIOS
LOS ANGELES, CA

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Amy Daroukakis

CULTURAL STRATEGIST,
CULTURE CONCIERGE

LONDON, BERLIN, ATHENS

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Elizabeth Goodspeed

US EDITOR-AT LARGE, IT’S
NICE THAT + INDEPENDENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER

PROVIDENCE, RI

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Genell Hoechstetter

CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
ART PROCESSORS
SANTA FE, NM

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Anarachel Humphrey

ART DIRECTOR, HI5.AGENCY

BROOKLYN, NY

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Roseli Ilano

HEAD OF COMMUNITY,
EVENTBRITE
OAKLAND, CA

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Brandy Klingelpuss

CREATIVE DIRECTOR, THE
ROBIN COLLECTIVE LTD
LONDON, UK

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Arianna Lebed

SENIOR CREATIVE
DIRECTOR, MAS
BROOKLYN, NY

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Julian Leon

DIRECTOR OF DESIGN,
MAS
ASTORIA, NY

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Spencer MacEachern

STRATEGY DIRECTOR,
ZULU ALPHA KILO
TORONTO, CA

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Nic Moalli

CREATIVE INNOVATION LEAD,
INVISIBLE NORTH
BROOKLYN, NY

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Jody Orsborn Medina

FREELANCE CREATIVE
DIRECTOR, EXPERIENTIAL
TORONTO, CA

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Angelica Ortiz

SENIOR CREATIVE + TECHNOLOGIST, MEDIA.MONKS
AMSTERDAM, NL

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Wale Osunla

GRAPHIC DESIGNER,
STUDIO MOROSS
LONDON, UK

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Adam Romano

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE
DIRECTOR
NEW YORK, NY

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Emily Rosenblum

FREELANCE MARKETING +
BRAND EXPERIENCE
STRATEGIST

AUSTIN, TX

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Gen Sadakane

CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
FAKE AGENCY
BERLIN, DE

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Nikhil Shah

CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR
NEW YORK, NY

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Holly Smith

FREELANCE CREATIVE
DIRECTOR / FOUNDER,
HIGH NOON STUDIO

LOS ANGELES, CA

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Nick Susi

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
STRATEGY, DOTDOTDASH
BROOKLYN, NY

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Chelsea Thompson-O’Brien

STRATEGY DIRECTOR,
EXPERIENCE.MONKS
TORONTO, CA

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Jolyon Varley

CO-FOUNDER / HEAD OF
BRAND, OK COOL
LONDON, UK

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Yuhan Wang (Yoyo Wang)

EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN,
GRADIENT EXPERIENTIAL
BOSTON, MA

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