72andSunny Teams up With AGDA to Inspire New Generation of Creatives

AGDA, the Australian Graphic Design Association, and 72andSunny Sydney have announced a creative partnership to inspire the new generation of creatives in Australia. The partnership builds on the mission of 72andSunny to expand and diversify the creative class and AGDA’s core purpose of developing and championing the professional standing and creative excellence of the Australian design industry.

The first joint venture, Design Chats, is a series of creative sessions to inspire Australian designers by providing first hand exposure to international designers. Presented as an informal conversation with some of the world’s leading creative and design minds, the first of the invite-only sessions kicks off on Thursday 11th June and features Josh Higgins, current chief creative officer, Facebook AR/VR, who was the design director for the

Obama Campaign in 2012.

Other speakers include: Deva Pardue, ex creative director at The Wing and Pentagram Design; Simon Manchipp, co-founder of SomeOne; Carly Ayres, community and culture at Google Design and Tim Belonax, design director at Pinterest. Tickets are free and available on pre-release from today for AGDA members, and will be available to the general public from Thursday 4th June. More info here.

“The Australian design community is collaborative, hard-working and optimistic. This Design Chats series is a great way to help designers remain inspired and connected during these tough times – especially when human contact is so limited. Huge thanks to 72andSunny for partnering

with us, and thanks to our line up of international designers who’ve been so willing to get involved. ” said Brent Rice, chairman at AGDA NSW.

“Having found a like-minded spirit and ambition for the wider Australian creative industry in AGDA, we’re stoked about our partnership and launching the Design Chats” added Luke Martin, head of product at 72andSunny Sydney.