🌵 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

    LINKEDIN

  • Pauline Ashford

    SENIOR CREATIVE, AMV BBDO

    LONDON, UK

    LINKEDIN

  • Alex Aviv

    DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE STRATEGY, MAS

    NEW YORK, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Emma Baines

    GLOBAL HEAD OF CREATIVE, TONY'S CHOCOLONELY

    AMSTERDAM, NL

    LINKEDIN

  • Rob Blasko

    VP, STRATEGY & BRAND,
    PUBLIC SCHOOL

    LOS ANGELES, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Steffen Christiansen

    FOUNDER & CREATIVE
    DIRECTOR, STUDIO 28K

    TORONTO, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Charlie Cooper Henniker

    HEAD OF EXPERIENCES, ITV


    LONDON, UK

    LINKEDIN

  • Jamal Dauda

    GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR, STEPT STUDIOS

    LOS ANGELES, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Amy Daroukakis

    CULTURAL STRATEGIST,
    CULTURE CONCIERGE


    LONDON, BERLIN, ATHENS

    LINKEDIN

  • Elizabeth Goodspeed

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

    PROVIDENCE, RI

    LINKEDIN

  • Genell Hoechstetter

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
    ART PROCESSORS

    SANTA FE, NM

    LINKEDIN

  • Anarachel Humphrey

    ART DIRECTOR, HI5.AGENCY

    BROOKLYN, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Roseli Ilano

    HEAD OF COMMUNITY,
    EVENTBRITE

    OAKLAND, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Brandy Klingelpuss

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR, THE
    ROBIN COLLECTIVE LTD

    LONDON, UK

    LINKEDIN

  • Arianna Lebed

    SENIOR CREATIVE
    DIRECTOR, MAS

    BROOKLYN, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Julian Leon

    DIRECTOR OF DESIGN,
    MAS

    ASTORIA, NY

    WEBSITE

  • Spencer MacEachern

    STRATEGY DIRECTOR,
    ZULU ALPHA KILO

    TORONTO, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Nic Moalli

    CREATIVE INNOVATION LEAD,
    INVISIBLE NORTH

    BROOKLYN, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Jody Orsborn Medina

    FREELANCE CREATIVE
    DIRECTOR, EXPERIENTIAL

    TORONTO, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Angelica Ortiz

    SENIOR CREATIVE + TECHNOLOGIST, MEDIA.MONKS

    AMSTERDAM, NL

    LINKEDIN

  • Wale Osunla

    GRAPHIC DESIGNER,
    STUDIO MOROSS

    LONDON, UK

    LINKEDIN

  • Adam Romano

    INDEPENDENT CREATIVE
    DIRECTOR

    NEW YORK, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Emily Rosenblum

    FREELANCE MARKETING +
    BRAND EXPERIENCE
    STRATEGIST

    AUSTIN, TX

    LINKEDIN

  • Gen Sadakane

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR,
    FAKE AGENCY

    BERLIN, DE

    LINKEDIN

  • Nikhil Shah

    CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR

    NEW YORK, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Holly Smith

    FREELANCE CREATIVE
    DIRECTOR / FOUNDER,
    HIGH NOON STUDIO

    LOS ANGELES, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Nick Susi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
    STRATEGY, DOTDOTDASH

    BROOKLYN, NY

    LINKEDIN

  • Chelsea Thompson-O’Brien

    STRATEGY DIRECTOR,
    EXPERIENCE.MONKS

    TORONTO, CA

    LINKEDIN

  • Jolyon Varley

    CO-FOUNDER / HEAD OF
    BRAND, OK COOL

    LONDON, UK

    LINKEDIN

  • Yuhan Wang (Yoyo Wang)

    EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN,
    GRADIENT EXPERIENTIAL

    BOSTON, MA

    LINKEDIN
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