Joe Stewart from HUGE speaks at January’s LosAngeles/CreativeMornings. The theme: happiness. 

Video by Levi Obery.

Photos from January’s LosAngeles/CreativeMornings are now on flickr. Thanks to everyone who came out. 

Joe Stewart from HUGE gave an inspiring presentation. Photographs by Erin Fuentes. Video coming soon.

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Parking Information for Tomorrow’s LA/CreativeMornings If you’re driving to Friday’s LA/CreativeMornings at HUGE the best place to park is across the street at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Parking is FREE for the first 30 minutes and $2.00 for each additional 30 minutes. So, it should cost you about $6.00 to park. Of course, we highly recommend carpooling and taking public transportation. See you tomorrow!
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Parking Information for Tomorrow’s LA/CreativeMornings

If you’re driving to Friday’s LA/CreativeMornings at HUGE the best place to park is across the street at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Parking is FREE for the first 30 minutes and $2.00 for each additional 30 minutes. So, it should cost you about $6.00 to park. Of course, we highly recommend carpooling and taking public transportation.

See you tomorrow!

Two Amazing Years of LosAngeles/CreativeMornings Two years ago this month we started a Los Angeles chapter of CreativeMornings. It’s been two years of meeting great people, two years of being inspired and being surprised. I wanted to showcase the diversity of creativity going on in this great city and I feel we’ve done that, and are continuing to do that. I am so thankful that Tina allowed me to do this. It’s an honor to, not only be running the chapter, but to be involved with something Tina has created.  We were the third chapter starting a month after Zurich who was the first non-NYC chapter. Tina flew out to kick it all off and our speaker was Zach Frechette from GOOD Magazine. Two years later and more than 25 events later we’re still kicking.  I still remember talking to Tina in my studio in DUMBO back in 2010. When I asked her if I could start a chapter in LA she was all for it and said, “when we announce the LA chapter every city out there is going to want one.” She was right. Two years later and there are 38 chapters. Wow… There have been so many people and places that have helped make CreativeMornings in LA a success. I wanted to thank some of them now. First and foremost I want to thank (mt) Media Temple. Full disclosure - I am the Creative Director at (mt).  Media Temple kept CM going here in LA and specifically Lilly Ngo Crick. After (mt) sponsored one event Lilly reached out and said they’d like to do it again sometime. When I was having a ton of trouble finding sponsors I called up Lilly and she said they’d love to sponsor it every month. I am indebted to them for doing this. I also wanted to thank Willard Ford and his crew at 722 Figueroa. When I first tried to get the event going here I couldn’t find a venue who wanted to open up that early and for free! Willard was more than happy to and it’s still my favorite place to do events. His employees embrace CM and it’s almost turn-key at this point.  I also want to thank all the sponsors and hosts: Something Massive, Boxed Water, HUGE, The Dieline, Proxart, Cool Haus, Roxanne Daner, IndiePrinting, The Fox Is Black, LA I’m Yours, LOMO, Downtown LA Artwalk, Mosaic, Handsome Coffee, LaunchpadLA, Fundamental LA, AIGALA, Affordable Art Fair and Atwater Crossing Kitchen. Of course, there wouldn’t be an event without our amazing speakers: Zach Frechette (at the time GOOD), Bobby Solomon (The Fox Is Black), Alissa Walker (GelatoBaby), Andrew Gibbs (The Dieline), Katie Kirk & Nate Strandberg (Eight Hour Day), Scott Flora (Blik), Michelle Mcilroy (LOMO), Ryan Honey (Buck), Josh Nimoy, David Trubridge, Ted Vadakan & Angie Myung (Poketo), Brad Swonetz, Sharon Lee (Culture Brain), David Lai (Hello), Roger Gastman, Justin Gage (Aquarium Drunkard), Edward Boatman (The Noun Project), Paul Scrivens (Drawar), Shannon Flaherty (Hustle Up), Steven Harrington & Justin Krietemeye (National Forest), Sonja Rasula (UniqueLA), Dan Kuhlken & Nathan Goldman (DKNG), Nguyen Tran (Starry Kitchen), Victoria Davis (SpaceDog Books), Josh Rose (Weber Shandwick), Clare Crespo (Yummy Clare), Nabil Elderkin, John Ross Bowie! LA/CM is not a one man show. I could never do it alone so thank you to all the various volunteers , especially Maggie Tielker, Levi Obery and Sarah Mick. Finally, it’s not an event or a community without an audience. So! Thank you to anyone who has ever dragged their ass out of bed early, traveled down the street or across town to attend one of our events. Big thank to our regulars - you know who you are. Here’s to future! jon
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Two Amazing Years of LosAngeles/CreativeMornings

Two years ago this month we started a Los Angeles chapter of CreativeMornings. It’s been two years of meeting great people, two years of being inspired and being surprised. I wanted to showcase the diversity of creativity going on in this great city and I feel we’ve done that, and are continuing to do that. I am so thankful that Tina allowed me to do this. It’s an honor to, not only be running the chapter, but to be involved with something Tina has created. 

We were the third chapter starting a month after Zurich who was the first non-NYC chapter. Tina flew out to kick it all off and our speaker was Zach Frechette from GOOD Magazine. Two years later and more than 25 events later we’re still kicking.  I still remember talking to Tina in my studio in DUMBO back in 2010. When I asked her if I could start a chapter in LA she was all for it and said, “when we announce the LA chapter every city out there is going to want one.” She was right. Two years later and there are 38 chapters. Wow…

There have been so many people and places that have helped make CreativeMornings in LA a success. I wanted to thank some of them now.

First and foremost I want to thank (mt) Media Temple. Full disclosure - I am the Creative Director at (mt).  Media Temple kept CM going here in LA and specifically Lilly Ngo Crick. After (mt) sponsored one event Lilly reached out and said they’d like to do it again sometime. When I was having a ton of trouble finding sponsors I called up Lilly and she said they’d love to sponsor it every month. I am indebted to them for doing this.

I also wanted to thank Willard Ford and his crew at 722 Figueroa. When I first tried to get the event going here I couldn’t find a venue who wanted to open up that early and for free! Willard was more than happy to and it’s still my favorite place to do events. His employees embrace CM and it’s almost turn-key at this point. 

I also want to thank all the sponsors and hosts: Something Massive, Boxed Water, HUGE, The Dieline, Proxart, Cool Haus, Roxanne Daner, IndiePrinting, The Fox Is Black, LA I’m Yours, LOMO, Downtown LA Artwalk, Mosaic, Handsome Coffee, LaunchpadLA, Fundamental LA, AIGALA, Affordable Art Fair and Atwater Crossing Kitchen.

Of course, there wouldn’t be an event without our amazing speakers: Zach Frechette (at the time GOOD), Bobby Solomon (The Fox Is Black), Alissa Walker (GelatoBaby), Andrew Gibbs (The Dieline), Katie Kirk & Nate Strandberg (Eight Hour Day), Scott Flora (Blik), Michelle Mcilroy (LOMO), Ryan Honey (Buck), Josh Nimoy, David Trubridge, Ted Vadakan & Angie Myung (Poketo), Brad Swonetz, Sharon Lee (Culture Brain), David Lai (Hello), Roger Gastman, Justin Gage (Aquarium Drunkard), Edward Boatman (The Noun Project), Paul Scrivens (Drawar), Shannon Flaherty (Hustle Up), Steven Harrington & Justin Krietemeye (National Forest), Sonja Rasula (UniqueLA), Dan Kuhlken & Nathan Goldman (DKNG), Nguyen Tran (Starry Kitchen), Victoria Davis (SpaceDog Books), Josh Rose (Weber Shandwick), Clare Crespo (Yummy Clare), Nabil Elderkin, John Ross Bowie!

LA/CM is not a one man show. I could never do it alone so thank you to all the various volunteers , especially Maggie Tielker, Levi Obery and Sarah Mick.

Finally, it’s not an event or a community without an audience. So! Thank you to anyone who has ever dragged their ass out of bed early, traveled down the street or across town to attend one of our events. Big thank to our regulars - you know who you are.

Here’s to future!

jon