Bend Design 2024 unites designers, artists, and creative minds for a celebration of the growing innovative and creative Bend design community. Through panels, inspiring talks, and welcoming gatherings, Bend Design encourages creativity and connection among attendees, speakers and the greater Bend community.
Known for its diverse sessions covering graphic design, illustration, branding, and architecture, Bend Design stands out as a space where creativity thrives, and this year Bend Design offers a platform to learn from industry leaders and fellow creatives in the Bend area where the conference was born in 2015.
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Bend Design: Speaker Announcement
Shantanu Sharma
Make it till you Make it
This talk will explore navigating designing in an industry that is growing to prioritize design and making space early in your career for creating the work you want to create.
Shantanu is an Indian designer, illustrator, and art director. His work for global brands and nonprofits ranges from brand identities to packaging, and campaigns. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2021, and since then he has worked for Isometric Studios and Wieden+Kennedy, where he worked on and led the design for a range of global and domestic projects for KFC, Corona, and Nike, among others. His work has been recognized by the Cannes Lions, D&AD, ADC, One Club, Clios, Society for Typographic Arts, and the TDC. You can find his work at shantanu.work or @shantanu.sharma.
