Drawing, drinking, friending, thinking

Drawing,drinking,friending,thinking

Project Details
A designer walks into a bar...
When I first moved to NYC, I'd sometimes meet up with designer friends at a bar to hang out. Being creatives, we’d usually have our sketchbooks and sometimes end up drawing. I think after doodling with 4 or 5 friends one time, I started thinking about a bigger idea. Bringing a large group of people together for a drink and draw had been done but not necessarily within the graphic design realm. At least not the way I was imagining it could happen. The wheels started turning and shortly thereafter I sought out some help from my buddy Shane Zucker. After lots of brainstorming & designing, Draft & Draw was born.

Credits
Role:
Co-Founder
Team:
Co-Founder: Shane Zucker
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Draft & Draw is a social design event series based around drawing, drinking, friending, & thinking.

We all have portfolios with nice finished work, but how did they get to that result? Each event is centered around a local creative & their incredible talent. Draft & Draw asks them to open up their sketchbook and talk about their process. How they start a project. How they utilize tools and techniques away from the computer. Drawing is only 1/2 of the event as we seek to incorporate local craft beer at each event. Thus creating a true local event with talent in both designer & beer. Utilizing the key speaker, attendees get an event specific pint glass, drawing utensil, screen print, stickers, & whatever else we think of for the event.

The response to Draft and Draw honestly floored us. The events were intimate with around 75 tickets available, and those would sometimes sell out within seconds. Since its inception in 2013, we’ve been contacted by multiple cities across the country to bring Draft & Draw to them. Since I left NYC, Shane and Jason Bacher host the events and have kept that growth alive with 20 guest creatives and more coming soon.