99U Conference 2014 Speakers

This year's lineup and some insights from the annual action-oriented conference's director

As regular attendees (not to mention current curation partners and co-founders with Behance back in 2009) we are excited to announce this year’s line up for 99U‘s annual conference. The two-day event always delivers on the promise of actionable insights from creatives and creators. With main stage speakers, masterclasses, cocktail receptions and even optional offsite visits, no conference imparts relevant, high-value engagement like 99U. Julie …

Conventional Wisdom: Military History Fest

Visiting with reenactors through our continued insider look at conventions, with photographer Arthur Drooker

Through his ever-present lens, photographer Arthur Drooker has taken CH on tours through the delightful, odd and evocative worlds of conventions and convention attendees. Drooker indoctrinated us into Brony culture, introduced us to over 150 Abraham Lincolns and stripped off the veil shrouding sexual fetishes, all while collecting components for his new book, “Conventional Wisdom.” His most recent stop was the Military History Fest, appropriately …

Adriana Kertzer: Favelization

Author of the upcoming e-book on the fetishization of favelas and Brazilian culture

Plastic furniture ubiquitous at cheap botecos in Brazil made to look like they were riddled with bullets (and sold at high-design prices), a chair created from wood scraps that was inspired by discarded furniture designers once saw in a favela, couture dresses conceived with help from residents of a Brazilian slum: these are just a handful of examples of “Favelization.” It’s a term that Adriana …