It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Our monthly symposium gives voice to 4 intrepid speakers; students, tutors and working designers to speak candidly of the worst work they've ever created and, more importantly, what they've learned from it.
There's no greater hindrance to the creative process than a crippling fear of failure, so let's crush our trepidation with a series of hilarious anecdotes, a touch of schadenfreude and lots of laughter. Fail Better advocates more risk taking in design. After all, what is the worst that could happen? You could end up being one of our speakers.
Want to get in touch? Shoot us an email at failbettertalks@outlook.com
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- Fail Better Goes VirtualEvent on 14.5.20 Speaker line-up: JESS GOSLING JENNIFER GOOD BEN MOTTERSHEAD SIR JOHN HEGARTY About Us: It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Fail Better Talks is a monthly talk series that gives creatives from all sectors the counterintuitive task of presenting, not their best, but the worst work they've ever created and, more importantly, what they've learned from it. Our next event is on the 9th of June and will feat
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- .It’s daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. In an effort to de-stigmatise failure in the creative industries, three friends and I founded Fail Better: a monthly talk series that celebrates all things imperfect. We all make mistakes, so why not learn from each others blunders? Hosted at various locations around London, our talks are a platform for gutsy graduates, tutors and professional creatives to spill the beans on the worst w
- Fail Better Goes VirtualEvent on 14.5.20 Speaker line-up: JESS GOSLING JENNIFER GOOD BEN MOTTERSHEAD SIR JOHN HEGARTY About Us: It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Fail Better Talks is a monthly talk series that gives creatives from all sectors the counterintuitive task of presenting, not their best, but the worst work they've ever created and, more importantly, what they've learned from it. Our next event is on the 9th of June and will feat2
- Fail Better x Central Saint MartinsSpeaker line-up: Denit Rozner Daniel w Fletcher Crack Stevens Chrissy Levett Photography by Stefon Grant6
- Fail Better x Chelsea College of ArtsEvent on 11/2/19 Speaker line-up: Alan Gignoux Laura Gordon Paul Mellor Anthony Burrill Photography by Stefon Grant1
- Fail Better x London College of FashionEvent on 3/3/19 Speaker line-up: Matthew Young Mathieu Triay Nicola Gastaldi Photography by Amber Muir1
- Fail Better x Chelsea College of ArtsEvent on 6/7/19 Speaker Line-up: Rosa Nussbaum David Hartley Sevra Davis Fred Deakin Photography by Stefon Grant1
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