Museu Del Disseny de Barcelona, Spain

May 28 – 30, 2015

3000 DESIGNERS from various creative disciplines
3 DAYS full of speeches, workshops & events
46 SPEAKERS to love or… not

OFFF Barcelona is a renowned Design Festival hosting innovative and international speakers from different design disciplines. It’s a super creative mixture of Digital Design, Graphic Design, Motion, Photography and much more, addressing to all talents around the world that wish to open up to new ideas and explore new possibilities.

Kommigraphics Design Studio joined this stimulating funfare, indulging into a creative pool of utter inspiration. We left all of our thoughts and everyday routine back in Athens and flew to Barcelona to get a broader view of the current design scene. It’s very interesting to get to know people from all over the world, get some insights into the way others work on their projects and move forward.

OFFF has proudly joined over the years artists such as Joshua Davis, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Neville Brody, Kyle Cooper, The Mill, Digital Kitchen, Ben Fry & Casey Reas, Golan Levin, Chris Milk, Rob Chiu, Julien Vallée, Paula Scher, Rick Poynor, Erik Spiekermann, Dvein, Erik Natzke, Casey Neistat and the so on. Here’s a list of some of the speakers that caught our attention this year.

Talented individuals and worldwide agencies that put their thoughts into words and kick-ass visuals, sharing their insights on design.

The speakers that caught our attention

VALLEE DUHAMEL
Fresh & unexpected concepts – Designs with an ultra contemporary twist

SNASK
These guys rock!

ATELIER
Don’t lose your enthusiasm – That’s the spirit!

RICK BANKS aka FACE37
Designing to help people – Turning passion into fascinating projects

MAU MORGÓ
A multi-disciplinary designer that never rests…

AKQA
Worldwide leading agency – Embracing different cultures

PAT PERRY
An introvert illustrator with an amazing talent

JEAN-PAUL FRENAY
Bold projects

BAKEA
Overcoming obstacles – Opening up to new possibilities…

OFFF Barcelona 2015 – Opening Titles

Created by ATELIER from OFFF, let’s feed the future on Vimeo.

OFFF Unmasked Book

A new art book celebrating the 15th edition of Barcelona’s OFFF festival is as unique as the event itself. Featuring contributions from renowned illustrators and graphic designers, OFFF Unmasked is a journey into a parallel world, portraying the OFFF community as a mysterious cult with its own legends and rituals. Readers must peer behind the layers of myth to discover the real story of OFFF, its founders and its early supporters. The approach is in tune with the ethos of OFFF, which has always invited its guests to look beneath the surface of creativity.

OFFF UNMASKED INTRODUCTION 2015 from VASAVA on Vimeo.

Re-inventing yourself: Getting out of the box by exploring different options, other than the routes already travelled.

By trying to use different mediums (going from analog to digital and back…), by blending different styles or just leaving your computer aside to take a walk and endeavour nature, may unlock your sources of inspiration or even better take you a step further! Mau Morgó seems to really master the art of experimentation, while Pat Perry reminded us that by doing the same things over and over again, we might lose the designer we were meant to be.

Designing for the people: Design is meant to be more than just aesthetics and pleasantly-looking graphics.

Immagine putting together your passion about design and a project for a greater good! Immagine helping for a good cause simply by using your talent and what you do best. Rick Banks made his dream as a boy come true, ending up with an amazing project like Football Type. He grew up redesigning football team logos as a passionate hobby and when the right time came and of course his talent evolved, he put all his skills together in a non-profit book that celebrates football and typography. 100% of profits from its sale went to the UK charity Football Foundation – £22,444.73

Keeping the spirit high: Why don’t we give it a try?

Atelier surely gave an inspiring speech by standing up all together at the podium. One led the other and the outcome was pure magic!

That was a good reminder of the collaborative work we can do in and outside the office. Why don’t we organise a common experience that could help build up our relationship as individual designers? One thing is for sure, is that It’s hard to feel aspired all the time, but let’s remind one another the cool stuff we can do together and move forward!

Join OFFF Barcelona 2016

May 26 – 28, 2016 / Barcelona, Spain
OFFF takes place in Barcelona annually, while it tours the world as OFFF on Tour for the rest of the year.