Creative Jam Phoenix
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Adobe Creative Apprenticeship
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Agenda
1:00 AM
Doors open | Settle in, and meet your fellow creative community. The tournament will be in full swing—pop your head in and see how it’s developing and cheer on the teams.
1:45 AM
Creative Jam Talks | Sit back as creative leaders walk you through their personal creative process.
2:45 AM
Tournament Presentations | Creative Jam tournament competitors share their solutions, inspired by a theme announced just hours before. Audience and Judge voting. Awards follow.
3:15 AM
Networking | Everyone socializes and gets to meet the teams. Event ends at 9pm.
VENUE
On Jackson
245 E Jackson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Speakers
Sr. Design Evangelist, Next Gen & Creative Pro
Michael Fugoso
With an impressive background as an illustrator and designer, Michael's experience spans renowned aerospace companies such as NASA, Boeing, Blue Origin, Ariane Group, as well as prominent organizations like Oracle, IBM, Salesforce, Volvo, and Adobe. His diverse talents have been showcased through presentations at design conferences like Adobe MAX, teaching Skillshare classes, and live-streaming his creative process online. Michael is now working with the creative community full-time, as an Adobe Evangelist for the next generation of creative professionals.
Multidisciplinary Designer and Artist
Safwat Saleem
Safwat Saleem is a multidisciplinary designer and artist who highlights immigrant narratives, focusing on the cultural loss tied to assimilation. His practice spans graphic design, illustration, writing, film, and sound, with humor and satire playing a central role.
Neo-Contemporary Navajo Artist
Randy Barton
Randy L Barton (dine’) is a multi-disciplined, contemporary artist, designer, dancer, DJ, and music producer from Winslow, AZ (currently living in Phoenix) best known for his visionary abstract paintings, live painting performances, and innovative style. The foundation of his creations derive from the unique combination of his background in hip hop, graffiti art, and the traditional Navajo teachings and ceremonies that began shaping his life at an early age.
Judges
Artist, Designer, and Creative Entrepreneur
Jeremy Arviso
Jeremy Arviso is an accomplished artist, designer, and creative entrepreneur based in Phoenix, AZ. As the founder of RVSO78 LLC, a brand identity consultancy, and the creator behind the wellness brand *Hood Mats* and fashion label *Original Landlords*, Jeremy seamlessly blends art and design in his work. Representing the Diné, Hopi, Akimel O'odham, and Tohono O'odham Nations, his passion for uplifting his communities through a dynamic career in art direction, mural painting, and fashion design makes him a visionary leader in both the design and art worlds. A father and advocate for sobriety, Jeremy uses his personal journey to inspire others.
Group Creative Manager
Kelly Sullivan
Kelly Sullivan is a Group Creative Manager at Stanley Black & Decker managing an international creative marketing team, supporting the Commercial and Industrial segment for Tools & Outdoor products, primarily focusing on brands such as DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, CUB CADET and HUSTLER. Kelly uses her creative passion to inspire her team to drive for impactful design solutions that elevate Stanley Black & Decker’s global brands while developing scalable execution strategy across U.S. and Canada. Kelly has an accomplished 20-year history of visual design and art direction. Beyond work, Kelly supports her passion to promote women and have meaningful community impact through volunteer action and collaboration with the Junior League of Phoenix.
Graphic Designer and Art Director
Prescott Perez-Fox
A veteran graphic designer and art director, Prescott Perez-Fox has been designing for the page and screen since the 1980s. Following a scrappy start working for his high school newspaper and yearbook, he’s since created publications, identities, and all manner of communication material for brands large and small. Prescott has worked in Philadelphia and London, as well as years in NYC, before coming to Phoenix in 2018. Prescott is an Adobe Certified Professional in InDesign and has taught at Arizona State University and City Tech in Brooklyn. He’s presented at Phoenix Design Week, Creative Pro Week, Austin Design Week, and the New York and Phoenix chapters of Creative Mornings.
Host
Sr. Community Engagement Manager
Meghan Arnold
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