2015 was our best OFFSET yet and yesterday we released our 2015 video, shot and directed by Al Hooi. Along with publishing our first magazine ‘Ways And Means,’ we had 3 packed days of presentations, panel discussions and interviews. 22 speakers took to the stage and everyone of them wowed us with the amount of […]
Irish animation is going through a bit of a golden age at the moment and there is no sign of it stopping. We paid a recent studio visit to OFFSET 2014 speakers and our neighbours here in Smithfield, Brown Bag Films, to catch up with the award winners and have a sneaky nose around their […]
This Wednesday saw the release of the much anticipated comics collection, INJECTION. We headed down to the the Science Gallery for the launch and also caught up with artist and OFFSET2015 speaker, Declan Shalvey, to discuss the anatomy of a comic book page. SCRIPTS There are some creators who write and draw their own work, but […]
After receiving some lovely comments on the design and content, (thanks guys), and numerous requests for extra copies, here at OFFSET we’ve decided to release the inaugural issue of our Ways And Means magazine online for all to see. To go along with the release we sat down with Ways & Means director and OFFSET […]
In our last post we spoke about Matt Willey’s latest venture with the new magazine Avaunt. Matt took on the role of art director at The New York Times Magazine in December of last year and coincidentally the first special issue of the magazine that he worked on was The Walking Issue. An issue that […]
Following on from their OFFSET panel on Contemporary Magazine Culture, Rob Alderson, of It’s Nice That and Printed Pages, caught up with 2015 speaker Matt Willey to discuss his latest venture in the magazine world. Formerly a creative director and a founder of Port, but now based in New York as part of Gail Bichler’s […]
OFFSET 2014 speaker and daydreaming illustrator, Mike Perry has a new book, My Mother Caught Me Doodling, launching this weekend to an eagerly awaiting audience. Following on from the exhibition of the same name, the 160-page book is jam packed with bright colour and awe-inspiring images of the female form. In his usual playful approach, Mike has […]
In the lead up to the Marriage Equality vote on May 22nd a number of brilliant creatives have been using their expertise to promote and encourage people to get out and vote. Have a look below at what’s caught our attention here. NO LESS = NO MORE = VOTE YES OFFSET 2012 speaker Niall Sweeney from design […]
Every year OFFSET brings thousands of people through the doors of The Bórd Gáis Energy Theatre to embrace a weekend of wisdom, creativity and discussion. Among the masses hide media members from many of our favourite publications and outlets. Each one offers a unique take on their experience of the event. It’s always enjoyable to see […]
An OFFSET & Absolut Collaboration. Friday 6th March Pygmalion, Powerscourt Town Center Absolut Cocktails served form 9PM. Music from Keep Schtum, This Greedy Pig & Sally Foran Wristbands are essential. If you are a Saturday or Sunday attendee you can show your ticket confirmation at the door.