The sun greeted our highly caffeinated heads for the start of Day Two as we welcomed Pentagram’s Angus Hyland to the main stage. The main focus of his work revolved around one area; ‘Le Style Anglais’. Angus detailed work from his Penguin book covers to his much-loved The Book of the Dog and a lot more in between.

"Graphic design quickly loses an awful amount of value because there's too much of it" @AngusHyland #OffsetDUB pic.twitter.com/O3PLXmFXmC

— Computer Arts (@ComputerArts) April 9, 2016

Up next, the stage was filled by the tremendously talented illustration and character design duo, Mike and Katie of TADO. The Sheffield based pair described their characters as “super-cuteness and real beauty coupled with horribleness and darkness”. These characters caught the eye of The Irish Times as they discuss TADO’s “gorgeous designs for a parade of characters for Sheffield Children’s Hospital”.

@wearetado "working in sweatpants and crocs in Sheffield" leads to this! Awesome anime ? characters #weloveoffset pic.twitter.com/9vNv3X07Ce

— jump! innovation (@jumpinnovation) April 9, 2016

Multimedia artist Russell Mills closed our morning program as he drew the audience in with his captivating and thought provoking portfolio. His acclaimed work for the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel portrayed how “he pulls inspiration from the world around him and its political themes”.

Layer upon layer of extraordinary reference and meaning from Russell Mills, talking through his life work #OffsetDUB pic.twitter.com/RBuTepHFgV

— Computer Arts (@ComputerArts) April 9, 2016

Paloma Strelitz, a founding member of the Turner Prize award winning collective Assemble, was the first to brave the main stage after the frenzy of lunch. With a recent Turner Prize win under their belt, the anticipation and excitement inside the theatre was palpable. Students and professionals alike wanted to gain insight into the how the young architecture collective works. We were not let down. Paloma walked us through their awe inspiring projects of the last five years and “explained how, well, if you want to do something, then do it.”

As well as creating the mesmerizing titles for this year’s OFFSET, Piranha Bar also provided us with an “A+” main stage talk. Founder, director and studio creative Gavin Kelly blew us away with a glimpse into the studio’s mindset and methodology for projects ranging from Tommy McAnairey to An Post and their new film Doom Newt.

Jonathan Barnbrook was next and his presence among the packed theatre was felt immediately with “the help of a few exquisitely placed swear words and a superb series of images”. It’s not every day that one can gain insight into the design of David Bowie’s albums. Then to shift that into a discussion of his more politically charged work, it was obvious that Jonathan grabbed our attention from the get go.

Visual designer and director GMUNK ended Day Two of OFFSET with a truly headline-worthy talk. Chronicling his immense career to date, GMUNK spoke about a passion so undeniable that it lead to sleeping on the office floor “each night for a year-and-a-half” and that even then his love of personal projects could not be squashed. Hypnotizing the amazed crowd with masterpieces from the Box, to his work on Tron and of course, his numerous personal projects, GMUNK instilled in the audience the need to remain always in a sense of flux, that development comes from reinvention.

And as soon as it all began, Day Two had come to a close. We were already chock-full of creative motivation and inspirational butt-kicking, and the third day was still to come. Once again, we waved goodbye to the friendly staff at Bord Gais Energy Theatre, with a wink and a nod that we’d be back in the morning.