FITC Toronto 2019: Timothy Goodman Teaser

Timothy’s art and words have populated walls, buildings, products, cars, people, shoes, clothing, book jackets, magazine covers and galleries all over the world. His clients include Apple, Google, Samsung, Uniqlo, Tiffany & Co., Target, Airbnb, Netflix, West Elm, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has received awards from most major design & illustration publications. He’s the author of Sharpie Art Workshop, the co-creator of the blog and book 40 Days of Dating, whose film rights were optioned to Warner Bros., and the co-creator of 12 Kinds of Kindness, which was featured in NPR & The New York Times. His global collection of clothing at Uniqlo launched last year and sold out in 7 months. He teaches at SVA in New York City, and uses Instagram to talk about his feelings. Timothy's FITC Toronto 2019 talk, Sharing Personal Stories is a Form of Activism Timothy Goodman’s greatest joy as a designer and an artist is connecting to another human being emotionally through his work and words. Whether it’s a large scale mural on the streets of NYC, a marker scrawling on a Uniqlo t-shirt, or a web-based social experiment that documents his life, he wants to start dialogues about difficult topics such as love, heartbreak, politics, race, therapy and mental health. Join Timothy as he talks about what it means to create this kind of work and how it brings value to himself and others. Check out all our events http://fitc.ca https://twitter.com/fitc Save 10% off any FITC event with discount code 'youtube'. See our upcoming events at www.fitc.ca