This year CreateFest goes online! We bring you up close and personal with your mentors and professionals in the arts and creative industries. Learn from and engage with Irelands creative leaders and influencers.

CreateFest will feature several panel discussions focusing in areas such as design, photography, theatre, media, music and entertainment, fine art and Murals for Community.

This years design panel members are:

John Gavin – TrueOutPut

John is the creative director and owner of TrueOutput: based in Waterford city.

A multi-faceted designer whose work encompasses strategy, design and technology with projects spanning the design of brand identity, print, product, packaging, environments, digital and moving image. He brings experience from working in London and Ireland for national and international clients, from FTSE 100 companies and SME’s to individuals. Brand experience includes the recent launch of Waterford Whisky and work with Adidas, BBC, Microsoft, Radisson, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Severstal Steel & Ballymaloe Cookery School. A selection of local clients include Waterford Distillery, Ardkeen Quality Foodstore, Trade Coffee, Seagull Bakery, Waterford Gallery of Art (WGOA), The Irish Silver Museum, JHills Standard, Inkel Health, Carters, Rojo Architects, DHB Architects, Edition and Central Arts,

He’s won multiple awards for his work from International Spirits Award, The International Webby Awards, The Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI), and featured on the 100 Archive which maps notable design in Ireland. He’s also a member of the 100 Archive selection panel and a past judge on IDI Awards and founder of Fuse:d, the designers network.

The Project Twins

The Project Twins are James and Michael Fitzgerald, a Cork based collaborative art duo. They work across a broad range of disciplines including painting, print-making, design, illustration and three-dimensional work.

Their use of minimal forms and graphic shapes are rooted in the visual language of signs, symbols and pictograms. They are interested in the use of this as a universal language and its ability to convey ideas, information and narratives. They have exhibited widely and completed several public and private art installations.

Alongside their fine art practice they regularly produce editorial illustrations for the likes of The Guardian, The New York Times, Nature Journal, The Economist and Time Magazine. With a focus on social, political and economic work they produce concept driven illustrations which responds directly to the themes within the articles.