OFFF, the leading festival in creativity, digital art and emerging talent, returns to Disseny Hub in Barcelona 4-6th April.
With the aim of promoting creative talent in the fields of design and digital arts, OFFF offers three full days of inspiring talks, workshops, masterclasses, a design market, networking, and other exhibition activities.
Now in itโs 24th year, OFFF will present a carefully curated program, full of surprises and innovative proposals. More than 70 internationally renowned speakers in the fields of creativity, design, visual art, and digital culture will be part of the lineup. Highlights include the musical performance and live painting of muralist Timothy Goodman; a conversation with creative coach Marko Pfann featuring digital artists Joshua Davis, BUCK, Valleฬe Duhamel, and Stephy Fung on navigating the creative industry; live talks from art director Stefan Sagmeister with illustrator Ben Tallon; a performance by queer director David Wilson, with a cabaret twist; and the live presentation of 3D artist Sam Rolfes.
Furthermore, this year the festival focuses on training and promoting emerging talent with "The Next Us," a platform that allows young creatives from the design schools of Barcelona to present their projects to the international community that gathers every year at OFFF.
Tickets are available to buy here: www.offf-tickets.com.
In this edition, OFFF has the institutional support of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Disseny Hub Barcelona, and the official sponsors: Adobe, Moritz, Houdini, Wix Studio, Wix Playground, Automattic, Monotype, Zetafonts, Fail Fast, SOOT and Maxon. Partners this year include Montana Colors, TEXIA, DICE, NEA, and Mirador Torre Gloฬries.
Get ready for tons of awe-inspiring experiences courtesy of OFFFโs Main Partner Adobe! Explore how Adobe is natively integrating generative AI from Adobe Firefly directly into apps like Photoshop, Illustrator or Premiere and advance your creative processes throughย free masterclasses. Meet your favourite artists one-on-one on Adobe Live and receive a personalizedย portfolio review. And, donโt miss the opportunity to elevate your creative game in the Adobe Creativity Playground, where you will be able to craft a bespoke textile and hang-out with community leaders!
Wix Studio will offer a workshop for young web designers on how to present their projects and pitch during the festival. Wix Playground will present Site of Sites, a go-to destination for web design inspiration, a virtual place where designers can connect, collaborate, share, and get inspired.
Houdini will present a series of Houdini Saturday Talks with guest artists who will share tips and tricks they use in their creative process, followed by Q&A sessions.
SOOT, a visual filesystem, and Automattic, a company specializing in creating web tools and services, will present their products at the OFFF Market. As well as Zetafonts, an independent type foundry, which will also offer a keynote talk dedicated to typography. Fail Fast, the Barcelona digital design agency, in addition to its presence at the OFFF Market, will organize an engaging workshop that unfolds a journey through a sensory-driven immersion in the vibrant streets of the city.
As usual, the festival will provide free access to the Fun Zone in the outdoor spaces of Disseny Hub with a gastronomic offer, Moritz beer, NEA water, and live streaming of the conferences.
OFFF 2024 VISUAL CAMPAIGN
The OFFF 2024 creative campaign is titled LIFFFE/FFFORMS. The concept reveals an abstract family of living forms derived from the feelings and emotions we share in our daily lives as creative individuals. The campaign concept and creative execution was created by ManvsMachine, and sound design is by Resonate.
