August’s speaker is Marta Veludo, designer slash visual wizard inspired by the pop-culture, folk art, pound shops and tumblr, and fascinated by inventions, colour, movement and compositions. Get to know her before our next talk on Friday 28 August:

1. What is your creative profession?

I consider myself a visual wizard. I do work as a graphic designer, but I shake my magic wand in illustration and I do have some assignments as an art director. So as you can see, visual wizard is a short and not compromising definition.

2. What will you be sharing with the CreativeMornings community on Friday 28 August?
I will be sharing my story, my way of working, my magical chaos and how random actions help creativity.

3. How is Amsterdam and its creative scene special to you?
Amsterdam for me transmits the sensation that everything is possible to happen and to be built. That’s what I find special and unique about it.

4. If stuck in a creative rut, what’s your trick to get free and let loose?
Dunno yet for sure. To be in a good mood helps definitely to prevent creative blocks, and to save me from them, I try to do something else rather being in the project. I tend to think a lot and get stuck, in a vicious cycle. So I go outside, take a piercing, eat an icecream, check tumblr feed, check the new movie trailers and try out the new Skype emoticons. Procrastination, I think that’s what it’s called!

Thank you, Marta, for your answers! We can’t wait to hear more about your work on Friday 28 August at WeWork Weteringschans. Tickets for the event go live on Monday the 24th at 9am – see you then!

Portrait by Debbie Trouerbach.