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Hooked on Books Creatives: A Book Club for Design BookBuffs

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When:
Friday, August 26th 2022 (rescheduled from Friday 19th August) 12-12:45pm
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Delivered online via Zoom

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Subsidised governement funded rate: €15
Members (IDI, ICAD, IAPI, 100 Archive): FREE. All Design Summer Sessions are complimentary as part of your membership, events except the No Not Like That lettering workshop

Hooked on Books with Ebow
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We are delighted to present our very first ‘Hooked on Books Creatives: A Book Club for Design BookBuffs‘. First up is David Douglas.

  • The Books that Shaped My Creative Career
    with David Douglas, Managing Director, Ebow 

“There’s more to life than books you know but not much more.”

Discuss whether Morrissey was right with David Douglas, MD of Ebow as he shares the book(s) that have influenced him on his journey to building his creative business.

There will be two complimentary passes to the Museum of Literature and a discount code for their online shop for everyone in the audience, courtesy of Ebow.

About the speaker

David Douglas

David Douglas – Ebow Managing Director

David Douglas is Managing Director and Founder of the award-winning digital agency Ebow The Digital Agency.

Founder by David in 1999, the agency now employs 25 people and has forged a reputation as a strong independent that punches well above its weight, with an enviable client list of major international and national brands, including household favourites, tech leaders and not-for-profit organisations, such as HSE, Kerrygold, Ornua, Carbery Food, Synergy Flavours, Kepak Foodservice, Tayto Park andJ.P. Morgan.

David specialises in creative digital strategy with a focus on impactful websites and campaigns, compelling content and user-friendly technology and how these new media channels integrate with the wider brand strategy and marketing mix.

Follow David on Instagram and Linkedin.

 

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