Tina Roth Eisenberg: The Unexpected Power of Side Projects
Women In Design
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If you’ve ever wondered whether keeping up with a hobby or passion project pays off in the end, Tina Roth Eisenberg’s experience is proof that it can. Tina shares an inspiring look at her creative journey, from turning her personal visual archive into the popular design journal swissmiss to founding the global monthly lecture series CreativeMornings, co-creating a to-do app (TeuxDeux), founding a high-end temporary tattoo shop (Tattly) and running a successful co-working space (FRIENDS). Learn from Tina’s experience of organically evolving her side projects into businesses and find out how investing in your interests can be the first step in building a creative career you love.
Tina Roth Eisenberg is a Swiss-born, raised and trained graphic designer. In 1999 she moved to NYC for a 3-month design internship and never left. Over the past 13 years, Tina has started numerous side projects that have organically turned into businesses: a creative co-working community called FRIENDS; a global, monthly lecture series called CreativeMornings; a simple to-do app called TeuxDeux and Tattly, a high-end temporary tattoo shop. Tina is often referred to as swissmiss after her popular blog. She likes that.
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