Pictoplasma
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Creative Characters in Context – investigating the art and impact of adventurous figurative representation across genres and cultures 👉 pictoplasma.com
We all have to ℜ𝔢𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔓𝔦𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔭𝔦𝔞! Early birds for Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 hatching now > berlin.conference.com
End of the month Pictoplasma heads back to London for a full day character creativity conference! Confirmed speaker(s): Plantopia, French creative animation duo perfecting playful camera movements and wide angled perspectives to turn minimalistic moments of life into surreal vignettes.
It's happening! End of October Pictoplasma heads back to London for a full day character creativity conference! Confirmed speaker: director, animator, illustrator and designer AJ Jefferies — master of ridiculously adorable (and dysfunctional) characters. Limited Early Bird tickets now available…
May the Picto Early Bird Season be with you! But which one will it be? And why not both? 🔜 Tickets for PictoLDN go online 🆃🅾🅳🅰🆈 (noon)! 🔜 Tickets for PictoBERLIN go online Oct. 6 (soon)! 🔗 forceful link in bio
In a bold move we uploaded all pre-pandemic PictoTalk recordings from our conferences (2014-2019) to YouTube – now available for free! Why we did it? To onboard the next generation and celebrate the OGs of characterism, please subscribe ↙ and like ↘ youtube.com/@PictoplasmaTV
Who's ready to escape? 🔜 Tickets for PictoLDN 2026 go online Monday (noon) 🔜 Tickets for PictoBERLIN 2027 go online Oct. 6 (next week) Let's get out of here – together!
More news: It wouldn’t be “Pictoplasma on Tour” without us heading back to London for another full-day pit stop! Tickets for PictoLDN go online NEXT week, Monday September 28, at noon (GMT), with a special Early Bird offer 👉 pictoplasma.com/london
Big news: 2027 Berlin Conference confirmed – early bird tickets go online October 6 ... P̶r̶e̶p̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶ Return to Pictopia! ⬤⬤ berlin.pictoplasma.com
Only at Picto: Industry + Attendees = ❤️ Pictoplasma NYC connects the big industry players with the attending talent in the audience! This is your opportunity to hook up with leading agencies, production companies, and talent scouts—and they seem very excited… Tickets sold out soon!
PictoNYC coming up soon! Mark September 17+18 in your calendars, secure your seat, and look forward to some of today's most adventurous creators. From underground psychedelia to global brand mascots—this year's stage opens to every practice that gives characters agency. 👉 Ticket link in bio
Meet visual artist and director Samuel Jerome Mason joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. Sam works across animation, live action, and mixed media, weaving narratives through vast, hand-made dream worlds. His music videos for Mac Miller, The Strokes, or Future Islands.
Meet Duo (the internet’s most unhinged mascot – loved, killed and resurrected) and its caretakers, Derek Gieraltowski (Senior Animator) and Shandy Tsai (Senior Creative Producer) of Duolingo 🦉.
Meet Kevin Walker, Chief Creative Officer of BUCK, joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. Kevin has been at BUCK for over a decade, overseeing a creative team of nearly 50 directors, writers, and thinkers, and pushing forward character-led storytelling—from mascots to global campaigns.
Meet Camila Rosa, Brazilian artist joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. Camila’s work is defined by vibrant colors, bold compositions, and expressive female figures — and explores themes of identity, diversity, and representation from a contemporary Latin American perspective.
Meet Gemma Correll, British illustrator and cartoonist, famed for addressing mental health in a relatable and humorous way, particularly in her recently published bestseller Anxietyland.
Meet Sawako Kabuki, Japanese animator / illustrator joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. Sawako’s award-winning, hand-drawn animations are a celebration of unpredictable transitions that flow seamlessly between scenes that are unexpected, unapologetic, and full of butts and bodily fluids.
Hello New York, let’s talk about art, abstraction, appeal, authorship, and authenticity! See you at this year’s 12th character creativity conference, coming up in exactly 1 month: 📅 September 17+18 📍 SVA THEATRE, 333 West 23rd Street ⬤⬤ nyc.pictoplasma.com
Meet Brian Blomerth, Brooklyn-based illustrator, cartoonist, and a veteran of the underground music and arts scene, joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. His maximalist, hand-drawn, psychedelic worlds have graced numerous album covers, posters, clothing and his own line of T-shirts.
Pictoplasma NYC returns September 17-18 with artist talks, animation screenings, portfolio reviews, industry meetups, and a new focus on character-driven storytelling across the creative industries. Program details here: www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/pi...
Meet Frank Ape (and his creator Brandon Sines)! We talked to Brandon about New York’s street art, working across media to explore identity, emotion, and shared social experiences, and the evolving role of the contemporary artist — part storyteller, part activist, and part mythmaker.
Meet Karlotta Freier, artist joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup to present her thoughtfully detailed work, creating pieces that evoke a soothingly mysterious atmosphere for the viewer. Come face to face with the artists behind the characters: 📅 Sept 17+18 👉 Ticket link in bio
Meet Spencer Gabor, Brooklyn-based illustrator and animator joining this year's PictoNYC conference lineup. Among the gray backdrop of the city, Spencer looks for moments of color and joy. His work is built around zany and expressive characters and a love of bright palettes and wonky perspectives.
