This is where
creators create.
A hands-on creative workshop with Bailey Ellis, built on the book Designed to Create.
Less waiting. More making.
Most creative advice tells you to wait for inspiration. This workshop is about doing the work. For two hours, you'll name your creative instinct, see the system behind how you work, and move one real idea forward in a room full of people doing the same.
Bring one idea. A project, a business, a brand, or the thing you've been sitting on. We'll work on it together.
Four parts. One afternoon.
- 01
The Creator
Find your creative instinct and how you naturally work.
- 02
tomaX
Score your process with the T.R.A.P.P.I.N.G. framework.
- 03
The CREATE Sprint
Take your idea from first thought to first version in small groups.
- 04
The Legacy
Commit to your next move and put your name on the Creator Wall.
What you walk out with.
Anyone with an idea and the itch to move on it.
Designers, filmmakers, writers, musicians, photographers, makers, and builders. No experience level required. Just show up ready to create.
Bailey Ellis
Bailey Ellis is a Chicago creative director with 25+ years of experience, from Nike, Apple, and Motown Records to national campaigns recognized with Webby, Telly, and Hermes Creative Awards. It all started at 14 in the computer lab at Manley High School.
He wrote Designed to Create for anyone who has ever felt the pull to make something and needed a system to follow through.
Everything you need to know.
- When
- Sunday, December 6, 2026. Doors and food at 4:00 PM. Workshop starts at 4:20.
- Where
- Demiurge, 116 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
- Cost
- Free
- Seats
- 20. When they're gone, you'll join the waitlist.
- Food
- Provided by Corner Store Deli
- Bring
- One idea. We'll handle the rest.
Twenty seats. One afternoon.
Your next move.
Reserve your spot before the room fills up.
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