Design Swansea #65 - Siôn Rees & Osian Williams
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This month we are joined by Siôn Rees and Osian Williams who will be talking about creative industry insights, video content and video game production.
Come join us at HQ for two inspiring talks and connect with our incredible creative community in Swansea with a few drinks and a slice of pizza.
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Siôn Rees
Cognitive Chaos: Unfiltered Ideas and Insights
Sean will talk on a varied selection of notes, ideas and insights that have been collected and stored over the past 13 years of working within the design industry.
He is currently a Designer at Pentagon Design and also runs his own independent studio Prysur.
Osian Williams
COPA: Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Documentaries, Adverts & Video Games.
Osian Williams is the fouder and Director of COPA Cymru, a multi BAFTA Award winning business with over 13 years of experience in TV and Commercial. COPA Cymru crew have been involved with TV productions such as Rhod Gilberts Work Experience (BBC) RTS Award winning "Project Z" (S4C & ITV) Family Farm (BBC) and creating commercials for clients such as Penderyn Distillery, Edwards of Conwy, Brecon Carreg Water, Welsh Government & more.
Recently, Osian set up COPA Gaming, a breakaway business that is currently developing it's first Video game called "The Department" COPA Gaming recently exhibited their game at GDC in Sanfrancisco and a case study about COPA was recently included in the Barclays 2024 annual report. COPA Gaming's lead developer, Matt Aspland has over 14m views on his youtube channel where he teaches people how to use Unreal Engine 5.
COPA's success relies on it's willingness and ability to adapt to an ever-evolving industry. Today, COPA Cymru and COPA gaming work side by side, producing content in various fields.
Our Venue
HQ Urban Kitchen
The event will be held at HQ Urban Kitchen on37 Orchard Street, Swansea, SA1 5AJ. It's next to the UWTSD ALEX Building.
This event is sponsored by
ITERATE
Iterate are a purpose-driven product design consultancy. They create new products that enhance the lives of their users and have a positive influence in the world. They are a close-knit team of designers, engineers and strategic thinkers who together bring product ideas to life.
iterate-uk.com
Design Swansea is supported by...
Waters Creative
MeeCreative
tcols.design
4theRegion
Swansea College of Art
Gower College
Swansea University
HQ Urban Kitchen
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designswansea.uk
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