Summary: <p>In this episode of the podcast, Moleskine’s director of brand and public relations, Erik Fabian, joins us to talk about how a notebook can serve as a platform your imagination and the pillars of an iconic brand. </p> <h3>HIGHLIGHTS</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Erik’s early influences from art teachers and theatrical performance </strong></li> <li>Trusting your sense of joy</li> <li>Finding our sense of community as adults</li> <li><strong> Why in-person events create faster bonds than online communities</strong></li> <li>The influence of attending an experimental college</li> <li><strong>How a notebook can serve as a platform for your imagination</strong></li> <li> Infusing the pillars of an iconic brand into your own work</li> <li><strong>Why pen and paper is still prevalent in a digital world</strong></li> <li>How <a href="http://amzn.to/1eOgHcW">Moleskine notebooks</a> are designed to create an emotional bond with with their owner</li> </ul> <p></p> <p><em>Erik Fabian is the Director of Brand & PR for Moleskine America where he ensures the core values and narratives of the Moleskine brand are shared with fans across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Erik leads a team responsible for design, digital, and event partnerships with brands like: Tumblr, the Telluride Film Festival, Dwell.com, the Future of Storytelling Conference, the NYC French Embassy, the School of Visual Arts, Sean Kelly Gallery, and the Instagram based street-art gallery Instagrafite. Design collaborations have included projects with artists: Marina Abramović, Kehinde Willey, and Sarah Sze.<br>Erik is also a long-time impresario and artist/performer. He is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and experimental liberal arts curriculum at the Evergreen State College. Erik is launching a mini-series of interviews on a new YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7eeNWMsiNoYPX8-hHHfAg" title="The Grass Is Green">The Grass Is Green</a>. </em></p>
