Made by Few announces new speakers, plans to hold event in Bentonville

“If a conference could be a hug, Made by Few would be the warm, welcome kind that makes you feel so good.” – Randy J. Hunt, VP Design at Etsy

“To call MxF a conference would be massively underselling it. MxF is an immersive celebration of creativity.”     –  Jeffrey Kalmikoff, Designer at Uber

The fifth annual Made by Few Conference, organized by Little Rock design and development agency Few, will be held in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas Oct 26 – Oct 29, 2016.

Made by Few was born five years ago with a focus on inspiring and invigorating designers, developers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, with 2015’s attendees arriving from 26 US states as well as Europe. Speakers announced in recent weeks for the 2016 lineup include Victoria Pater, Product Design Lead at PayPal, Cassie McDaniels, Design Director at the Mozilla Foundation, Daniel Burka, Design Partner at Google Ventures, Alex Cornell, Product Designer at Facebook, and Amy Schwartz, Design Director at Cards Against Humanity.

Made by Few will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a move from Little Rock to downtown Bentonville in Northwest Arkansas. Ranked as No. 7 on Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Places to visit in 2016, as one of the 9 Best U.S. Cities for Tech Startups by Entrepreneur Magazine, and as No. 37 on Forbes’ list of Best Places for Business and Careers, Northwest Arkansas is known for its thriving startup community as well as its rich art and culture, the cornerstone of which is the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

“Over the past several years, Bentonville has been blossoming into a killer place to visit, work in and create from. We’re excited to be hosting Made by Few in downtown Bentonville this year with events at some amazing venues like Crystal Bridges, new venue the Record, and the 21c Museum Hotel”, said Arlton Lowry about the move.

In spite of its growth over the years, Made by Few very much remains a labor of love for which Arlton designs a unique brand and website each year. The 2016 Made by Few site, created in collaboration with the Few staff and illustrator Sally Nixon was recently featured as an “inspirational site” in Net magazine’s Summer 2016 issue, with additional nods from Communication Arts, Webdesigner Depot, CSS Design Awards, CSS Winner, SiteSee, httpster, The Best Designs, and more.

Lowry’s take on the spirit of experimentation that led to the 2016 website design can be applied to the conference as a whole. “We believe that when you provide people with an open and fun environment, there’s no telling what will come of it.”

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