Support System for
Modern Makers
PRESENT exists to inspire starting and shipping, through stories of making, discipline, and self-care from the most courageous creators of today and tomorrow. We build our own tools to support Modern Makers: from a print magazine to extensive digital platform, from podcasts and frameworks to workshops for our global community.
The Bliss and Battles of
Living and Making Today
PRESENT is an ongoing discourse on how to navigate the world as a Modern Maker. We speak about process, philosophy and practice. It's a space for honest conversations about fear, focus, and finding your way.
Present FrameworkBOOK AND FRAMEWORK: OVERWHELM TO CLARITY, STARTING TO SHIPPING →
Present Magazine300 pages, SOLD IN 20+ countries on five continents, nominated launch of the year →
PresentOSTools, resources, library. the ecosystem for all devices →Present Cosmos
FOR EMPOWERING MODERN MAKERS
Present PodcastDeep long form CONVERSATIONS on creativity, psychology, PRESENCE →
Present PrinciplesCURATION OF battle-testED strategies, MAKING-OF, founder's essays and videos →
Present SpaceGlobal Community WITH WorkshopS, FEEDBACK HUB & CONSISTENCY CLUB →
Empower Every Human
Find, Start, Do The Thing
We believe every human has what it takes. What's often missing is the support to begin, and the structure to keep going. We are building PRESENT to be both.
Principles
Every Human Is a Maker
Creativity isn't reserved for the few. Everyone has something to start, build, or ship. What's often missing is the support to begin.
Action Cures Anxiety
We don't wait for clarity to act. We act to find clarity. Starting, imperfectly, today, is the most powerful thing you can do.
Process Over Outcome
We care about how things are made, not just what gets made. The practice is the point.
Build Your Own Tools
When the system doesn't fit, build a better one. We serve as proof: magazine, framework, and OS, all built from need.
Being Present Leads to the Future
Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. Focus on what's in front of you. The rest follows.
No One Makes It Alone
Vulnerability isn't weakness. It's the starting point for honest work. Community, feedback, and shared struggle are how we grow.
Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
Founders
Hugo Hoppmann is a graphic designer, creative director, and founder of PRESENT.
Sarah Discours is an art director, graphic designer, and partner at PRESENT.
“I started getting deeper into the psychology of work, the creative process and the power of habits while I was still studying and on the edge of burning out. I always had big ambitions with a hundred projects and interests at once.
How can we balance it all without driving ourselves crazy? How can we live life to the fullest, and at the same time be present to do our best work, despite the turbulent times and a million distractions around us? This question drives me.
The challenges and tragedies in my own life helped me grow. I'm not a guru or an expert, but what I've learned in my life so far I want to share. I want to give back and build things.”
