We would like to thank our good friend Nino Ilievski for his contribution to this article and for the gift of his partnership with The Stuttering Foundation. Nino, we are inspired by your work, spirit, and dedication to your craft! Thank you for sharing your talent with us, to the benefit of those who stutter worldwide!
Q: Your ads for the Stuttering Foundation are so poignant… and so beautiful. What was your inspiration for these ads?
A: First of all, thanks for the lovely words! These ads are by far the most personal work I’ve ever done. Created in times of personal defeat, in moments when I felt that stuttering undermined everything I did… When my speech once again betrayed me in the worst possible time. Meanwhile most people out of my closest circle didn’t even consider stuttering a real problem. Some even found it funny. That’s why I decided to tell the world about it. And it felt better right away.
Q: How did you connect with The Stuttering Foundation?
I wanted to know who is fighting for the same cause as me, but on a much bigger scale… One simple Google search brought me to The Stuttering Foundation. Jane Fraser and her amazing team responded within a couple of hours, giving me hope right away. That’s how we started our collaboration.
Q: What is the greatest piece of advice that you’ve ever received in regards to stuttering?
THE
A Nonprofit Organization Since 1947—Helping Those Who Stutter
STUTTERING FOUNDATION
art by nino ilievski ®
Feeling lost? Get help at
StutteringHelp.org
Get support and spread the word! Sounds like Captain Obvious but it’s true - don’t even think about going down the stuttering journey alone. I don’t know where I would be today if it wasn’t for my ever-supporting wife Iva (who is designing the next batch of stuttering creatives), my parents and my brother (whom I’ll always be proud of) and my friends (who have patiently “wasted” countless hours waiting for me to finish a sentence). They are my stuttering advocates army. Who’s part of yours?
I strongly believe that all stutterers are unconventional thinkers, which comes in handy when you do creative thinking for living.
THE
A Nonprofit Organization Since 1947—Helping Those Who Stutter
STUTTERING FOUNDATION
art by nino ilievski ®
getting words out is hard we can help
www.StutteringHelp.org - Nino Ilievski
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