• Designer Swag Swap with Playbook

    GroundfloorSF 455 Valencia St, San Francisco, United States
    Welcome to SF Design Week: Designer Swag Swap hosted by Playbook! Come meet and greet other designers—product designers, UX/UI designers, creative directors, and art directors. Anyone in the creative industry is welcome to join! Swag NOT required, just come hang out and score some! Join us for a fun evening of swapping designer goodies with fellow

    Women in Design SF Exhibition

    Jettison Creative 47 Jeff Adachi Way, San Francisco, United States
    IDSA’s Women in Design SF Chapter is hosting a show of outstanding work from our community of Bay Area women designers at Jettison Creative. A wide range of works will be on display – encompassing various fields such as Industrial Design, Design Research, User Experience, Architecture, Visual Design, Material Design, Textiles, Apparel, Craft, Furniture, Art,

    Attend to _____.

    frog 1011 3rd St, San Francisco, California, United States
    The attention economy has you. Your focus is being monetized every minute of every day. The only escape is to slow down, put away the social media, and place your focus on ____. What should you attend to? Find the answer at frog, and enjoy smart design conversations over cocktails and eclectic beats. Directions &

    Design 101

    San Francisco State University School of Design 1600 Holloway Avenue, Fine Arts Building, Room 117., San Francisco, CA, United States
    High school students, community college students, and anyone else interested in design are invited to DESIGN 101, a 2-3hour workshop where participants will explore the principles of design through a hands-on session. DESIGN 101 will start with a brief introduction to design principles. Participants will rotate through several activities including virtual reality world building, design

    I Profess Traveling Poster Exhibit

    Fine Arts Building, School of Design Hallway, San Francisco State University School of Design 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States
    San Francisco State University’s School of Design is hosting the traveling juried exhibit I Profess: The Graphic Design Manifesto https://www.audreygbennett.com/baohouse/i-profess . How do graphic designers visualize their teaching philosophies—their pedagogical beliefs that are in constant dialogue with other cultural, philosophical, and disciplinary values and practices?” Out of the submitted entries, 23 responses were chosen to

    Design Challenge: AI character re-design

    IBM San Francisco Design Studio 425 Market St., San Francisco, CA, United States
    What if the Terminator was a friendly brainstorming assistant rather than a cyborg of mass destruction? For decades, AI characters have proliferated in film, television, literature, and other forms of popular media. These AI characters are not always evil or malicious, but their interactions with humans could often be improved. They could benefit from a

    Developing a network of shared interest in the future of San Francisco

    238 King St 238 King St, San Francisco, California, United States
    Hosted by Problem Library which is supporting a renaissance toward beauty, goodness, and truth in education, art, and cultural infrastructure. Since 2017, the [working] program has been transforming vacant retail spaces in San Francisco and Oakland into sites of creative use: studios, galleries, and installations. By building relationships with property owners the program is able

    Design Challenge: Design an Earthscape on Mars

    HGA San Francisco 222 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, United States
    How Connected Are You to our Earth? Join us in this unique challenge to design a piece of Earth on Mars and deepen your connection with our Earth. Storyline: Imagine a future where humanity has expanded its horizons and established thriving communities on Mars. New generations, born and raised as Martians, have heard stories about

    Armadillo and California Home + Design Present A 1000 X Better: Rebel by Design Book Signing with Interior Designer Kirsten Blazek

    Armadillo 3695 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Armadillo hosts founder and principal designer of A 1000 X Better, Kirsten Blazek, as she debuts her book Rebel by Design – Interiors by Kirsten Blazek. In conversation with CA Home + Design editorial director, Lindsey Shook, Kirsten will share her design philosophy and how she carves out a unique corner in a crowded space, using

    Blu Dot Art Mode Launch Event

    blu dot san francisco 99 Missouri Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Join us at our store to celebrate the launch of Art Mode: a collection of incredible work from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We partnered with local nonprofit NIAD Art Center, as well as NYC’s LAND GALLERY and Austin’s SAGE Studio to bring you 16 unique pieces with all profits going back to the