Independent Events
One week, many voices. The heart and soul of Design Week Portland is in these events, conceived and hosted by the creative community of an entire city. Most are free or low cost to make design accessible to all. Register for each event separately – there is no central pass.
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Afternoon
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2:00 PM
Exploring the Pivot
Creative process experiment
Evening
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6:00 PM
Lessons from the Jazz Ensemble
Collaborative leadership practices
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Evening
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5:30 PM
HOT NEW NEXT
Shark Tank-style idea pitch competition -
5:30 PM
Following the Mid-century Masters: Art, Design and Technology to Create New Forms
The future of art, design, + technology -
7:00 PM
AEPDX Presents Curiosity
Short animations and videos
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Afternoon
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3:00 PM
From Cubicles to Campuses
Architecture for modern businesses
Evening
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5:00 PM
Immersive Storytelling through Virtual Reality
Multimedia journalism showcase -
5:00 PM
Design is Destiny: Schools of the Future
design solutions for future of education -
5:30 PM
The Story of NOW, The Story of HOW: Highlighting Women in Design
Female design leaders speakers series -
6:00 PM
Rough Draught - A Live Beer Design Brouhaha
Beer label design process and tasting -
6:00 PM
Storytelling in Modern Heritage Design: The Narratives of Materials & Makers
Pacific northwest design aesthetics -
6:30 PM
How to Drink at a Bar
A bartender's guide to going out
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Morning
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10:30 AM
Changing the World with VR
VR interaction, design, and ideation
Afternoon
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4:00 PM
Hyperlocal Social Innovation with PSU & Design for America
Design through community collaboration. -
4:30 PM
Real, Meaningful, Connections
Design sprints for service design
Evening
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5:00 PM
PDX Creative Women Unite
Lightning talks and raffle prizes -
5:30 PM
Pixels to People: Microsoft, Airbnb and WE Discuss Collaborating for Better Design
Leveraging design across skillsets -
6:00 PM
Analog Type in a Digital World
Hands-on graphic design time machine -
6:00 PM
Bumble Hive: Bringing an App to Life in Brick and Mortar
Digital experience to physical form -
6:00 PM
Magnetic North Screen Printing Workshop
Learn and apply screen printing basics -
6:00 PM
Ping-Pong-O-Rama
Designer Ping Pong Tourney. Let’s Play! -
6:00 PM
FTW: For the Women
Gender equality mapping + mentorship -
8:00 PM
Fuck Up Night
Laugh and learn from stories of failure -
8:00 PM
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Afternoon
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4:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Comfortable? Fabric and the Threshold of Shelter
Architecture, Design and the Environment -
4:00 PM
Open Design for the Internet
Mixer with the lead designers at Mozilla
Evening
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5:00 PM
Designing a Better Community
Shaping communities through design -
5:30 PM
Let's Get Busy 2: Speed Consulting for Nonprofits
Speed consulting for nonprofits -
5:30 PM
The State of Trust in the Pacific Northwest
Unique performance piece -
5:30 PM
Corpse Gallery
OMFGCO x DevNow: Draw… before you die -
6:00 PM
Killer not Filler – Pro tips & Portfolio Review
Digital portfolio best practices -
6:30 PM
The Alchemy of Wasted Time
Daydreaming as a design strategy -
7:00 PM
Re-designing a Life. From Nike Designer to Interior Design.
From Nike designer to interior designer
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Afternoon
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3:00 PM
Placemaking in the Digital Age
Reimagining how we design places.
Evening
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6:00 PM
Portland Indie Game Squad Presents: Drink N' Draw @ DWP
Lightning round, game-inspired drawing
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All Day
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11:00 AM
Morning
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9:30 AM
Cre8camp
An attendee-led workshop for creatives
Afternoon
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1:00 PM
Paper + Print Workshop
Conceptual paper making
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