• Career as a Brand System™ — Design Your Narrative, Positioning, and Visibility

    Rtrospct Studio 2950 Geneva Ave, Daly City, United States
    Most careers don’t stall because of lack of skill.They stall because the story isn’t clear. This hands-on workshop introduces Career as a Brand System™, a framework for turning your work into something visible, legible, and opportunity-generating. Originally developed through work across mobility, hardware, and consumer technology—and recently taught at Fremont Tech Week—this session focuses on
    $70.00

    The Future of Home Robotics.

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Introduced by Box Clever x Weave Robotics Meet leaders from Weave Robotics and Box Clever, and learn about their shared vision for home robotics. With its new general-purpose robot launching in 2026, Weave has partnered with SF-based studio Box Clever to design a robot that truly fits in the home. Together, Weave and Box Clever
    $10.00

    Plural by Nature: Curiosity as a Creative Practice

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    This 40-minute presentation will reframe creativity through cultural movement and lived multiplicity, inspired by Sonya Yu’s upbringing between Beijing and the Bay Area. The duality of cultures taught her to move between languages, expectations, and ways of seeing — not as a strategy, but as survival. Over time, that in-between space became her creative practice:
    Free – $10.00

    Gazetteer: Designing a Newspaper in the Digital Age

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Gazetteer: A new approach to local news, starting in San Francisco. No SEO games, no social media, just the news you need today. An Intimate fireside chat about printing, design, and news media in the age of digital channels. Join Gazetteer SF‘s Jack Browning and SF Design Week CEO Dawn Zidonis as Jack shares his

    The Enduring Spirit of Innovation and Optimism in the Bay Area w/ Designwise, Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, Love Good Color + Project Color Corps

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    As part of Design Bay Area’s Year of Design celebration, join us for an afternoon exploring the enduring spirit of innovation, creativity, and optimism that has shaped the San Francisco Bay Area for generations with Designwise, Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, Love Good Color + Project Color Corps. Bringing together voices from across design, color,
    $10.00

    The Art of Making Surfboards

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Michael Quesenbury is a native of the Pacific Northwest who transplanted to California at the end of the millennium looking for all things that come with Californification; beautiful weather, fabled cities, outdoor lifestyles and a melting pot of design and art. His simple mission statement is “I get out of bed to create beautiful things.” 
    $10.00

    Food as Infrastructure with Landscape Architects Christian Douglas Design

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    In this talk, principals and landscape architects Christian Douglas and Christian Macke of Christian Douglas Design, explore food-centered design at every scale – from master plan communities and rooftop farms to hospitality experiences and the humble home garden. Drawing on Douglas’s book The Food Forward Garden and the firm’s broader design philosophy, the talk reframes food as essential infrastructure: a framework for ecological resilience, human health, and lasting environmental
    $10.00 – $20.00

    Global Contemporary Design, Crafted in Mexico

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Colección Estudio is a design studio founded by three designers: Andrés Cacho, Manuel López, and Daniel Martínez, who explore the intersection of art, craft, and contemporary furniture. Since their founding, they
    $10.00

    Designed in Seoul: Culture, Objects, Everyday Life

    Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, California, United States
    This immersive event celebrates the vibrancy and plurality of contemporary Korean design, bringing together a curated group of design agencies whose practices span product design, branding, mobility, consumer technology, and