Please join us for a pop-up exhibition of augmented reality posters that are focused on sites across California through the lens of climate change. The posters use an AR component to showcase the past, present, and potential futures of these sites, and are viewable through your mobile phone. Selected posters will also be available as
Adventure out into the neighborhoods listed on our map, in between events or on your own time. Gather a group of friends, or wander on your own by following the clues to find the murals in the first of our series of self-guided tours of San Francisco Murals. Once you find a mural on the
Hear from founders, funders, and design executives at some of the most exciting startups and funds in the Bay Area in an exciting fireside chat. Panelists: Jane Ha, Head of Design, Incredible Health Karine Sarkissian, Founding Partner at Tamar Capital x Le Studio Koraldo Kajanaku, CEO & Cofounder, Layer Editor Rachel Poonsiriwong, Product Design Lead,
Mission Bit supports underrepresented youth of color in tech. Over the last 10 years, it has experienced exponential growth. As part of its ongoing commitment to positively impacting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the field of design, independent creative agency Sans Serif partnered with Mission Bit in 2022 to introduce a rebrand. Mission Bit
Join us for a lively discussion between Henri Liriani, Co-founder and CPO of Tome and Kathleen Chaykowski, Head of Integrated Comms about how AI can help us express ourselves. TOME: Our mission is to help anyone tell a compelling story. We're building an AI-native storytelling format for work and ideas. A collaborative AI partner, right
What does it take to be “The Last Best Place on the Internet”? While billions of people read Wikipedia every day, most are unaware of or do not understand the massive collaboration happening behind the scenes, involving people and machines. This collaboration is what allows Wikipedia to remain free and open source. Our vision is
Stop by Fyrn to see our pieces in-person + have a tour through our original manufacturing facility. We’ll have drinks, bites and music for mingling and chatting. Look forward to hosting you!
Join us this evening as we dive into the unique journey of our designers and the impact of emerging technologies. ACTIVITY: Generating and Visualizing Future Concepts @Labs x Song An expanse of generative tools are now among us, so are the many questions and worries surrounding the future of the designer in the design process.
Marcie has a dream: to own Ed’s Tavern, where she’s bartender and den mother to her community of regular folk. But when a developer and an endangered bird begin to unravel her plans, Marcie has to rally her people to prevent the loss of the Tavern and save the community. This independent film touches on
Illustrating a picture book from script to final pages - with focus on character design, composition and page design -- presentation followed by Live Q and A.
Please join the SEGD San Francisco chapter and AIGA San Francisco Thursday June 8th, 2023 from 6-9pm for a special evening with Richard Poulin discussing his new book, Rational Simplicity: Rudolph de Harak, Graphic Designer. Richard is an SEGD fellow and award-winning designer, educator, author, and artist. His career spans forty years in graphic, environmental,
Led by Tara Tan, Managing Partner, Strange Ventures Ready for a mind-bending journey through the uncharted realms of creativity? Ditch those same-old, yawn-inducing brainstorming sessions and join us for an hour of hallucinatory exploration. We're spicing things up with a twist: a guided meditation and visualization session that'll help you break free from the chains of
Come explore the future of accessible data experience through multisensory data physicalization! Data visualization is a powerful tool for making sense of complex information, but it often relies solely on our visual sense to communicate insights. In this event, multidisciplinary designers Tiange Wang and I-Yang Huang share a different approach to creating and sharing data
What does it mean to design spaces that evoke belonging? In this workshop, we’ll investigate what belonging means to us and how it manifests in our physical spaces. Through creating a shared language of "patterns," we’ll discover design principles that can be applied across our environments. We’ll collaboratively push the boundaries of our imagination and
Come anytime to visit with us during the hours of: Saturday, June 10th from 12pm-5pm Sunday, June 11th from 12pm-5pm Pop in to discover a recent slate of beautiful publications from the Stanford d.school as well as other materials from established and emerging leaders in the field. Engage with and purchase publications that balance depth
Sustainable lighting manufacturer Gantri will open its SOMA studio to showcase and celebrate Bay Area designers and their work. There are two components to this event: Gantri Summer 2023 Independent Creator Release As a central focus of the event, the lighting brand will be introducing its newest Independent Creator Release collection of 3D printed designs
SinkInSync presents the design and prototype of a VR-based cross-person EEG neurofeedback platform. This generative VR platform uses one user’s brainwave data to procedurally render 3D scenes and passively displays visual cues that are synchronized with the real-time brainwave frequency to another user. With the platform, we aim to explore the potential of VR as
Open from 12:00-6:00pm Meet Jennifer Daley and her team of collaborators Enjoy local fair and join the discussion about the future of fabrics Enter to win 1 of 3 door prizes An invitation to tour The Daley Textile House, Textile Lab, and Regenerative Demonstration Garden. Meet some of our Textile and Land Team members, and
"Dynamic Minds, Brilliant Creativity" Led by Best-selling author of 25 books on design and architecture, Instagram influencer, design lecturer and instructor, and founder of THE STYLE SALONISTE blog, Diane Dorrans Saek, this year's expanded interior designer program follows on the great success of last year's program. The program offers a rare opportunity to tour top
Calling all future designers! Built for young people ages 10-18, students from the Stanford University d.school are facilitating awesome workshops and design making sessions in several different mediums for youth! Youth participants are invited to come build prototypes of their wildest dream inventions, create digital presentations, design their own magazine, and or create a personal
Stanford d.school curators are hosting an immersive education and hands on making session centered around zines! Since the advent of mimeograph in the 1960's (one of the first reproduction mediums beyond carbon paper), the underground and commercial platforms of zine making have revolutionized how creatives and industries engage in dynamic ways. Meet with zine making
"Dynamic Minds, Brilliant Creativity" led by Best-selling author of 25 books on design and architecture, Instagram influencer, design lecturer and instructor, and founder of THE STYLE SALONISTE blog, Diane Dorrans Saek, this year's expanded interior designer program follows on the great success of last year's program. The program offers a rare opportunity to tour top
"Dynamic Minds,Brilliant Creativity" Led by Best-selling author of 25 books on design and architecture, Instagram influencer, design lecturer and instructor, and founder of THE STYLE SALONISTE blog, Diane Dorrans Saek,, this year's expanded interior designer program follows on the great success of last year's program. The program offers a rare opportunity to tour top architecture