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May 27

In-House Design Awards Ceremony

May 27 • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8:00 am

Registration opens

May 28 • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Morning Roundtables

May 28 • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM • Vancouver Community College

Roundtables

9:30 am

Opening Remarks

May 28 • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

Creativity is a Discipline of Optimism

Tina Roth Eisenberg • May 28 • 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

10:00 am

Embracing the Unknown: AI as a Catalyst for Creative Evolution

Ashlea Spitz RGD • May 28 • 10:25 AM - 10:35 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Lightning Talk

10:30 am

Over the Rainbow

Zipeng Zhu • May 28 • 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

LEGO Letterpress (May 28)

Diana Varma RGD • May 28 • 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

11:30 am

Lunch Roundtables

May 28 • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Roundtables

1:00 pm

Discover Your Creative Archetype. Unlock Your Creative Potential

Dominic Prevost • May 28 • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

The Economy of Fun

PUPILA • May 28 • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

2:00 pm

Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook

Dori Tunstall • May 28 • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

Your Authentic-ish Self

Elana Rudick RGD • May 28 • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

3:00 pm

The Creative Process as a Self Learning tool

Paloma Rincón • May 28 • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

The Upside Down Triangle: Finding focus in your creative career

Brent Long RGD • May 28 • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

3:30 pm

Lightning Talk TBC

May 28 • 3:45 PM - 3:55 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Lightning Talk

4:00 pm

The Magic of the Space Between: Embracing the Messy Middle

Lisa Congdon • May 28 • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

5:00 pm

F*ck the conservative world!

Freddie Öst & Erik Kockum • May 28 • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

6:00 pm

May 28 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM • The Pint Vancouver

8:00 am

Registration opens

May 29 • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Morning Roundtables

May 29 • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM • Vancouver Community College

Roundtables

9:30 am

Opening Remarks

May 29 • 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

Creating Customer Obsession & Memorable Experiences with Limited Resources

Johnny Cupcakes • May 29 • 9:40 AM - 10:25 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

10:00 am

Lightning Talk TBC

May 29 • 10:25 AM - 10:35 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Lightning Talk

10:30 am

Know the Rules, and Break Them

Irene Pereyra • May 29 • 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

LEGO Letterpress (May 29)

Diana Varma RGD • May 29 • 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

11:30 am

Lunch Roundtables

May 29 • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Roundtables

Northeastern University Campus Tour & Free Lunch

May 29 • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM • Northeastern University Campus

1:00 pm

Dynamic Pattern Making

Zipeng Zhu • May 29 • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM • Vancouver Community College

Workshop

Design in 2024: Downsizing, AI and What the heck do we do now

Kevin Hawkins • May 29 • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

2:00 pm

How to Fall in Love with Typography

Ellen Lupton • May 29 • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

Aero's Easter Eggs: Augmenting Reality and Our Toolset

Nour Al-Amoudi • May 29 • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM • Vancouver Film School

Workshop

3:00 pm

Typefaces for Logos

Eleni Beveratou • May 29 • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Workshop

Getting Results with Adobe Firefly

Tomasz Opasiński • May 29 • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

4:00 pm

Aaron Poe • May 29 • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

4:30 pm

Crafting the Life You Want

Jessica Hische • May 29 • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM • Vancouver Playhouse

Talk

May 30

Design Educators Conference

Ellen Lupton, Dori Tunstall • May 30 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM • Vancouver Community College

Type Workshop: From Drawing to Implementation

Eleni Beveratou • May 30 • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM • Northeastern University Campus