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Some text: to be part of Design Week Sacramento 2025, a two-day conference happening Friday, October 24 – Saturday, October 25.

Some text: We want to hear how you really get things done—from inspiration to iteration, breakthroughs to roadblocks. Our audience is eager to go behind the scenes and see the creative process in all its messy, brilliant glory. We're looking for designers and creatives to participate in one (or more) of the following formats:

Conference
Fri, Oct 24

Day 1 Single Track — The Urban Hive

  • Opening Remarks

  • "Beyond the Blueprint: Embracing Play as Essential Process"

    with Betsaida LeBron

  • Break

  • Brand Design Project Showcase
    with:
    1. Priya Kumar & Mary Hunt,
    2. Chris Thomas,
    3. Chelsea Jimenez, Thea Appling, & Mario Vasquez Zuniga.

  • Break

  • Position to Profit: How messaging alignment creates more yeses
    Talk with Jennifer Bourn

  • Pre-Lunch Announcements

  • So You Want to Make a Podcast
    Live Podcast Recording with Eric Grotenhuis & Michael Hendry

  • UI/UX Design Project Showcase
    Project Showcase     with:

    1. Carmen Zagazeta & Xtine Nguyen,
    2. Brian Bourn,
    3. John Gladding.

  • Break

  • Co-Creating the Future of Design Week
    Collaborative Design Session with Bernadeta Baktashian

  • Break

  • Design Application Project Showcase with:

    1. Landon Lee,
    2. Emilie Johal,
    3. Maggie Denham.

  • Break

  • Design, Community, and the Futures We Build
    Closing Keynote with PJ Carlino

  • Closing Remarks + Raffles Prizes

  • DWS After Party @ Legend Has It,
    410 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

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Skill Camp
Sat, Oct 25

Day 2 Double Track — Sacramento Turn Verein

  • Opening Remarks

  • Break

  • Go Font Yourself
    Workshop with Killian McMann

    Embracing Raw Creativity
    Workshop with Sheila Johnston & Seve Joves

  • Break

  • Collage as Creative Catalyst
    Workshop with Justina Martino

    Advocate Like An Artist
    Workshop with Allison Carpio

  • See "Discussion Table Facilitators"

  • Plan, Prototype, & Present
    Workshop with Heather Hogan

    How to Land the Job
    Workshop with Molly Wiley

  • Break

  • The Future of Design: Learning and Adaption in the Age of AI
    Workshop with Camille Woods

    Branding For Impact: An Interactive Workshop
    with Sabrina Modelle

  • Break

  • Closing Remarks + Raffles Prizes

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