This free warm-up event for #CDW17 is your chance to get a behind the scenes tour of the design agencies in downtown Cincinnati and meet some of the amazing designers that work for them. Landor, FRCH, and Hyperquake are excited to welcome you so be prepared for some fun and a few adult beverages. Wear comfortable shoes, we will be walking. Though this is a free event, spots are limited and you must have a ticket to attend.
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Shifting the Paradigm of Design for Brand Experience
Monday, September 25, 2017
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Cincinnati
Join eMedia Design Co., during this #CDW17 event, to learn about design process tips and discuss key areas necessary in designing for the brand experience. Want to stand out in the industry? Ready to take your process to the next level? We'll show you the way.
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In Tandem: How Designers and Developers Work Together
Monday, September 25, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Cincinnati
Design and development are too often viewed as separate disciplines with distance between them. In this panel discussion, designers and developers (and those in-between) will discuss how they collaborate on their teams. We will explore the challenges teams face when working with different disciplines, and how to overcome them.
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Box of Crazy: A Design Thinking Game
Monday, September 25, 2017
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cincinnati
Kick of Cincinnati Design Week with our presenting sponsor, Openfield Creative! Participate in a game-like collaborative experience full of lightning-fast design prototyping that we’re calling “Box of Crazy.”
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Disruptive: An Inside Look at Cannes Lions 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Cincinnati
Learn from two leaders in the design industry with a combined 48 years in consumer packaging and branding as they share their latest industry discoveries. Landor presents this #CDW17 Lunch & Learn.
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Make with Meaning
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Cincinnati
A lot of us get into design to make things: furniture, packages, labels. If it’s sold in a store, we want to make it better and more beautiful. What if we applied that same mentality to make our city better? Let's take a closer look at what design can do, with help from Design Impact during #CDW17.
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Gender Equity Workshop
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cincinnati
Join AIGA Cincinnati as we use a new resource to bust through one of the leading causes of disparate access to leadership positions in the design field: implicit gender-related bias. This #CDW17 event can't be missed.
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Infographics for Social Change: A Graphic Ally Hackathon
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Cincinnati
Learn how to tell visual data stories to inspire policy change and mobilize information at the grassroots level. In this hands on workshop, we will explore and apply principles of conscious and responsible design to a real world infographic project. Presented by Adobe.
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De-stress to Impress: wellness strategies for sustaining creativity
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Cincinnati
Making time for yourself is one of the most important, but least developed, skills you can cultivate in your design career. In the middle of #CDW17 this year, let's take a moment to breathe. AIGA Cincinnati will give you tools to de-stress and work on your mental health. Lunch, infused-water bar, and yoga included.
