28th Design Alumni Portfolio Nite
The School of Design is planning a two-part event.
- Design Alumni “virtual” Portfolio Nite, Speaker/Presentations (Thursday, May 18, 6 – 7:30 p.m.)
- There will be a follow up “In-Person” Senior Show Alumni Portfolio Review of Student Work & “Mixer” Reception on Friday, May 19, 1 – 3 p.m. in the SF State, DesignSpace, Fine Arts Bldg, FA 115.
DES Alumni “Virtual” Portfolio Nite AGENDA
Thursday, May 18, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
[6 – 6:10 p.m.] “Virtual” Welcome/Intro: Portfolio Nite Coordinator; School Director; AIGA and IDSA Student Chapter Officers
[6:10 – 7 p.m] Design Alumni “PechaKucha” Panelist Presentation: We will have approximately 6-9 Design Alumni presenting together with a “PechaKucha” visual sound bites of their current design position, or interests (approximately 7 minutes each). Moderator, DES Faculty Member
[7 – 7:30 p.m.] Roundtable Design Alumni Speakers Q&A Discussion and Critique of the techniques and objectives of Portfolio presentations and interviews: We will then open up the Panel to the audience that will be facilitated by a moderator.
[7:30 – 7:40 p.m.] Wrap-Up Closing Remarks
SPEAKERS: (hyperlinks to LinkedIn)
- Aïcha Doucouré, Design Leadership Coach; Experience Design for Personal Growth
- Ani Abgarayan, Dean + Program Design Lead, BuildUp Bootcamp; and Creative + UX Design Lead, Stealth Startup
- Janet Alvarado, Executive Director, The Alvarado Project, a non-profit founded in 1998
- Eva Rodriguez, Emmy Award Winning Digital Brand Designer at PepsiCo
- Johnathan Tott-Berger, UX UI Designer, Smart Meetings
- Jon Ruiz, Product Developer Consultant & Technology Strategist
- Ryan Pugh, Industrial Designer at Pelican International
- Teresa Chan, Principal at Teresa Chan Graphics
CODA Senior Show Student REVIEW
Friday, May 19, 1 – 3 p.m.
Student Portfolio REVIEWERS: (PENDING Invitees)
- Janet Alvarado, Executive Director, The Alvarado Project, a non-profit founded in 1998
- Eva Rodriguez, Emmy Award Winning Digital Brand Designer at PepsiCo
- Jon Ruiz, Design Manager & Technology Strategist
- Johnathan Tott-Berger, UX UI Designer, Smart Meetings
- Jonathan Wan, Fintech, Digital Health | Mobile, Global, API (pending)
- Dan Zhou, Executive Communication Designer at Facebook (pending)