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Design Week Open House featuring the Illustrated Works of Nan Pollard

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Come and join us for our Design Week Open House! Along with the normal Outlet offerings, we will be featuring a HUGE archive of illustrated works from Kate's grandma Nan Pollard from her 55 year career as a children's book illustrator. Born in 1925, Nan Pollard knew she liked to draw from an early age. She won awards for her artwork in both junior high and high school, and went on to study at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. She has built a prestigious career as an illustrator and was continually sought out by publishers for the quality of her work. She drew some of the best-loved children's subjects, including Captain Kangaroo, Mickey Mouse, Lassie and Curious George. In addition to story books,…

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Free

DWP 2019: Dungeons & Dragons & Design

Jolby & Friends 1810 SE 10th Ave Unit C, Portland, OR, United States

Join Colby Nichols (Jolby & Friends) as he leads fellow Portland creatives Adam Garcia, Tammi Heneveld, and Ian Whitmore in a game of Dungeons & Dragons! Here's the twist: you'll get the chance to participate, too! This event will show you how group-gaming can sharpen your critical thinking skills and strengthen a team's dynamic. In the world of D&D, anything can happen. A Dungeon Master leads a group of adventurers through a fantasy world presenting challenges, battles, and puzzles, all of which must be solved as a group. It's the apex of creativity, critical thinking, socializing, and fun. The only limit is the size of your imagination and the roll of the dice. How participation will work — The audience will be split between spectators…

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$8 – $10

DWP 2019: Redesigning the Narrative

Wieden + Kennedy 224 NW 13th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join Portland in Color at Design Week for a week-long exhibit featuring works by local BIPOC designers and a one-night panel about disrupting industry gatekeeping and redesigning inclusivity presented in partnership with Swift and Wieden and Kennedy. EXHIBIT April 6-13, at Wieden + Kennedy (free) This exhibition will showcase curated pieces by the following BIPOC artists: Raveena Bhalara, Ezekiel Brown, Maria Regine Cabbab, Tracy Nguyen-Chung, Saria A. Dy, John Akira Harorld, Midori Hirose, Natassja Pal, Jen Tam, Britton Washington, and Yuriko Zubia. PANEL April 10, 6-9 pm, at Wieden + Kennedy ($5-20 suggested donation) This panel will discuss the intersections of industry gatekeeping, redesigning inclusivity, and the experiences of three Portland in Color designers, moderated by features editor and operations director, Emilly Prado. Panelists include:…

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Free – $20

DWP 2019: Magnetic North Open House

Magnetic North 2021 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Oh heck yeah!!! It’s @designweekpdx We are having a totally badass #openhouse at the studio, this Thursday from 4-9! It’s gonna be #RAAAAAAAD!!!!!!! Beers by @montuckycoldsnacks

Free

DWP 2019: Create for a Cause

WE Communications 1125 NW Couch Street Suite 500, Portland, OR, United States

Do you envision a world where cause-driven brands share the same space in people’s hearts as big consumer brands? Want to experience how communications, design, and marketing can work in harmony to drive purpose and positive change? Join WE Communications and fellow members of the Portland design community for a rollicking, creative challenge – a group exercise that draws on your skills to design a campaign for one of Portland’s most beloved causes: Children’s Book Bank. Participants will be split into groups of five and given an hour to develop a campaign concept and assets to help raise awareness for Children’s Book Bank. WE staff will provide a brief and roving guidance throughout the session. Participation in the challenge is optional, attendees are invited to…

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Free

DWP 2019: Beacon Quarterly Presents: No. 08 Nail Biter

220 Salon 213 SW Ash St, Portland, OR, United States

Crib Design House and 220 Salon are co-hosting the celebration of Beacon's third volume. The event will be a curated experience that engages all levels of creativity themed to compliment the release of No. 08 Nail Biter. Guests will enjoy food, drinks, music, dancing, networking, a Polaroid photo booth installation, nail art, installations and giveaways! Hard copies of the magazine will be available for purchase as well as pre-sale specials. RSVP at our Facebook event: Here MORE ABOUT THE EVENT 6-10p Installations by: Ellie Chatman Jacque Fitzgerald + Rover Banes from The Nuclear Sequence MAED Studio + Indo Foxworth Lisa Chiem: mailman's nails man (Sponsored by: Bone Velvet) 6-8p TRUST THE PROCESS: A music industry panel Featuring @itsfountainebro and Special guest Gwizski founder of Omega…

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$15

DWP 2019: Tender Table: Stories about food, family, identity

The Eleanor 1605 NW Everett St, Portland, OR, United States

Tender Table is a storytelling platform for women, trans men and nonbinary folks who are black, indigenous, or people of color. Tender Table seeks out narratives about our sweet, savory, sour, and bitter relationships to food and its connections to identity, memory, and community. Local Chefs Kusuma Rao of Ruchikala, Arlyn Frank of Platano Rising, and Dashia Fontleroy of Blackstreet Bakery will be sharing stories and food with us for this special edition of Tender Table curated for Design Week. **All ticket sales will go directly towards paying presenters** Through food, we connect with our culture, and at times it is through food that we share our culture with others. At Tender Table, all are welcome — expect to be immersed in stories, and sample…

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$25

Outlet’s 5×5 DWP Print Show!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join Outlet for our first annual 5x5 print show! This virtual riso print show will showcase work by local BIPOC artists and will be raising funds for 5 incredible organizations. Buy a beautiful riso print and support 5 great and important causes in the areas of BIPOC representation, equity, community support, youth activism, anti-incarceration, and police- and prison-abolition. This show will run virtually for all of Design Week (August 3-9) via Outlet’s website and until prints sell out. All prints are priced between $10-$50 (higher donations always accepted). All artists are being compensated for their submissions and 100% of the remaining funds will be donated to the following 5 local organizations working in the fields of BIPOC representation, equity, community support, youth activism, anti-incarceration, and…

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$10 – $50

Outlet: Agencies of Change Poster Show

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Outlet is a proud sponsor of Murmur Creative’s Agencies of Change Poster Show, happening this year to benefit Raphael House of Portland. Agencies of Change by Murmur Creative is bringing together local agencies and designers to host a poster show in support of Raphael House of Portland. Raphael House of Portland provides life-saving shelter and wraparound support for survivors of domestic violence, helping them to achieve safety, hope, and independence. Show your support, learn more about Raphael House, and check out some truly incredible posters. Learn more here!

Free

IPRC x Design Week Portland|Dispatches Pop-Up Virtual Library: Zines From Around the World

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

From its start, the zine has been an easy & accessible printed form of spreading information and political & personal stories outside of commercial publishing pathways. It continues to be a powerful medium for amplifying and spreading narratives of grassroots movements that might face censorship or misinformation otherwise. Person to page to person (and now shared on virtual bookshelves), zines create an intimate and impactful experience of learning what’s happening on the ground sometimes even in other times and seemingly far away places. The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) is partnering with ZineCOOP in Hong Kong and Rabbits Road Press in London, plus Portland-based artists and organizations like Anna Vo and Don’t Shoot Portland, to share a sampling of vital (and often, beautifully-designed) zines about…

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Free – $25
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