Design Portland

#dwpdx is a multi-disciplinary celebration of design. Save the dates: August 1-8, 2020.

[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on. Editorial reigned supreme across a variety of platforms through the years.

24 Journal features
1 Printed issue
35 Interviews
100+ Videos
7,000+ Photos

[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on.

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[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on. We hosted student engagements to bring exposure to communities outside Portland proper.

14 High schools
1,000+ Students
200+ Mentors
300+ Portfolio reviews

[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on. We hosted 2 conferences, bringing together content on stage at Revolution Hall.

35 Speakers
13 Hours of content
3 Wood letters

[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on. We hosted a series of Headquarters, aimed at bringing people together across the city from a central point.

4 Geodesic domes
697 Paper tags
220+ Flag bags
1 Green Loop proposal

[Design Portland @DesignWeekPDX]

We’re closing the book on Design Week Portland, but what we’ve done together lives on.

1,500+ Festival events
500+ Event organizers
1,000+ Volunteers
8,000+ Attendees
60+ Sponsors

https://t.co/YVbX4wjtvL

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The first in a series of BIPOC-centered design history courses, this series revisits and rewrites the course of design history in a way that centers previously marginalized designers, cultural figures—and particularly BIPOC and QTPOC people.

https://t.co/Vxrn6jNCNx

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DesignTO is Canada’s largest annual celebration of design with over 100 exhibitions and events.

Check out their offerings this year, which range from window displays to virtual workshops and talks.

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Filled with unforgettable food-themed stories told in unexpected ways, Pop-Up Magazine's Issue in a Box features interactive objects and delicious treats.

Comment here, and if you're a Design Portland member, you'll be entered to win one!

https://t.co/I4DubsOjp9

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You can double your impact through the Oregon Cultural Trust tax credit program. Match your tax-deductible donation to any of 1,400 cultural nonprofits with a gift to the Trust and get 100% of your matching gift back. #ORCulture

Follow @orculturaltrust to learn more.

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@PSUGD is welcoming Rick Griffith for a design lecture to challenge your capitalistic impulses. Rick Griffith is a graphic designer and master letterpress printer.

TOMORROW, October 28 at 7 PM.

https://t.co/Yqu0kBDjyI

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The Death of the Artist, a new book by William Deresiewicz is a portrait of artists in the digital age.

Read an excerpt here, and join us on Instagram for a conversation on Wednesday at noon between the author and our very own Tsilli Pines.

https://t.co/VtP8pPZnzi

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The @APANONews is a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. They use collective strengths to advance equity through empowering, organizing advocating with their communities. Get involved!

https://t.co/D6JxFVq54C

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Causa works to improve the lives of Latino immigrants and their families in Oregon through advocacy, coalition building, leadership development, and civic engagement.

Click below to volunteer, donate, or even share your own story. https://t.co/eKehBSejPO

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The Unity for Humanity Summit is a free, two-day online event that brings together creators, activists, nonprofits, funders, philanthropists, and brands who are harnessing real-time 3D technology to power social impact and real-world change.

https://t.co/kySbPAzwdN

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It's read-on-your-couch-under-a-blanket-with-tea season. How about a book written by a Black author? Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, has rounded up a list to make it easy. https://t.co/0VJVagorEk

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Hungry? It's Friday, so treat yourself. @iloveblackfood curated all of the Black owned restaurants across Portland. Which is your favorite?

https://t.co/K5Lv2O6Mj9

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Want to help make healthcare better, from anywhere?
OHSU is joining forces with MIT Hacking Medicine, academic & industry partners to bring you the @OHSUInventathon, October 23-25, 2020! Designers, they're especially looking for more of your talent. https://t.co/6ouZpwD9n4

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In 1983, leaders in Portland noticed that many philanthropic organizations were providing minimal support to communities of color. To combat this inequality, those same leaders started the @BlackUnitedFdOR to channel charitable funds to low-income areas. https://t.co/Qp1xByh0Fa

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Join us, @musicportland, @ompa_org, & @regionalarts on 9/29 4pm for a #PortlandCityCouncil candidate forum, with @ChloeEudalyPDX @Mingus4Portland @sarah2020 to discuss how our leaders will affect change in the future of our creative industries.

https://t.co/jWt6WuhUDp