Sarah delivers talks with originality, humour, a dash of theatre and lashings of audience participation. She makes topics fun, engaging and enlightening for both mainstream and design audiences.

Her first talk was for TEDx almost a decade ago. Since then Sarah’s spoken at Adobe MAX, Clerkenwell...

Design tells stories that touch people’s minds and bodies. Storytelling helps designers reach people in emotionally fulfilling ways. Designers in today's cross-disciplinary, multimedia world create objects, images and brands that activate all the senses. Designers can employ ideas about narrative...

If you’ve ever wondered whether keeping up with a hobby or passion project pays off in the end, Tina Roth Eisenberg’s experience is proof that it can. Tina shares an inspiring look at her creative journey, from turning her personal visual archive into the popular design journal swissmiss to found...

Tina Smith often describes her work as type-driven: work that uses type as hero, clearly communicating the essence of a brand or story. But she's also driven to do typographic work on her own. What does it mean to be type driven, both professionally and personally? Reviewing a range of type-focus...

2022 RGD So(Good) Awards Branding by Rally Rally. Interview with Jay Wall RGD.
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Lisa Congdon – How Engaging With the Personal Can Lead to More Aligned Client Work
Lisa Congdon is an Internationally-known Fine Artist, Illustrator & Writer. Lisa's career has been built on making and sharing work a...

You're here at Design Thinkers (maybe even in person). Woah! Feelings of excitement and nervous energy swirl. You’re inspired and trying to soak it all in. Now what? Where do you go from here? How do you break down self-imposed roadblocks to find your path, make your mark and enjoy a sustainable ...

Jolene worked full-time while beginning to build her creative agency, The Working Assembly, and even grossed over 1M in revenue while still operating it as a side hustle. Join Jolene as she shares the highs and lows of taking a fun freelance practice and scaling it to a full-time funded business....

As an Indigenous designer and strategist, Jennifer discusses the role designers can play a role in reconciliation by examining the information they gather, how it is presented and the importance of creating authentic, informed visuals. Join her as she explains how to create the bridges required t...

In the era of COVID-19 and at a time when isolation and loneliness are two of the biggest contributors to declining health, what can design do to upend this trend? In this talk, Grace brings her experience and insight from designing for health and well-being and her journey into mixed reality to ...

Infographics for Social Change - Become a Graphic Ally! 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 areal-world infographic p...