Assistive Tech User Research with Cindy Merrill (Hybrid)

Assistive Tech User Research Join us as Cindy Merrill shares her work making technology more accessible to people with disabilities. Cindy conducts remote moderated research with people who use assistive technology, including screen readers and screen magnifiers. In...

The making of The Staff Designer

The making of The Staff Designer At some point in your career you’ll likely have to choose between Senior IC and Design Management roles. But what if you don’t want to manage others? What if you’d rather continue as an expert contributor? In this...

2026 Annual Social Picnic In Sellwood Park

2026’s Picnic and mixer in the Park The time has come for our annual social event in August! We are returning to Sellwood Park for a lovely summer outing under the trees. The event will be catered and alcohol will be allowed on a BYOB basis. Non-members and guests can...

“How not to let AI make people stupid” with Chris Noessel

AI is practically a force of nature, with massive growth and industry-shaking news coming weekly. One of the risks of this growth can be captured in a question: If we’re asking AI to do more and more of our thinking for us, is that going to make us stupid? Christopher...

Hybrid Design’s book “Curiosity in All Things”

We are partnering with several other meetups (AIGA PDX and Portland Design Thinkers) for June to both allow us to combine energy, meet more local professionals, and celebrate a book release. We believe we have lot in common with other meetups in Portland and will...