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...
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...
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...
Lecture Details Join us for a provocative workshop using Rodney Echols’ BRIGHT framework—a practical methodology for cultivating joy and preventing burnout in design work. Using his experiences and experiments, he transformed his UX expertise into wellness tools that...
Lecture Details How people find information online is undergoing a fundamental shift. While the basic impulse to “reach for answers” remains the same, the sources consumers trust have changed dramatically. Instead of relying solely on traditional search engines,...