Design Field Notes, Spring 2022

January 2, 2022 | 9:50 am

Please join us in welcoming another exciting semester of Design Field Notes. As part of our ongoing course DES INV 95, this speaker series invites a dynamic group of designers, artists, and academics in design-related fields to share their work and practice with our students and public.

This series will be held virtually for the Spring semester. Each talk is free and open to all students and members of the public. A Zoom account is required for login and access to this series. Click here to join each week.

Talks will take place Tuesdays, 2–3 PM. 


January 25: Making Packaging Disappear
Rodrigo Garcia, CoCEO and Founder, Notpla
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February 1: Modernising Analogue Crafts Through Digital Technologies
Paul Sohi, Designer and Product Marketer, Autodesk
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February 8: Developing Wearable Technology for Parkinson’s
Lucy Jung, CEO, Charco Neurotech

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February 15: From Catwalks to Cotton Candy Engineering
Audrey Gaulard, The Polyfloss Factory
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February 22: Building Your Own Perspective as a Designer
Eun hee (Sally) Jo, Industrial Designer, Google
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March 1: Saving Lives With Design
Jieting (Tina) Chen, Product designer, Ro
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March 8: Designing the Impossible
Nelly Ben Hayoun, Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios
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March 15: Follow the Your Excitement
Joon Shin, Director of Design, Joon Care
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March 29: #Jackofalltrades: Your Role as a UX Designer
Bernice Wong, Senior Experience Designer, Zynga
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April 5: Pattern Project Startup Journey
Shruti Grover, Founder, Pattern Project
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April 12: Not too Serious Design Prototyping
Matthew Sibigtroth, UX prototyper, Google
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April 19: Forgotten Futures: Using Design to Revive and Preserve Neglected Innovation
Mike Buffington
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Previous Speakers:

  • Timothy Bardlavens, Product Design Manager, Facebook
  • Nicole Panditi, Design Technician, Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation
  • Jiani Zeng, Principal Designer of Illusary Material/CPO of Butlr & Honghao Deng, CEO of Butlr
  • James Tucker, The Aesthetic Union
  • Neebinnaukzhik Southall, Owner of Neebin Studios
  • Sara Cambridge, UX Research Consultant
  • Sofia Brazzola, Brand & Marketing Manager, Sennheiser
  • Jingyi Li, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University
  • Drew McPherson, Ph.D. Student and AbilityHacks Co-Founder
  • James Song, Director of Design, Facebook
  • Jasmine Kent, Innovation Designer, Target