Collaborative Design / Design Systems
Faculty member Skye Moret collaborates on Climate Justice for a Living Ocean
Scientist, designer and CD/DS faculty member Skye Moret is currently working on a visionary project that will bring together stakeholders operating at the intersection of scientific inquiry, artistic intelligence, and environmental advocacy, the Ocean Archive.
Unveiling the 2019 Edition of Radicle Magazine May 16!
Please join the MFA in Collaborative Design + MA in Design Systems for a celebration of the publication of the 2019 edition of Radicle Magazine!
Fuckup Nights: Failure by Design
Design Portland highlights upcoming Design Week event hosted by PNCA's Design programs, Fuckup Nights: Failure by Design.
FuckUp Nights is a global event series that shares stories of professional failure. The stories don’t necessarily encourage failure, but the series celebrates what it represents: the willingness to try new things and step out of one’s comfort zone.
Faculty member Nina Narelle at Design Museum Mornings
Faculty member Nina Narelle and fellow co-founder of Future Work Design, Katie Ausberger, present "From Diversity to Equity, By Design” at Design Museum Mornings
"We Don't Need Racial Equity Allies; We Need Active Accomplices"
Faculty Member Joy Alise Davis's writing published on Design Portland.
Faculty Member Jooyoung Oh on Design Research
Jooyoung Oh, Design Researcher and faculty member teaching our Research + Insights course, shares her handpicked reading list centered on thinking about why and how we engage in design research processes. More of Jooyoung's work can be viewed on her website: http://www.jyoh.co/
DESIGN FUTURES: Mapping Social System Identity Workshop with Howard Silverman
March 5 at 6pm in the Hammer Conference Room. Free and Open to the Public.
Design for the Long Now
This Fall, faculty members Herman D'Hooge and Laura O'Quinn led students in an innovative course called "Design for the Long Now". This course is about designing solutions to complex societal or environment problems such as social injustice, climate change, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, poverty, intra- or inter-generational inequity requires taking the long view.
February 7: A Conversation with Design Researcher Lisa Boumstein-Smalley
Join the MFA in Collaborative Design and the MA in Design Systems for a conversation with design researcher Lisa Boumstein-Smalley.
Students present Cultural Entrepreneurship Projects at Hatch Innovation
Students from the Cultural Entrepreneurship course will be presenting their final projects at HatchLab PDX on Tuesday, December 18th from 7-9pm.
The Design Sprint with Roel Uleners
For the first Collaborative Design/Design Systems workshop of the year, faculty member Roel Uleners led our cohort of first year students through a rigorous Design Sprint around a central topic, selected by the group on the first day.
Faculty member Skye Moret explores Design + Ecology during International Artist Residencies
For the month of September my studio overlooked the ocean. Rainbows, boats of all kinds, wind combing over waves that shook our old coast guard building for days, slanted sunsets, my muraled neighborhood…
Models of Transformative Futures
In October, founding MFA Collaborative Design faculty member Howard Silverman will be presenting at the Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium in Turin, Italy. Howard will present the work he co-authored with MFA CD alum Crystal Rome in "Distinctions and Analogies: Mapping Social System Identity".
"Since joining the PNCA CD program as a founding faculty member, I've been examining the intersections of systems + design -- and learning a lot from working with students." - Howard Silverman
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of UX
Wednesday, July 18, 2018, BridgeLab
6:30 pm - informal networking
7:00pm - presentation
AI has become a part of our everyday lives and impacts nearly everything we do - how we get our news, how we get from point a to point b, or how we cure diseases. What special challenges does AI present to UX designers and researchers? What specific and unique role do we play? And are we falling down on the job?
First Thursday: Modes of Transportation + Dance in Schools
Last Public Viewing of 2018 Collaborative Design Capstone Projects Thursday 7 June, 5-7pm.
Defining Design Ecosystems
Joined by faculty, alums and colleagues, first year students presented their 'design ecosystems' on 7 May.
Conservation Design Workshop, April 6 - 8
Getting out of the "Portland Bubble" to look at the other 95% of Oregon.
Internet Health (Or How Convenience Broke Privacy)
Join us November 1, 2017 for Internet Health (Or How Convenience Broke Privacy): A Conversation with Bradley Cohen.
Reducing Inequality on a Finite Planet
An evening with Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Rob Dietz, Program Director of the Post Carbon Institute.
MNEMONICS: Short Film Screening + Panel
We are hosting a screening of Director Daniela Repas’ short film Mnemonics with a panel to follow.
Twilight Talk: Leadership in Times of Crisis
Our April 19, 2017 Twilight Talk high IQ happy hour features Daryl L Jones.
Twilight Talk with Dan Wieden and Tricia Snell
Please join the MFA in Collaborative Design program on April 12 as we continue our Twilight Talks series with special guests Dan Wieden and Tricia Snell.
Twilight Talk: Darcy Winslow
Our next guest for Twilight Talks is Darcy Winslow, the Managing Partner of the Academy for Systemic Change on March 22, 2017.
Twilight Talk: Herman D’Hooge
Join us for our new Twilight Talk with Herman D'Hooge on March 15, 2017.