Design Can Save Us From Ourselves

Sep 30

Design Can Save Us From Ourselves

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DesignMeets

In an era where many creatives fear displacement by technology, we'll examine the critical need to move beyond fear and become empowered, proactive agents of cultural change.

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Public Lecture: Cyrus Highsmith

Public Lecture: Cyrus Highsmith

OCAD U Graphic Design

Please join OCADU Graphic Design for a public lecture by Cyrus Highsmith, letter drawer, teacher, author, and graphic artist. Cyrus is a letter drawer, teacher, author, and graphic artist. In 2015, he founded Occupant Fonts.

Geary Art Crawl

Geary Art Crawl

Geary Art Crawl

Geary Art Crawl is a two-day, rain-or-shine festival celebrating art, culture, and community on Geary Avenue in Toronto's west end. Featuring live music, visual art installations, local vendors, food, and pop-up markets, the event transforms the area into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly space for people to experience the local arts scene.

Drawing with Felt & Thread

Drawing with Felt & Thread

Spend a weekend exploring how to create textile drawings using thread and felt as your pencil and paint.

Intro to Silkscreen (Intensive)

Intro to Silkscreen (Intensive)

inPrint Collective

Interested in screen but intimidated by the process? In this workshop, you'll receive an intensive introduction to emulsion-based silkscreen and demystify the practice so you can do it at home.

Letterpress Club at Open Studio

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The Cost of Growth - Film Screening and Conversation with Climate Designers

The Cost of Growth - Film Screening and Conversation with Climate Designers

Climate Designers Toronto

Join Climate Designers Toronto for a screening of the film "The Cost of Growth", followed by a conversation about its implications for designers and the design industry.

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Public Lecture: Cyrus Highsmith

Public Lecture: Cyrus Highsmith

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We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

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