Events Hub

Our community members regularly host a wide range of talks covering industry trends, career growth, and more.

Browse upcoming live events and explore our archive of past sessions.

Designlab Talks

THURS SEPT 5 | 1PM EST

Networking Made Easy

Join this session to learn quick and easy networking hacks that are especially helpful to junior UX designers. Whether you're an introvert, someone who overthinks networking, or would simply like to learn more about how to network effectively, this talk is for you!

THURS SEPT 12 | 1PM EST

UX Maturity

Learn about what UX maturity is, and how the level of UX sophistication and effectiveness drives product excellence. While this is a follow-up talk to "UX for Everyone", participation in that event is not required to attend and appreciate this session.

TUES SEPT 17 | 1PM EST

Designing the Future: A Conversation with Visual Electric Cofounder Colin Dunn

Join us for a conversation with Colin Dunn, cofounder and CEO of Visual Electric. He'll share his journey from product designer to pioneering the first AI image generator made specifically for designers. Beyond his inspiring story, Colin will offer a live demo of Visual Electric's unique capabilities, showing why it's an indispensable tool for modern designers.

WEDS SEPT 18 | 12PM EST

Designing for People, Planet and Climate

Join this event to learn why your voice has an important impact on the product or service you are designing, how designers can make a positive difference through their work, and check out some inspiring practices for designing with purpose. We'll talk through a showcase of design choices that positively impact people, planet, and climate, and provide helpful design resources for courageous designers.

MON SEPT 23 | 4PM EST

Paths to Design Leadership

This talk explores the different ways a designer might grow in their career via their craft, team, and strategy through concrete examples of job roles, activities, impact, and examples of profiles. Insights will be shared into how the audience might carve their own path to leadership at their current company by assessing design maturity, building support, and executing strategy.

THURS SEPT 26 | 1PM EST

Building Blocks of UI Design

Tailored for designers eager to refine their UI skills, we'll delve into the core elements that shape effective and visually appealing user interfaces. From mastering color selection and depth creation to perfecting layouts, typography, and imagery, you'll learn how to build your expertise step-by-step.

THURS OCT 3 | 1PM EST

What It's Like to Launch an MVP

In this insightful talk, participants will learn about launching an MVP, better understand the designer's role in the launch process, and gain perspective on the day-to-day of working at a tech company. This will be accomplished by walking through a case study and sharing specific examples from the facilitator's experience.

Program & Course Webinars

UX ACademy informational webinar

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Get an in-depth introduction to UX Academy and how to get started.

Thu
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Sep 12, 2024
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11:00 am
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DATA DRIVEN DESIGN INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Learn how our Data-Driven Design course can help you build the data skills you need to win over stakeholders, drive more impact, and grow your effectiveness as a designer.

Thu
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Sep 12, 2024
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12:00 pm
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ADVANCED FIGMA INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Get an overview to our Advanced Figma course – including the curriculum and course format – and understand whether the course is right for you.

Wed
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Sep 11, 2024
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12:00 pm
ET

AI for visual design INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Learn how this new course can help you harness AI to create striking visual designs and revolutionize your creative workflow.

Thu
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Sep 19, 2024
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12:00 pm
ET

Prototyping in Figma Informational Webinar

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Explore how this four-week course will help you build more robust prototypes that realistically demonstrate the specific interactions you’ve designed.

Tue
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Sep 17, 2024
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6:00 pm
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Advanced usability and accessibility INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Learn how this course will help you strengthen your usability and accessibility skills and better advocate for inclusivity in design.

Wed
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Sep 18, 2024
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12:00 pm
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Design 101 INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Hosted by Designlab Admissions

Are you a marketer, entrepreneur, or other professional who does significant design work as part of your job? Learn how this course can teach you the practical design principles to elevate your visual work.

Wed
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Oct 2, 2024
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12:00 pm
ET