9:30

Doors Open

10:30

Alex Goldman & PJ Vogt, Reply All

Alex Goldman & PJ Vogt will treat us to a live performance from their popular podcast, Reply All, and share some lessons learned in creating stories about how people shape the internet, and the internet shapes people.

11:05

Workshops, Panels, and Talks

Design Tools

Khoi Vinh of Subtraction.com and Adobe will bring his expertise on design tools to a panel discussion with Paul Colton of Pixate, Adam Debreczeni of Form, Daniel Hooper of Principle, Clark Valberg of InVision, and Andrew Pouliot of Origami.

Erica Gorochow, PepRally

Fresh off a residency at the New Museum’s NEW INC, Erica Gorochow will share some of her work and explores the ways in which animators can use motion design in technically sophisticated ways.

Handmade Computers

Taeyoon Choi will lead a workshop about putting the personal and the poetic back into the tech products we use everyday through making our own devices.

Nick Benson, The John Stevens Shop

Nick Benson, a third-generation stone carver and MacArthur Fellow, knows first-hand what it means to practice an ancient form of typography in the digital age. Join us for a presentation of his work and reflections on what we can learn from working in a material that stands the test of time.

12:15

Lunch

Served at the venue

1:35

Keller Easterling & Geoff Manaugh

Architect and author Keller Easterling and writer Geoff Manaugh will explore the fringes of our built environment and discuss what unexplored peripheries can teach us about our design process.

2:10

Workshops, Panels, and Talks

Jon Wiley, Google

Google's Jon Wiley will talk about the challenge of designing for a multi-device future where virtual reality is just the opening act in a future of ubiquitous computing, where anything and everything can become software. Wiley will discuss ways in which designers can prepare themselves to tackle these challenges and be major agents of change.

Design Collaboration

Adam Debreczeni, Owen Otto, and Matthew Levine have been studying how designers collaborate in order to build better design tools. In this interactive workshop, they’ll discuss common challenges that designers face along with practices you can apply to redesign to your workflow.

Human-Centered Design

Ektaa Aggarwal, creative director of IDEO.org, will lead a design workshop on designing for social change. Participants will be able to apply Human Centered Design principles to a case study involving women’s reproductive rights in rural Africa.

Julia Zeltser, Hyperakt

As a cofounder of Hyperakt, Julia Zeltser has built a design agency that strives to take risks and push the boundaries of entrepreneurship while remaining a sustainable design business. Through stories of data visualizations, logo design, and self-initiated projects, Julia will illustrate how she has learned to stay nimble and push creativity further in her studio practice.

3:10

Coffee Break

3:30

Paula Matthusen

What does a neighborhood sound like? Composer Paula Matthusen will debut an original piece based on her field recordings from our favorite neighborhood landmark, the High Line.

4:00

Workshops, Panels, and Talks

Designing for New Products

Google Ventures will host a panel discussing the the art and practice of innovating for new products with Leland Rechis of Etsy, Liz Danzico of NPR, Kim Bost of Cover, and Katie Dill of Airbnb.

John Harwood, University of Toronto

In The Interface architectural historian John Harwood’s book offers a fascinating account of how a group of modern designers defined, aestheticized, and scaled the look of computing. For this talk he’ll take their line of thinking one step further by exploring the ways in which everyday objects, like chairs, can teach us important lessons about interaction design.

Design Writing

Writing is hard, but getting people to read and engage with your writing can be even harder. Join us for a workshop focused on crafting design stories to have greater reach and impact. Kate Lee of Medium will introduce and lead the session with guest critics including SPAN keynote speaker and author Paul Ford, Amber Bravo of Google, Aileen Kwun of Dwell, and Nicola Twilley of The New Yorker.

Lance Wyman

Lance Wyman's design for the ’68 Olympics has gone down in the record books as one of the game's greatest identity systems. He also leads a thriving practice designing wayfinding systems for transportation and cultural projects, including the Mexico City Metro, the Washington D.C. metro, and the National Zoo, among many others. He lives and works in New York City.

5:20

Paul Ford

Paul Ford, author of Bloomberg Businessweek’s highly acclaimed cover story “What Is Code?,” will offer a counterintuitive look at a subject that is just as elusive: the nature of talent.

6:10

DJ set by Nancy Whang

The best way to end the day: a DJ set with Nancy Whang of The Juan MacLean and LCD Soundsystem. The party ends at 8:00 PM.

All day

Project No. 8 and Printed Matter with Library of the Printed Web

Two NYC design institutions will curate exclusive pop-ups in our cafe.