The Design Summer Sessions is an online three-day festival of learning for creative minds to:
- Re-energise, connect and share
- Reboot their creative practice and business skills
- Hear from leading Irish and international designers and subject-matter experts in a wide range of matters relating to design.
Come together with designers from diverse backgrounds and at various stages of their careers to get inspired, upskill and learn from subject-matter experts and leading design professionals discussing design practice, thinking, processes, areas of expertise, useful tips and tricks in their fields.
From Design Leadership, toolkits to help you Scale Up your Creative Business and Build your Business Brand to enhancing your career in UX to Showcase of Sustainable Solutions; there is a session tailored to every design discipline and career level!
Book Tickets for as many workshops as you like from the booking list on Eventbrite.
The Design Summer Sessions are complimentary to current members of IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive, working in the private or commercial semi-state sector and based in the Republic of Ireland. Non-member tickets may be purchased at €10 per session.
Design Summer Sessions Programme
- From Design Pro to Grow
From designers to successful studio owners with Jeannette Naughton
Wednesday 14th August, 9:30am-10:30am
Jeannette Naughton will delve into the challenges of growing a creative business for studio owners. She will share strategies to overcome obstacles and move from professional designers to successful business owners to thrive and effectively scale up their businesses.
- IP for SMEs
Protect your Intellectual Property from Registration to Rights with John Milligan of Mason, Hayes & Curran LLP
Wednesday 14th August, 11am-12pm
Learn about the design registration process of your work in Ireland and the value of IP.
Ideal for packaging designers, industrial (product) designers and designers in the food, beverage, medical device, automotive, agriculture and many other sectors.
A separate, specific session on IP for Fashion Design available for fashion designers at 10am on Friday, Aug 16th (online).
- Creative Career Paths
Craft your Professional Charisma with Renata Dima
Wednesday 14th August, 1pm-2pm
Level up your professional profiles to stand out more in the ever-competitive creative industry to land your dream clients and roles. (Tips and tricks on Linkedin profile, Resume, Design Portfolio and more!). Find out more…
- Building Your Business Brand
Creative Business Owners Success Stories with Jeannette Naughton
Thursday 15th August, 8:30am-9:30am
Creative Business Owners Kate O’Moore of MAKER and Kevin King from Piquant Share Their Success Stories and discuss how they build their unique business brand to scale up and attract the right clients or even the right hire. A discussion panel facilitated by Jeannette Naughton of Prospero Coaching. Find out more…
- The Foundations of Design Leadership
with James Hall from PARK
Thursday 15h August, 10am-11am
Learn the key characteristics and competencies of effective design leadership and working as a strategic business partner. Find out more…
If you have already booked this Design Leadership Session, there is no need to register your booking again.
- Advancing Design Leadership
with James Hall from PARK
Thursday 15th August, 12pm-1pm
Gain confidence in justifying the business impact of advancing and leading design with your company’s key stakeholders. Find out more…
If you have already booked this Design Leadership Session, there is no need to register your booking again.
- UX Careers in the Age of AI
with Valentina Antunovic, UX Tree and Conor Normile, UX Design Institute joined by Riccardo Spina and Niamh Fahey
Thursday 15th August, 2pm-3pm
Valentina Antunovic, Founder of the UX Tree Mentorship Programme and Design Manager at Vhi Healthcare; Riccardo Spina, Venture Strategy Consultant; Niamh Fahey, Content Designer at IBM and Conor Normile of the UX Design Institute explore how AI is transforming UX design, the essential AI-related skills for designers and the new career paths emerging in this dynamic field. Find out more…
- Discussions with Design Legends
In conversation with Irish Design Legend Andrew Bradley
Thursday,15th August, 4pm-5pm
Deirdre Corcoran honours one of the creative giants upon whose shoulders we stand and inspire the next generation of designers. A live-streamed interview by Dee Corcoran on the remarkable career journey of the founder of Bradley – The Brand Agency’s inspiring successes, his contribution to Ireland’s overall success on the global stage and his transformative impact on the design landscape. Find out more…
- IP for Fashion Designers
with Mary White of Stobbs
Friday, 16th August, 10am-11:30am
What Every Fashion Designer Needs to Know about Intellectual Property – from Irish copyrighting, trademark and industrial design rights to building a strong and secure branding to compete on the global stage and navigating the new digital world of AI.
Protect your brand’s worth, make money from your work and secure funding. Read more…
- Climate-Conscious! Creatives: A Sustainability Strategy Showcase with sustainability strategists and climate-conscious creatives Róisín Jordan, George Dempsey Flanagan and Stephen Ledwidge
Friday 16th August, 12-1pm
Get ready to declare and design for sustainability, inspired by their success stories, from tips to reducing your digital footprint to building a sustainable brand and agency. Find out more…
Fees
Member Price: Complimentary
Non-Member Price: €10
Current Members of IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive working in the private or commercial semi-state sector and based in the Republic of Ireland can avail of complimentary place on the sessions.
Find out how to become an IDI member and avail of further Design Skillnet subsidies.
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