Design Lecture Series

Hosted by PNCA's BFA program in Graphic Design since 2016, the Design Lecture Series welcomes designers from all over the world to share their work and what moves them. Founded in collaboration with FISK Studio, the series is free and open to all.

The 2020-2021 evolution of our series took advantage of the potential for more interaction across our distances by hosting panel discussions in place of traditional lectures. Since then, we have recorded many of the events for more accessibility to our extended communities.

As a way to open our “doors” and minds to the broad and vibrant possibilities in design, Q+As are driven by students and faculty in conversation—as always—with a diverse set of creative folks who break expectations of what design can be and do.

OEI lecture for Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program at Pacific Northwest College of Art

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, Nemanja Jehlicka

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series Nemanja Jehlicka

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Jocelyn Rice

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series Jocelyn Rice

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Fabian Molina

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series Fabian Molina

Fall 2021 Design Lecture Series Industry

Spring 2021 Design Lecture Series poster

Spring 2021 Design Panel Series

Spring 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Nishat Akhtar

Spring 2021 Design Panel Series Nishat Akhtar

Spring 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Stefano Giustiniani

Spring 2021 Design Panel Series Stefano Giustiniani

Spring 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Carly Ayers

Spring 2021 Design Panel Series Carly Ayers

Spring 2021 Design Lecture Series poster, featuring Jonah Gabriel

Spring 2021 Design Panel Series Jonah Gabriel

Past Lectures

2023

Dr. Dori Tunstall
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Angela Medlin and Abibat Durosimi
co-presented with Design Museum Everywhere and Jocelyn Rice, as "What Does It Mean to Be a Creative Abolitionist?"

2022

Bernadette Little (adidas)
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Daisy (Dal Hae) Lee & Lucien Ng of Studio Bang-Gu
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Olivia Jade Khoury (Nike)
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Jenny Delgado (CannonDesign) and Jezarely Miguel (Matiz) co-presented with Design Museum Everywhere, as "What We Need From Design Culture: Careers and Identity"