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.

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"
2021
Jonah Gabriel (Real Good Studio)
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Stefano Giustiniani (Los Hopper)
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Nemanja Jehlicka (Nike)
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Fabian Molina (Oddfellows)
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INDUSTRY (Gavin Rear and Brooklynne Worthington)
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Jocelyn Rice (Black Earth United + Design Museum Everywhere)
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2020
Angie Bac
Fran Bittakis (Joop Joop)
Erik Carter
Anthony Coleman (Nike)
Michael Ellsworth (Civilization)
Skylar Jessen '14 (DIN Workshop)
Derrick Lee (Jordan Brand)
Leah Maldonado
Christine Shen
2019
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Kristel Brinshot
Kara Haupt '15
Na Kim
Eric Mast
Jordy van den Nieuwendijk
Tsilli Pines
Rosten Woo (Organize Your Own)
Loveis Wise
2018
Kate Bingamann-Burt
Levi Brooks (Use All Five)
Dante Carlos
Future Fonts (Lizy Gershenzon and Travis Kochel)
Jake Gevalt (Nike)
Lindsey Hammond Charlet (HUB)
Rob Lewis (Kamp Grizzly)
Andy Pressman (Rumors)
Tina Snow Le (Instrument, Spotify)
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