Professional and Education Symposium Sessions
Design Intelligence: Humanity Beyond the Hype

2:45–3:45 p.m.
Pasadena Convention Center
Ballroom G

Join ArtCenter Graphic Design faculty Petrula Vrontikis, Associate Chair of Brand Design and Strategy MDes Gerardo Herrera and Product Design alum Frank Nuovo, Sc.D for an honest conversation about what it means to create in a time of radical change. Drawing from their own creative practices, they will share stories of experimentation, unexpected discoveries, and the tensions that come with integrating AI into the design process.

Welcome Party Sponsored by Teague

6–8 p.m.
Mullin Transportation Design Center
950 S. Raymond Avenue Pasadena

Open to full-conference registrants only.

Professional and Education Symposium Sessions
Next Generation Industrial Designers

10:30–11:30 p.m.
Pasadena Convention Center

Hear from ArtCenter's Industrial and Spatial Experience Design Co-chairs, Stella Hernandez and Damien Vizcarra about what authenticity means to the Gen Z students, the newest cohort of industrial designers to enter the field. They will also discuss how design education can create learning experiences that encourage students to exercise authenticity through materials, making, and engaging with real communities.