A gathering for a new generation of designers. Open to all students, recent grads and young creators. Have your portfolio reviewed, enjoy light bites, merch, and a panel discussion featuring professional designers sharing career advice. This is a great place to network. You might even win a Creative Cloud membership. Â
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- Station Place Parking 1025 NW Station Way, Portland, OR 97209
- Lot #245 on 1469 NW Johnson St, Portland, OR 97209. Parking here is offered at an hourly or daily rate.
- Pearl Parking 1221 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209 offers a pay-to-park lot (open to the public after 6PM and on weekends).
- Paid street parking is typically available in the area. Payment can be made by meter or with the Parking Kitty app (8AM-7PM, 2 hour Max).
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- The Natural Capital Center is located on the Portland Streetcar lineÂ
and has a visitor’s parking lot with 36 spots. Each spot is limited to 2-hour parking and is strictly enforced by a third party. Monday through Friday from 7am-5pm, the south half is reserved for permitted parkers only.
Sarah is an Associate Creative Director with 16 years of experience based in Portland, OR. By day, she has the honor of making the most fun designs and illustrations at Jolby, for clients like Disney, Nickelodeon and Teva. By night, she dives into experimental crafting—whether sculpting life-like shrimp cocktail out of Sculpey or perfecting cake decoration. She also has 4 cats.
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Jason Sturgill is a former graphic designer turned art director and illustrator. He grew up thinking he couldn’t draw and it wasn’t until he was in his 30s that he put the proverbial pencil to paper. Jason unknowingly has always been a fan of illustration from a young age through his fascination with skateboard and album art. This love of art led him to start an online art gallery in 2001, while he was working as an interactive producer at Wieden+Kennedy. His professional career started in advertising in a non-creative capacity. After having cancer at the age of 28, he made a concerted effort to switch to design, eventually working for Dark Horse Comics and Nike Skateboarding before pivoting into illustration. After working for several years as a professional illustrator, Jason found out he had bipolar 2 disorder and has integrated mental health advocacy in his personal work that he regularly shares through his instagram account. You can check out some of that work by following him at @jgspdx.
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I’m a director, designer, animator and coffee drinking problem solver based in Portland, Oregon working in design, interactive and motion graphics. I’m currently working full-time at Instrument as an Associate Creative Director where I lead the Visual Craft team, an internal team of designers and animators. On the side, I’m Owner/Creative Director at Nimpsy Studio, a minority-owned business, where I design, create, and produce motion graphics for all kinds of screens.
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