Talk, Conference, Lecture, Debate

28 Sep - 09:30
Learning: Past present and future learning environments

The third in the Design Commission for Wales autumn seminar series examining the context and challenge of delivering design quality through Moving:Living:Learning in Wales. Delegate rate is £45 for the day including lunch and refreshments. A limited number of free student places are available;...

28 Sep - 10:00
Design-a-day

Each day during the Festival, Burning Red will be putting out a word or phrase that is to be the starting part for your imagination. You have a time limit of 20 minutes per day to deliver. Open to all abilities and ages! For more information about check www...

28 Sep - 18:00
Design nation: The future of design in Wales - Debate and Cardiff Design Festival launch

Design Commission for Wales in partnership with the Institute of Welsh Affairs Debate ‘Design nation: The future of design in Wales.’The Design Commission for Wales, sponsors of the Best of Welsh Design Awards and partners of the Cardiff Design Festival will host a debate chaired by Geraint...

1 Oct - 20:00
A Designer and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar

What is design? Is the concept tied too closely to notions of form and function, of producing smart, novel things? Is it the creation of desire and, if so, is that a good or a bad thing? At the other end of the spectrum, does it lead to the big ethical questions of how to live well, or how we...

2 Oct - 00:15
Biomimicry as a Design Principle CPD workshop

The workshop will explore how nature solves problems and how we can use the principle of Biomimicry in design.
Request attendance and for further information contact info from samantha.cunningham@interface.com
Time - information...

2 Oct - 09:00
Jelly day at Indycube Castle Quarter

The tickets for the jelly will be issued closer to the time - however, in the interim, look out for tweets from @cardiffjelly and @indycube, or visit www.indycube.com

Open 9am-6pm

There will be a screening of the Living Street short films from...

3 Oct - 00:15
Biomimicry as a Design Principle CPD workshop

The workshop will explore how nature solves problems and how we can use the principle of Biomimicry in design.
Request attendance and for further information contact info from samantha.cunningham@interface.com
Time - information...

3 Oct - 09:00
Free Business Model Workshop from Institute for Sustainable Design - ISD Enterprise: Launch Pad 1

Designing a business model around you

Starting a new business? Need to refresh your business?

In this tough economic climate, businesses need to make the most of their most powerful resource - people. Understand ‘you’ as a business model, assess who you are and define and...

3 Oct - 11:00
UK Design Alliance meeting - delayed until December

The UK Design Alliance meeting scheduled for the 3rd of October in Cardiff, has been postponed until December.

Many apologies for any inconvenience caused

3 Oct - 18:00
Design Is Human

Design is Human is an evening event with networking and talks from leading thinkers in the fields of design, research and business. User centrered design, innovation and strategy is everywhere; but how does this impact on design and what does it mean for the design sector here in Wales? Design...

4 Oct - 09:00
Free Business Model Workshop from Institute for Sustainable Design - ISD Enterprise: Launch Pad 1 - Day 2

Day 2 of the 2 day workshop run by the Institute for Sustainable Development
See event on 3 October for full details.

4 Oct - 19:00
Another evening of intelligent discussion

An informal setting and the opportunity to have conversations about seldom discussed topics. #socialawareness #realitydesign
The theme this time is: 'hunger'. Open to all, just turn up.
From 7pm upstairs at the Cental Bar.
Organised by The Queen of Amazing Possibilities

4 Oct - 19:30
dorkbot Cardiff

dorkbot Cardiff will mark the Cardiff Design Festival with a special celebratory meeting of talks, demos and gizmos. Our interest is "people doing strange things with electricity"! All are welcome.

Get in touch if you'd like to present a project. Check out the website at...

5 Oct - 16:00
Tails and the Unexpected - Running an internet business

Tails and the Unexpected - Running an internet business
For coffee and a chat about running an internet business Tails and the Unexpected are holding an open studio. RSVP to josh@tailsandtheunexpected.com and he will let you have...

5 Oct - 18:30
Newport does the Cardiff Design Festival

A one night only celebration of Newport based creatives

6:30pm - 7:30 Roger Proctor long established designer based in Bristol is in conversation with Victoria Jones of Design Wales.

Roger has been in the business of design since 1979 and has evolved his business several times to...

6 Oct - 12:00
Trade School Cardiff

What do you want to learn or what skills can you share? Swap your knowledge and skills with other people in exchange for things you need. Register to teach or take part in a class on http://tradeschool.coop/cardiff

In May Cardiff's first...

8 Oct - 10:00
Be the Boss

The Institute of Directors in conjunction with Cardiff Design Festival will be hosting a seminar on setting up your own creative business. With Robert Lloyd Griffiths Executive Director, IOD Wales, guest speakers include Andrea Beardshaw of Sing & Inspire, Professor Brian Morgan, Director,...

11 Oct - 12:30
Interface - Design Innovation Inspired by Nature - RIBA CPD

12.30 Biomimicry CPD
13.00 Weston Earth Images
13.30 Artworks
14.00 onwards Artworks and Weston Earth Images show collaborative work

Design Trends

Interface and guests, in conjunction with Cardiff Design Festival, will host three special back-to-back events at the...

12 Oct - 14:00
Ken Garland lecture

Ken Garland will be giving a lecture on his work which is currently being exhibited at the Unviversity of Newport's city campus. All everyone welcome.

13 Oct - 11:00
David Berman - Do Good Design - free talk

Talk - An opportunity to hear David Berman, globally renowned author and speaker, one of the highlights of the Festival
David is the author of Do Good Design: How Design Can Help Repair The World. As a graphic designer, communications strategist, expert speaker and typographer, David is a...

13 Oct - 13:00
David Berman - Do Good Design - Developing your Sustainable Project Strategy: Quadruple-Bottom Line Design Thinking workshop

David’s celebrated approach results in solutions that don’t just work right: they get the right things done. This workshop is of great interest to designers working with Clients and also to any organisation needing to communicate effectively. Through a step-by-step approach, you will learn how...

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