designTRIPS - Portland

About designTRIPS - Portland

Join designTrips for a packed week of hands-on workshops, inspiring talks, studio visits, guided tours, shopping and unexpected connections. Highlights include a RISO workshop at Outlet PDX, a lecture by Erik Carter, experimental workshop with Prem Krishnamurthy, AIGA Design Month events, portfolio reviews with industry leaders, and much more!

designTRIPS brings small groups together for design-focused travel to cities around the world. A major design event often anchors itineraries and includes studio visits, lectures, workshops by notable creatives, and time to explore. Travel groups are comprised of students, professionals, and design enthusiasts who want to experience new places, spark inspiration, and connect with the community and one another.

Programme Portland

• Lecture by Erik Carter on his new book Design Harder
• Riso workshop at Outlet Pdx
• Screening of Graphic Means with the director Briar Levit
• Type Talk over tea with Future Fonts
• An afternoon with Jason Sturgill
• Past Words / Future Words workshop and dinner with Prem Krishnamurthy
• AIGA Design Month events
• Tax free shopping at Chess Club, Hi Books , Monograph Bookwerks
• and Much More

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Related Topics

• Graphic Design
• Exhibition
• Design Film
• Design Thinking
• typography
• Experience Design
• October
• North America
• 2025