2018 Seattle Design Festival: TRUST

BRIEF

Every September, the Seattle Design Festival (SDF) brings together designers, community members, experts, and city officials to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives and our community. Every year the Festival grows, and it is now the largest design-related event in the Pacific Northwest.

SDF 2018’s theme, will explore how we design for TRUST. TRUST is a foundational principle of a thriving society. Relationships and systems built on trust enable the exchange of commerce and innovation, provide safety and dignity to all, and encourage vigorous civic participation. We trust our systems and institutions to be consistent, transparent, and strong. We trust that the news we hear is accurate and unbiased; that the schools, bridges, and buildings we use everyday are sound; and that our leaders make decisions based on the best interests of our entire community. We need to trust each other. Check the Design in Public website for information about the Call For Proposals – due May 7.

2017 was the year of POWER. SDF is truly a community-powered effort, so Thank You to everyone who attended, partnered, volunteered, and otherwise joined us in making the 2017 Seattle Design Festival the most POWERful yet! #SDF2017 at a glance:

14 days
120+ partner organizations
80+ programs & installations
12+ design disciplines
Block Party: outdoor installations, tours, and activities
Design Discussions: 3 nights of interactive panel discussions
Community Programs: citywide tours, lectures, exhibits, youth & family workshops, film screenings, charrettes, and more!
Covered by all major Seattle publications, including Seattle Weekly, The Seattle Times, Curbed Seattle, GRAY Magazine, and many more

2018 is the year of TRUST. From September 8 – 21, the Seattle Design Festival (SDF) will connect designers, community members and civic leaders to explore how we design for TRUST. SDF is the largest design-related event in the Pacific Northwest, gathering over 30,300 attendees for 80+ Festival events and installations hosted by 120+ partners in 2017.

We invite you to collaborate with SDF 2018: TRUST.

SCHEDULE

March 22 – Mixer #1 – Idea and resource sharing meet-up
April 10 – Mixer #2 – Idea and resource sharing meet-up
May 5 – Mixer #3 – Casual social and Q&A
May 7 – 5pm PT – Deadline to submit program proposals
September 8-21 – Seattle Design Festival!