MASTER CLASSES
JANUS et Cie Global Student Design Competition’s jury panel and this year’s event champion—who represents the best of advocacy in the given discipline for this year's theme—presented a series of master classes created to enhance further design education and skills. The six online seminars are an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable insights from top experts in the field on topics including presentation skills, sustainability in design, personal branding, placemaking, design in the digital age, and design activism.
Design Activism: How Design Justice Can Change How We Approach Design Innovation
Presented by Christopher Locke
Christopher Locke
Designing in Color
Designers across the world are expanding how architecture as a process of making spaces can heal and celebrate cultural identity. In this interactive session, we will explore the methods of Design Justice and how design can center communities to make better cities and neighborhoods.
Presentation Skills: Mastering Product Design Concept Storytelling
Presented by Sebastian Salvadó & Carolina Zhang
Sebastian Salvadó
RIOS
Carolina Zhang
JANUS et Cie
In today’s digitally driven world, effective storytelling is one of the most important business skills for future design leaders to learn. This master class focuses on best practices for creating impactful presentations.
Presented by Sebastian Herkner
Designing with Sustainability in Mind
Sebastian Herkner
Studio Sebastian Herkner
Given environmental issues and a global over-consumption, the design process needs to become more responsible and forward-looking in many ways. Sebastian Herkner will discuss the best approach to designing with a focus on sustainability.
Presented by Dan Rubinstein
Strategies for Personal Branding
Dan Rubinstein
The Grand Tourist
In this class, veteran magazine editor Dan Rubinstein will discuss the ins and outs of modern communication for design graduates, as well as share his own journey in media, and suggest a plan of action for all students for the first three years of their careers post-graduation.
Presented by Jenny Myers
Placemaking
Jenny Myers
RIOS
What makes a sense of place? Design's connection to context and community gives it life, and thoughtful design can reinforce—and at its best, even create—a sense of place. Jenny Myers will discuss strategies, sensibilities and provocations when considering place in design.
Presented by Adam Stover & Alex Ogata
Design in the Digital Age
Adam Stover
Populous
Alex Ogata
Populous
In this digital age, the tools we use are continuing to evolve, becoming more dangerous and forgiving. All the while, the root of the problems we set out to solve and the way we think about design remains consistent. We will discuss the emergence of new digital assets and how they can be used as an aid to the process of storytelling which is the backbone for a strong design.