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What is the Designer Fair?

Think "science fair" but for designers. Designers are building cool things all over Silicon Valley - it's about time for show-and-tell and learn from each other. Unlike conferences, there will be an array of young to seasoned talent presenting their work and interests. Designers may get funding, job offers, street cred or all three. The Designer Fair is a slightly exclusive event, without the pretention, to ensure the quality level of merit stays high.

When is it?

The inaugural Designer Fair was Friday Aug 26th. Stay tuned on our blog for updates.

What's the schedule?

Roughly our agenda will be:

3:00pm - 4:00pmShort presentations
4:00pm - 4:30pmMix & cross pollinate
4:30pm - 5:00pmShort presentations
5:00pm+Mix & cross pollinate

How much does it cost?

The Designer Fair is free for designers, but each attendee must buy a ticket on a sliding scale depending on their budget. Prices will rise as the fair approaches.

What are the presentations like?

Designers will present work they've done for big companies, startups, side projects, and share tools, skills, and theories we can all benefit from. Some designers and sponsoring companies will also have mini-booths setup to show their work in more depth. This is a unique way to learn about what designers are doing in Silicon Valley.

Who is going?

We're curating a healthy mix of perspectives at The Designer Fair, roughly:


For Attendees

How should attendees prepare?


Can we bring extra people?

Yes but you need to get tickets for them. If you want more than 3 people to attend you should consider sponsoring.


For Designers

How should designers prepare?

The Designer Fair is not a design contest. It's a fun, informal, and private way to learn from your peers without all the fuss of conferences. Just let us know what you want to get out of the event and we'll do our best to get you exposure. We'll have a mix of short format presentations < 5 minutes.


How can I stay anonymous?

Our application is based on staying anonymous if you want to. Once you're at the event, just disclose if what you're presenting is private and be careful of whom you give your contact info to. We'll make sure recruiters have name tags (with company names visible).

Who will be in the audience?

You can assume part of your audience will be other designers in Silicon Valley, some newbies and some famous. There will also be some companies, investors, engineers, & HR folk but we'll filter everyone beforehand to make sure they're cool.


For Sponsors?

What do I get if I sponsor?

Depending on your budget, you can get a short presentation time slot, booth, your logo/link featured on all of our media PR, announcements like job posts on our website and follow up email messaging to designers who attend.