The Organization of Black Designers (OBD) is pleased to announce DesigNation8: DesignPower! which will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio October 25-28, 2012.
DesigNation8: DesignPower! will bring together some of the world’s top designers to explore how the power of design impacts and influences the local, national and global economies. And to showcase their work.
OBD is a multidisciplinary, multicultural professional organization and the proud producer of the most diverse design conference in America. Our membership represents those who engage in industrial, product, architectural, interior, graphic, multimedia, visual merchandising, fashion and exhibit design. Our conference attracts established and emerging designers, educators and students. It is also an unparalled opportunity for marketers and new product launches to reach early adopters and a highly viral audience. With members and affiliates nationally and internationally, DesigNation8: DesignPower! reflects the mission of OBD for inclusion and diversity.
- FASHION
- GRAPHIC
- INTERIOR
- ADVERTISING
- ANIMATION
- ARCHITECTURE
- INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT
CONFERENCE GOALS To help you create your design career future by:
• exposure to innovative ideas, methods, products and approaches
• investigating new methodologies, technologies and materials
• making connections with like-minded people
• gaining insights into design trends and market changes
• collaborating in new partnerships and teams
• setting new goals and finding new opportunities
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• Design firms
• Corporate design departments
• Graphic designers
• Design/Lifestyle magazine publishers
• Interior designers
• Fashion designers
• Architectural designers
• Industrial/Product designers
• NewMedia/MultiMedia designers
• Design educators
• Design students
• Internet/online companies
• Advertising agencies
• Public relations firms
• New design technologies
• Hardware/Software companies
MEET The design leaders and decision makers from all segments of the global design industry marketing, and promotion in one place at one time.
DEVELOP New relationships and reinforce existing partnerships.
SEE Hands-on demonstrations of new technologies, products and services that define today’s competitive marketplace.
EXPLORE New technology, ideas, information and creative resources for a more profitable year ahead. DesigNation® offers great value in exhibition space, equipment and additional services.
DesigNation is the first one of a kind multicultural, multidiscipline design conference in the world. Produced by the Organization of Black Designers, DesigNation has become the United Nations (UN) of design conferences bringing together graphic, industrial, fashion, interior, architectural, product, advertising, broadcast and multi-media designers from all over the globe.
Started in October 1994, the first conference entitled Dogon to Digital revolutionized the design industries by recognizing the emergence and cross-pollination of disparate design disciplines. Designers of color gathered in Chicago to discuss future trends, the African American design aesthetic, issues of visibility and invisibility, as well as provided a platform to showcase designers work, to acknowledge historical accomplishments of pioneering designers of color and to ultimately engage the entire design community to explore more diversity in practice, scholarly pursuits and recognition.
Corporate sponsors, allied industry partners, educational institutions and others seeking to connect with high caliber design professionals recognize DesigNation as the only design conference to sponsor and attend. Major Fortune 500 companies including but not limited to Proctor & Gamble, Ford Motor Company, Steelcase, General Motors, Nike, Hallmark Cards, and Disney have exhibited and/or sponsored employees, human resource professionals and key executive staff to hire, partner and/or solicit new business from conference attendees. One of the most successful features of the DN conference series is the Portfolio Review open to professionals and students alike. This celebrated event brings together attendees of immeasurable talent and companies looking to hire top creative individuals