UCDA Events

Three generations of humans have now been molded into results-oriented workers who cannot mess up, and therefore may never innovate either. Shared software, skills, and experiences equal no surprises. Surrounded by the unwavering, reliable results made possible by a machine, …

Did you attend the 2021 UCDA Design Conference? We bet you are still feeling jazzed and inspired by all the amazing topics that were covered! Even if you weren’t able to attend, this is the session for you! We’re going …

Join UCDA members Vanessa Harris and Christine Prado for an 8-week book discussion around Design Is Storytelling, a book by past conference speaker and honorary member Ellen Lupton. This 8-week program begins Wednesday, October 20 from 11 a.m.-12 noon (Central) …

An interactive workshop for illustrators, letterers, and designers who want to add truly unique style to their work in Adobe Illustrator. This workshop is offered as an pre-conference add-on event, or can be purchased seperately if you are not attending …

Live and In-Person—We’re Back The UCDA Design Conference has everything you want—the place, the people, and the presentations—and this October we will be bringing you something we have not had in over a year. We will be gathering in beautiful …

This document can be elusive—we know there are examples, but we want to know specifically about yours! Have you ever tried to Google, “creative brief for higher ed marketing department?” Bet your efforts landed you approximately zero results. That’s why …

Join design educators for an informal discussion around this timely topic. How does Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure differ between different kinds of higher ed institutions? How can we, as graphic design educators, convey our efforts and accomplishments to the different …

It’s hot outside, but we want to know how you’re keeping your cool! What do you do to de-stress? Is this something you do solo or with your team? What is it you’re doing that keeps those overwhelming feelings at …

CONTENT, CONTEXT, AND COLLABORATION: How great assets and working together can take our visual storytelling to a higher level Get an inside look at how this award-winning team creates their images. Shari and August will share the collaboration process and …

We know that each of you have talents that support the design community and you work in ways that may be subtle or very noticeable. This month we want to talk to all of you “Armchair Experts” and hear what …