UCDA Events

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 …

For this month's Creative Conversation, we’re focused on transformations. Have you recently refreshed a major project? Or maybe you’ve gone through a rebrand? Updated a logo, redesigned a magazine? We want to see all the before and after goodness you …

Join design educators and UCDA Design Education Summit attendees 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 …

The 16th annual UCDA Design Education Summit is a national summit for design educators, chairs, and students, and continues an ongoing community created specifically for graphic design educators with opportunities for professional participation and development during this online event. “Re-” is a prefix …

Some people are great at dealing with a lot... and others, not so much. We want to know how you deal with everything! Maybe your supervisor is a micromanager? Maybe your department has peanuts for a budget? Maybe you set …