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URL:https://loudandlocal.me/events/maine-design-fest-conference/
SUMMARY:Maine Design Fest Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a full-day creative conference at the heart of Desi
 gn Fest 2025\, hosted by AIGA Maine at the beautiful Portland Museum of Ar
 t.\nThis event brings together designers\, makers\, and thinkers for a ser
 ies of dynamic talks\, collaborative sessions\, and meaningful connections
 .\n\nWe’ll explore this year’s theme—connections—through the lens 
 of creative collaboration\, identity\, ethics\, and storytelling.\n🎤 Se
 ssions &amp\; Speakers:\n\n 	Keynote: Balancing Connections for Teamwork\n
 with Illustrator &amp\; Art Director\, Kirk Wallace (Bonehaus) and Creativ
 e Director &amp\; Brand Designer\, Adam Danielson (Ducktail) on creative p
 artnerships\n 	Talk: Lines of Communication: Creating A Dialogue Through C
 ollaborative Murals\nwith Portland-based Artists Ryan Adams &amp\; Rachel 
 Gloria Adams\n 	Talk: Design Through a Queerer Lens\nwith Portland-based C
 reative Director and Founder\, Rebecca Brooker (Queer Design Club\, Planth
 ouse Studio)\n 	Presentation: Get Your Creative Work Noticed Online\nwith 
 Community Relationship Manager\, Jordan Dené Ellis (Adobe)\n 	Workshop: C
 reative Connections Through Mapping\nwith Creative Catalyst &amp\; Facilit
 ator of Possibility\, Anne Ditmeyer\n 	Roundtable: AI Ethics in Design\nmo
 derated by Professor of New Media\, Andrew Elijah Edwards (SMCC)\n\nPlus\,
  opening remarks from the AIGA Maine Board\, a delicious catered lunch\, a
 nd a door prize drawing (including a free year-long Adobe CC subscription 
 🎉).\n🍽 Perks:\n\n 	Lunch provided\n 	Swag and door prizes\, includin
 g a 12-month Adobe CC subscription for one lucky winner\n\n💡 Sponsors:\
 n\n 	Adobe (Design Fest 2025 Sponsor)\n 	Portland Museum of Art (Design Fe
 st 2025 Venue Sponsor)\n 	CyberCopy (Design Fest 2025 Print Sponsor)\n\n
 🅿️ Parking\nGarage parking available nearby — details linked via Po
 rtland Museum of Art.
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LOCATION:Portland Museum of Art\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101
 \, United States
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