SEGD

SEGD is a multidisciplinary community of designers and fabricators creating experiences that connect people to place and enrich the human experience.

We are designers of experiences connecting people to place.

We are graphic and exhibition designers, fabricators and architects, media developers and creative technologists, students and educators. Each of our members brings a diverse set of expertise, but we all share a common motivation: to make the built environment more inclusive and intuitive, emotive and engaging, sustainable and shared.

https://segd.org

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Jennette Foreman

jennette@segd.org

Event Details

The 2025 SEGD Academic Summit is a virtual event hosted on June 17 and June 18 at 12:00-5:30 pm ET.


The SEGD Academic Summit is a forum for trends in design education research, projects and curriculum innovation for design academics, students and researchers. This event is great for industry members as well, to reconnect and learn about new ideas evolving from current research. This event is entirely free and promotes the latest developments in design research and education.

Agenda

  • June 17, 2025

  • June 18, 2025

June 17, 2025

Main Schedule

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Welcome
Joell Angel-Chumbley (EGD Lead, DOTE, Architecture and Urban Design Office at City of Cincinnati)
Joell Angel-Chumbley
Liz Griswold (Director of Education and Experience at SEGD)
Liz Griswold
12:15 PM - 2:05 PM
Session 1: Collaboration & Community in Practice
Presentations:

"Transforming Public Spaces: Enhancing Community Engagement through Experiential Graphic Design in a street parking garage" by Huiwon Lim + Phil Choo

"Perception of Space: Experience Oriented, Participant Activated, Exhibition Design" by Sofia Ingegno

"Creating with Community: Imagining Collaborative, Justice-Oriented Spaces in our Neighborhoods" by Kellyn Nettles

"Shaping EGD Education: Case Studies in Industry Collaboration and Urban Design" by Julie Hurley

Moderated Q&A
Huiwon Lim (Assistant Professor at Penn State)
Huiwon Lim
Sofia Ingegno (Student at California State University, Long Beach - CSULB)
Sofia Ingegno
Kellyn Nettles (Designer / Worker-Owner / Co-Director of Publishing at ร€rokรฒ Cooperative)
Kellyn Nettles
Julie Hurley (Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach)
Julie Hurley
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
Break
2:20 PM - 4:10 PM
Session 2
Presentations:

"Hollow Motifs: Exploring AIโ€™s Impact on the Public, Practice and Design Education" by Kleighton Burns

"From Pixels to Places: Reintegrating Typographyโ€™s Spatial and Experiential Dimensions in Design Education" by Seojoo Han

"Ethical Boundaries in Guerrilla Experiential Design" by Hamza Iqbal

"On Tap: The Columbia Tap Trail" by Gerald Sastra + Cheryl Beckett

Moderated Q&A
Kleighton Burns (Interior Design Instructor at University of Manitoba)
Kleighton Burns
Seojoo Han (Assistant Professor at University of Florida)
Seojoo Han
Hamza Iqbal (Brand and Product Designer at Hamza Iqbal Design)
Hamza Iqbal
Gerald Sastra (Student at University of Houston)
Gerald Sastra
4:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Moderated Breakout Sessions
Topic 1: "Is there a Crisis in Higher Education? How do Academics Respond?"

Topic 2: "State of Cultural Institutions Losing Funding?"
Joell Angel-Chumbley (EGD Lead, DOTE, Architecture and Urban Design Office at City of Cincinnati)
Joell Angel-Chumbley

Speakers

Joell Angel-Chumbley (EGD Lead, DOTE, Architecture and Urban Design Office at City of Cincinnati)

Joell Angel-Chumbley

EGD Lead, DOTE, Architecture and Urban Design Office at City of Cincinnati

Liz Griswold (Director of Education and Experience at SEGD)

Liz Griswold

Director of Education and Experience at SEGD

Lisa K. Bambach (Master of Design Graduate at University of Washington)

Lisa K. Bambach

Master of Design Graduate at University of Washington

Kleighton Burns (Interior Design Instructor at University of Manitoba)

Kleighton Burns

Interior Design Instructor at University of Manitoba

Vivian Natalia Combariza Mejรญa (Graphic Intern at H&R)

Vivian Natalia Combariza Mejía

Graphic Intern at H&R

Steven Coward (Experiential Designer at Pinnacle Exhibits)

Steven Coward

Experiential Designer at Pinnacle Exhibits

Bamidรฉlรฉ Elรฉgbรจdรฉ (Founder of RitualShare Lab, Adjunct Professor, Product & Exhibition Design, Drexel University)

Bamidélé Elégbèdé

Founder of RitualShare Lab, Adjunct Professor, Product & Exhibition Design, Drexel University

Seojoo Han (Assistant Professor at University of Florida)

Seojoo Han

Assistant Professor at University of Florida

Julie Hurley (Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach)

Julie Hurley

Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach

Sofia Ingegno (Student at California State University, Long Beach - CSULB)

Sofia Ingegno

Student at California State University, Long Beach - CSULB

Hamza Iqbal (Brand and Product Designer at Hamza Iqbal Design)

Hamza Iqbal

Brand and Product Designer at Hamza Iqbal Design

Huiwon Lim (Assistant Professor at Penn State)

Huiwon Lim

Assistant Professor at Penn State

Sarah Miorelli (Planner at Exit Design)

Sarah Miorelli

Planner at Exit Design

Kellyn Nettles (Designer / Worker-Owner / Co-Director of Publishing at ร€rokรฒ Cooperative)

Kellyn Nettles

Designer / Worker-Owner / Co-Director of Publishing at ร€rokรฒ Cooperative

Maral Salehian (Interdisciplinary Designer at University of California, Davis (recent graduate))

Maral Salehian

Interdisciplinary Designer at University of California, Davis (recent graduate)

Gerald Sastra (Student at University of Houston)

Gerald Sastra

Student at University of Houston

Keira Wong (Human-Computer Interaction Graduate Student, UI/UX Designer at CSULB, XIRCLS)

Keira Wong

Human-Computer Interaction Graduate Student, UI/UX Designer at CSULB, XIRCLS

2025 SEGD Academic Summit Registration

Register for the virtual SEGD Academic Summit, on Tuesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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