A design meetup, once a month
Shapes night.
Talks, drinks and a lot of pattern. Every second Thursday in an old print works, for anyone who makes things look good.
On the night
Four talks, no slides of bullets.
- 19:30
Why every logo is a circle now
Priya NandBrand designer
- 19:50
Colour that argues back
Jonas WeberIllustrator
- 20:10
A grid is a start, not a cage
Ama OwusuType designer
- 20:30
Ten years of posters on one wall
Luca FerriPrint maker
The evening
From doors to late.
Five parts, one room. Come for the talks, stay for the swap.
Doors and badges
Pick a shape at the door. It decides your table.
Four short talks
Twenty minutes each, questions at the bar after.
Break
Drinks, snacks and a very loud playlist.
Pattern swap
Bring a pattern on paper, leave with someone else’s.
Late
The bar stays open. The talks do not.
Pattern swap
Bring one, take one.
Last month’s table. Every pattern was drawn by someone in the room.
- Dots
- Stripes
- Zigzag
- Checks
- Waves
- Grid
- Triangles
- Confetti
In numbers
- 34nights so far
- 2,100people came
- 128talks given
- 0slides with bullet points
Where
The Old Print Works.
4 Canal Row, the yellow building with the big doors. Five minutes from the station, a bike rack out front and a lift to the first floor.
- TrainCanal Street, then left along the water
- TramLines 2 and 7, stop Print Works
- Step freeYes, the lift is by the café
Give a talk
Got twenty minutes in you?
- 1
Send one line
What would you talk about for twenty minutes? One sentence is enough to start.
- 2
Have a coffee
We meet, you show us a rough version and we ask the questions the room will.
- 3
Take the stage
A full room, a good microphone and a drink waiting when you come off.
What people say
I came for one talk and left with three new friends and a pattern I still use.
Mira, product designer The only meetup where the name badges are better designed than most websites.
Tom, front-end developer Loud, kind and a little bit silly. Exactly what a Thursday needs.
Sena, art director
Questions
Before you come.
Does it cost anything?
No. It is free, every month, thanks to the print works and two studios who pay for the drinks.
I am not a designer. Can I come?
Yes. About a third of the room writes code, sells things or simply likes nice posters.
Are the talks recorded?
No, on purpose. What is said at SQUIGGLE stays at SQUIGGLE, which makes the talks a lot more honest.
Thursday 12 November, 19:00
See you Thursday.
Free, but the room holds 180. Say you are coming and we keep a badge with your name on it.
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