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Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel
August 16 | 1pm-1:30pm
- Lake Union Park (Mainstage)
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What’s the worst project you’ve ever made—the one you almost cringe to think about sharing with the world? It’s a feeling every designer can identity. But what if you had a chance to fish it out of the proverbial trash can and pit it toe-to-toe against some of your peers’ worst-ever work, with the hope of having it named “Worst in Show?”
“Did I Do That? Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel” gives the Seattle design community a chance to dig into their archives and share that shame with the world, defanging it with laughter in the process.
A panel of Seattle’s best graphic designers will talk through their most hilariously regrettable projects live on stage with host Sean Schumacher (“Did I Do That” podcast and Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University). Together, we’ll reflect on what made that work the way it is and how making it has helped them grow. Then, we’ll decide together whose project really is the bottom of the barrel. It’s a funny, irreverent chance to unpack the fear of feedback while celebrating something that rarely gets the spotlight—the messy work you have to make to get to someplace better.