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SDF 2026 IN[FLUX]:
CoBranding Kit
Thank you for being a partner with the Festival!
The Seattle Design Festival is a collective effort and we are excited to spotlight your participation. Use this kit to share materials with us, amplify your involvement, and help grow awareness and attendance for the Festival. Below you’ll find guidance on submitting content, collaborating on promotion and using co-branding assets. While we’re leading overall Festival communications, your outreach helps us reach new audiences, tell richer stories, and build momentum together!
Your Event Page Content
All materials are due with proposals on May 27th
To help us promote the Festival effectively, we ask that you submit your materials at the time of submission. You may request edits anytime until the June 15 marketing materials deadline. We’ll use this content to create your event page that will be on the Festival website calendar. These deadlines allow us to begin building the website and launch the full Festival by the last week of June for best press outreach and general promotion. See the sample event page below for context.
SDF Co-Promotion
For Seattle Design Festival 2026 Program Partners, SDF will be:
promoting, advertising, doing press outreach and creating collateral for the Festival as a whole. We will include your event on our website calendar of events, and spotlight our Festival partners across social media, in our enews, and press outreach leading up to and during the Festival.
By participating in the Seattle Design Festival, you agree to:
- Engage with us on social media (listed below). Please follow, like, favorite, and share using our handles and hashtags
- If you aren’t already on our enews list, sign up here➔
- Use our digital collateral in your channels — we will be adding items to our Co-Branding Kit Folders➔ for your use
- Share your posts with us by tagging us or inviting us to collaborate — which we will then share to our stories
- Keep us updated on your work leading up to the Block Party! Send any progress photos, videos, or thoughts to Claire Needs for extra visibility in our socials
@SeaDesignFest on Instagram
@SeattleDesignFestival on Facebook and LinkedIn
#SeattleDesignFestival #sdfINFLUX
Main SDF 2026 Link: seadesignfest.org➔
Social media templates
“Excited to be a part of @seadesignfest this year! Check out the Installations, Pop-Ups, Mainstage and Mixer events all centered around the theme IN[FLUX] from August 15-20. More details at seadesignfest.org. #SeattleDesignFestival #sdfINFLUX”
“We’re exploring IN[FLUX] with [@PARTNER ORGANIZATION] on August 15 + 16 at the #SeattleDesignFestival Block Party! See our details here: [YOUR EVENT URL from seadesignfest.org]
Want to be featured on our Design Blog?
Consider Sponsoring SDF 2026!
A benefit of Becoming a Festival Sponsor➔ is to be highlighted on our Design Blog➔, where you can showcase your team’s design process, how you are engaging with this year’s theme, and how your work inspires change-making through design. See past examples from Mithun and 123 West Design Collective for context.
Questions?
Contact: Bray Hayden
Senior Communications Manager
brayh@aiaseattle.org➔
Claire Needs
Communications Coordinator
clairen@aiaseattle.org➔