Young Designers

SEGD Love Stories - Dondi Aguirre

SEGD Love Stories - Dondi Aguirre

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SEGD Love Stories 

SEGDers encompass a global, multidisciplinary community of professionals who plan, design, and build experiences that connect people to place. Our community includes over 2,000 members from 35 countries, and everyone has an SEGD love story. Whether it’s participating in an event that advanced your design perspective, meeting someone who would become a lifelong creative collaborator, or discovering a new project or person that inspired you to learn more about the practice, SEGD has fostered countless connections over the years.

Welcoming Emerging Professionals: SEGD’s Young Designer Series

Welcoming Emerging Professionals: SEGD’s Young Designer Series

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SEGD’s Young Designers Series (YDS) provides a great forum for student designers and emerging professionals in the field of EGD/XGD to connect, be inspired, and have a voice within our global, multidisciplinary community. The following recaps YDS’s recent “Present Yourself” event and takes a sneak-peek at what the upcoming 2022 Annual Conference Experience has in store for young designers. 

Young Designers Series: Connecting at the Conference

Young Designers Series: Connecting at the Conference

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It’s time to get connected! Be a part of the Young Designers Series (YDS) at the SEGD Conference in Philadelphia (November 4-6). It’s the perfect forum for young designers and professionals who are newly transitioning into the EGD field to connect, be inspired, and have a voice within our global, multidisciplinary community.

Join us in November for uniquely curated experiences and mentorships around YDS’ six cornerstones: Community, Creativity, Transition, Communication, Consistency and Inspiration.

The Next Wave: SEGD Talks to Chang Lee

The Next Wave: SEGD Talks to Chang Lee

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Welcome to the first in a series of SEGD interviews with the next wave of young designers. Chang Lee is an architect and an experience designer. He received his MA in Exhibition and Experience Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Currently, Lee is working for Gallagher & Associates, an interdisciplinary design studio specializing in exhibition design. Contributor Franck M. Mercurio asked Lee about life in New York City, his new career with Gallagher, and his interests in co-creating experiences to help achieve brand authenticity.

Young Designers Ask Questions—Margo Malter and Keith Helmetag

Young Designers Ask Questions—An SEGD Interview Series

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In this series, SEGD connects young designers with the design leaders they admire so they can ask their burning questions and find answers to help guide them on their career path. In this article, FIT Graduate Exhibition Design student Margo Malter interviews Keith Helmetag, partner at and founder of C&G Partners (New York).

Students—Why You Should Have a LinkedIn Account

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Students—Why You Should Have a LinkedIn Account

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As any sort of designer, you have a main set of promotional materials: your logo, business cards, printed portfolio and in most cases, a website. That’s all you expect to need to be successful coming out of school—but what about searching for jobs, or building your professional network? Where does one even start?

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