We have some exciting events in store. Join us to celebrate another great year!
Student talks kick the week off
April 3, 2023
My freelance journey
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 9:45am EST
Brandon Hrubecky will share his experience with freelance design work, including the advantages, challenges, and tips he learned during his time.
Making FrenNet
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 10:15am EST
Noelia Serey will present her thesis project, which is a social networking app designed for socially awkward college students.
The Crow’s Hoard:
D&D made easier
Student Workshop // In-Person
April 3rd at 11am EST
Designed by Taya Armstrong, playtest a new a mode for D&D that removes the most common barriers for new players. Limited spaces available.
Finishing post-secondary
with a disability
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 12:30pm EST
Meg Turnbull will discuss the challenges of post-secondary for people with disabilities, such as accessing support services and navigating academic and social environments.
Adapting to an ill-fitting
internship, a memoir
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 1:15pm EST
Jaime Velazquez Loza will share his experience in an ill-fitting internship and provide tips on how to make the most of your internship and develop useful skills, even in difficult situations.
Surviving 4th year
Student Q&A // In-Person
April 3rd at 2pm EST
A panel for lower-year IxD students on how to get as co-op, survive thesis, and deal with semester stress. Presented by Yushi Li, Savannah Dalgado, Faith McGhie, Cheryl Lucas, Natalia Parraga, and John Bell.
How to survive coding
in IxD classes
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 3:15pm EST
Alexandria Legere will share tips and advice on overcoming coding challenges and succeeding in IxD, stressing the importance of coding in interaction design.
My 3D journey
Student Q&A // In-Person
April 3rd at 4pm EST
Qingao Li will discuss his journey of learning 3D modeling as an IxD student and the advantages of learning 3D software and how it can enhance the design process.
Navigating Toronto
Pearson Airport
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 4:45pm EST
Russell Hsiung will present his thesis project aimed at making air travel less stressful by coordinating airport processes and providing travelers with key information.
Why Kids Should Explore Their Creative Practices at an Early Age
Student Talk // In-Person
April 3rd at 5:30pm EST
Delina Yohannes and Mais Enaya will discuss why creative practices should be introduced to children at a young age.
Alumni are coming to town
April 4, 2023
Leo Geng
Alumni Talk // Hybrid
April 4th at 9am EST
Leo (IxD Class of '22) will share his challenges and successes navigating as a Chinese-Canadian student after graduating one year ago.
Jumana Baker
Alumni Talk // Hybrid
April 4th at 11am EST
Jumana is a 2021 alumnus from Sheridan’s Digital Product Design Program who will share about her experiences after graduation.
Meet, Greet, Eat
Networking // In-Person
April 4th at 12pm EST
Mixer for two-spirit, trans, non-binary, gender fluid, gender non-conforming, questioning, or otherwise not cis IxD students and alumni.
Jimin Chung
Alumni Talk // Hybrid
April 4th at 2pm EST
Jimin (IxD Class of '20) will share her experience of working in Europe and provide tips on how adapt to working in a new country and culture.
Emma Wootton
Alumni Talk // In-Person
April 4th at 6:30pm EST
Emma (Class of ‘19) will share about her experiences since graduation as she adapted to a new role and work environment within the government.
Industry speakers are here to share
April 5, 2023
Harold Sikkema
Industry Talk // In-Person
April 5th at 10am EST
Iterations on a Mandolin: Choreographies for Chopping Veggies and Videos in the AWS Cloud
We use a serverless toolkit on AWS to remix video texture by slicing and rearranging video pixels. With FFmpeg, Lambda Functions, and State Machines, we create various visual iterations quickly. Cloud computers work together in parallel processing to save time on rendering. The amalgamation of art and code showcases the productive struggle of trial and error, leading to insightful discoveries and mind-bending outcomes.
Mark Shufflebottom
Work + Play
Industry Talk // In-Person
April 5th at 11:30am EST
Generative Design principles involve setting rules for autonomous agents to follow, the outputs are unique machine created drawings that have elements of controlled randomness, meaning the results are different every time. The talk will help understand generative processes and how they have a long tradition in art, how they relate to the future of employment, understand why we output to a pen plotter and see a live demonstration of a drawing.
Ari Elkouby
Chief Creative Officer at Wunderman Thompson
Industry Talk // Hybrid
April 5th at 1pm EST
The world is facing unprecedented challenges and the power of creativity has never been relied upon more than it is now to solve the issues of the day. Learn how creativity can be used to not just dramatize problems but solve them.
Nicole Johnson
Industry Talk // In-Person
April 5th at 2pm EST
Nicole Johnson (School of Social Work Professor at Sheridan College) will introduce trauma-informed practice to designers in order to deepen their research and empathy capacity when working with users.
Red Thread Innovations
Industry Talk // Hybrid
April 5th at 3pm EST
Ten teams from the 4th year IXD course, "Collaborative Workshop 2", are pitching their final projects to our industry partner, Red Thread Innovations. All students are welcome to attend.
We wrap up on Thursday with a BANG
April 6, 2023
Ananya Chadha
Keynote Speaker // Hybrid
April 6th at 2pm EST
Ananya is the definition of innovator. She has built mind-controlled cars, brain-controlled prosthetics, and talking robots. She conducted genomics research, built a platform that puts genetic data on the blockchain, and worked for a VC fund and on AI at IBM. Oh, and she has her pilot’s license. Did we mention she’s only 21?!
After working in a gene-editing lab with CRISPR-cas9, Ananya developed a platform “that put genomic data on the blockchain,” allowing for anonymous uploading of genomic data to research data sets.
She has also developed various neurotech devices with sponsorship from Microsoft, like brain-controlled prosthetics, mind-controlled RC cars, MP3 players controlled with EEGs. Her brain-controlled RC car won the International Grand Prize at engineering.com's Impossible Science Challenge.
She worked doing AI at IBM, the Canadian Military, and at Elon Musk's Neuralink. She is now a student at Stanford University, trades energy commodities, and invests in startups as a venture capitalist. She is also a pilot and motorcycle license holder.
Ananya won Top 29 Canadians by Refinery29, Developer 30 under 30 award, the Top 23 Women in Tech in Canada and Top 100 Most Powerful Women Canada.
She has been on the Daily Planet Show, CBC, Global News, advised companies like Wealthsimple, Morgan Stanley, and Zappos, and speaks at various conferences around the world like Fortune's Brainstorm Finance, Websummit, Collision, EDCON, Singularity University and others.
In this event, Ananya shares her relentlessly positive worldview and why she believes we are capable of changing the world, if we only just keep learning, stay passionate, and refuse to follow the status quo.
Hosted By IXDA // In-Person
April 6th at 5:30pm EST
Sheridan’s Interaction Design Association (IXDA) is thrilled to host the very first gala of IXD to celebrate the graduating class of 2023! The Year End Show will come to an end at the Marquee, featuring an exciting program of fantastic music, delectable snacks, and an opportunity to share hilarious memories collected over the past four years of pure joy and wildness.
