De si gn reimagined.
<dates> April 15th - 17th </dates>
<invite> Join us for IxD’s 5th
annual Year End Show </invite>
<location> Sheridan College,
Trafalgar Campus, J-Wing </location>
<location> Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus, J-Wing </location>
<class> IxD 2025 </class>
Yes, we're rethinking design.
<ixd> YES 2025 </ixd>
<ixd> YES 2025 </ixd>
<ixd> YES 2025 </ixd>
April 15 // Industry Day
9:00 AM
RTI Purposeful Innovation Pitches
As part of a capstone project, 4th year student teams solve real-world problems with coaching from our industry partner, Red Thread Innovations (RTI). Watch student teams present their innovations to RTI and a panel of industry judges.
Room J223
Registration Required
2:00 PM
Industry Portfolio Reviews
Sign up for portfolio reviews with design and video game professionals. Register now →
Room J220
April 16 // Workshop Day
9:00 AM
Zinemaking 101
Hosted by Olivia Giacoboni
(IxD class of 2025)
Room 223
10:00 AM
Ren's Declassified Corporate Survival Guide
Learn to bridge the gap between design excellence and business reality. Hosted by Alumnus Ren Black, this interactive session will let students step into the shoes of a corporate design team, learning how to maintain their design values while effectively pitching ideas and navigating business constraints through hands-on project simulations and team exercises.
Room J219
12:00 PM
Build Your Own Drag Character
Create your own drag persona in this workshop led by Guy Anabella, drag queen and Professor at Sheridan College. Open to all interested in exploring drag queens, kings, nonbinary, or monster/creature drag expressions.
No prior experience in drag required - all queer folx and allies welcome.
Room 223
1:00 PM
Liberatory Design Workshop
Join award-winning educator and designer Chris Ambedekar for an immersive workshop exploring Liberatory Design principles.
This hands-on session will challenge participants to reimagine design through an equity-centered lens, focusing on creating inclusive and transformative solutions for real-world challenges.
Room 223
3:00 PM
Collage 101
Hosted by Eeman Elsheikh
(IxD class of 2025)
Room 219
3:30 PM
How to Green Screen
Hosted by Darren Gibson
(IxD class of 2025)
Room 223
4:00 PM
Easy 3D Modelling with Adobe Nero
Hosted by Ruby Fusigboye
(IxD class of 2025)
Room 219
April 17 // Wrap Up
4th years only
9:00 AM
Exit Interviews
Attend the exit interview to complete the Exit Interview assignment. Please review your timeslot and location for exit interviews.
J Wing
4th years only
12:00 PM
Ramen Lunch
Celebrate making it to the end of your degree with an instant ramen lunch! We bring the ramen, you bring the chopsticks.
Room J223
5:00pm
IXDA Awards
Collectively nominate and vote specific members of our IXD community for fun and wacky titles then celebrate the end of another year! Cast your vote here →
Monaghans
In partnership with
“Designing is a process of pattern synthesis, not pattern recognition. The solution is not simply lying there among the data; it has to be actively constructed by the designer’s own efforts.”
Nigel Cross
Designerly Ways of Knowing