Design Events

Fall 2025

Co-Design Session for Creative Futures! September 11th from 6-8 pm

Creative Futures is a project that will run throughout the 2025/26 academic year, focused on integrating AI into Design curricula while prioritizing ethics, critical thinking, and craft. 

Professors Khatibi, Ensaniat, and Ragouzeos will be hosting the first (of 6) Creative Futures Co-Design Sessions on September 11 from 6-8 pm. These sessions bring students, faculty, and staff together to explore how AI can be integrated into design education in ways that support creativity, critical thinking, and professional growth. And there will be FOOD!

In this first session, we’ll discuss how AI can enhance creativity, efficiency, and learning while preserving each designer’s unique voice. Your input will directly guide new classroom practices and ethical guidelines for design at SJSU.📍 Location: Art & Design Building, Room 201📅 Date & Time: Thursday, September 11, 6–8 pm

(Future sessions will also be announced—join one or more!)

What to Expect:

Hands-on activities exploring AI in the design process

Open discussion on opportunities, risks, and ethics

Collaborative input on shaping the future of design education

Why Participate?

Influence how AI is taught and used in SJSU design classes

Learn strategies to use AI without losing your creative style and voice

Contribute to new classroom practices and ethical guidelines

Collaborate with peers and faculty in shaping the future of design at SJSU

👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/sJRbZ9hJ6RxeWrjc8

In Process: Evolving Design with AI and Beyond

Mark your calendars for October 3, 2025, the SJSU Design Department is hosting In Process: Evolving Design with AI and Beyond. This interdisciplinary design symposium will take place all day at Adobe's Founder's Tower in San Jose, CA. We'll explore, through concrete examples, concerns about ethics and equity, how current and future technology developments will change how we collaborate and create, and what we can learn from the past to apply to this new evolution. 

Speakers include:

Ovetta Sampson, Alice Au Quan, Brooke Hopper, Jonathan Thai, and Niceaunties. 

This event is open to the public and all SJSU students, faculty, and staff can attend for FREE. 

Registration will be open soon. If you'd like early access to tickets when they're released sign up here: Early Access sign-up for In Process: Evolving Design Through AI and Beyond