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Dirty Laundry delivers the dirt on design. Listen in as design professionals reveal their best and worst experiences working in the world of design, and share career tales with a humorous spin. Prepare yourself for one juicy night of design gossip!

This annual event is held each fall semester. Event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Design Student and Alumni Board (DSAB).

Dirty Laundry 2011 - Thursday, December 1st
Weisman Art Museum, William G. Shepherd Room

 

Thank you to those who joined us at this years successful event! Check out some pictures from the event on our Facebook page.

 

2011 presenters :

  • Ryan Carlson (BS '01 Graphic Design) and Brent Gale, co-owners and designers at Twin Six, an alternative cycling apparel company
  • Geoffrey Warner, AIA (BArch '89), founder of Alchemy Architects and the weeHouse

 

 

Dirty Laundry is the recipient of the 2009 UMAA Program Extraordinaire Award.

 

 

2010 Dirty Laundry:Business Edition was November 18th.

See our Flickr page for pictures from the night!
 

 

Past speakers include:
Joel Wiens, WSI Sports

Derek Sussner, Sussner Design Company

Heather Rose-Dunning, 20 Below

Mojo Solo

Duffy and Partners

Olson - Jeff Berg, associate creative director

Ham in the Fridge - Bret Hummel, president and creative director and Alexis Akervik, designer

Ideas for speakers?

If you have ideas or suggestions of speakers for 2012, please submit them to Lucy Reile, lreile@umn.edu. Speakers can be from any of the disciplines in the college; we usually have 2-3 speakers.