Draw to Think – Online workshop with Bente Bak
(No drawing talent needed)
Sketch to think sharper, explore edge cases and align your team.
In this hands-on session, Bente shows how a pen and paper can become one of your strongest design tools. You'll learn simple drawing basics and practise using them to clarify ideas, explore scenarios and get stakeholders on the same page. Expect lots of doing, and some fun along the way.
Open to non IxDF members - No Drawing talent needed
IxDF NL
Who is it for?
UI designers and front-end developers who want to sharpen their design skills and communicate ideas more clearly.
Designers and Product Managers who want to engage, facilitate and align stakeholder groups.
UX enthusiasts who once loved drawing but lost their spark.
About Bente
Bente Bak is a UX comic creator and AI Design Lead with a background in Strategic Product Design from TU Delft. Over more than ten years in the field, drawing has been part of her process from day one. She creates the weekly UX Comic series (https://www.uxcomic.com/weekly-comic-form-page) and has published a visual book. Her mission is to inspire designers to be brave and pick up the pen.
Online Meetup
Attendance is free.
No IxDF membership required.
Meet people who love design as much as you do. Together we learn new skills, grow our networks, and discover new job opportunities.
Join us to make lifelong friendships over coffee and a shared love of design! ❤️
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Members-only online conversations where you get answers to UX/UI questions and career advice from designers worldwide in a supportive atmosphere.
In a world that's getting more artificial and competitive, IxDF brings the heart back, so you never have to face the job market alone.
Learn together, get mentored, find your next job, and build friendships that grow your career.
An IxDF Local Group connects you with people in your city who are building and applying design skills in their work. Together, you'll strengthen your craft, expand your network, and put theory into practice.
IxDF Local Groups meet regularly in person at cafés, company offices, or creative spaces to share ideas, give feedback, run workshops, and learn from each other. Many groups also organize IxDF Design Dinners, where the conversation goes deeper over a meal. These aren't just social events. Members find collaborators, clients, job leads, and future teammates through them.
You'll also have access to a private online forum where you can get career advice, honest feedback, and support from people who understand the work.
You don't need to have a "designer" title to join. If you care about how design shapes products, careers, and organizations, you belong here.
Join and you'll discover new skills, explore job opportunities, and build relationships with people who understand the power of great design.
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Your IxDF Local Leader organizes meetups based on what members want most. Sessions range from hands-on and structured to relaxed and informal.
Some examples of what you'll find:
Presentations from local designers, followed by Q&A
Lightning talks where members share lessons learned from real projects
Workshops where you work through a real design challenge together
Portfolio reviews where you get honest, practical feedback
Coffee meetups and design dinners with open conversations about where the industry is heading
Any member can propose, organize and post a meetup. You don't have to wait for your Local Leader to take the initiative.
What stays consistent is the people. You'll find designers and professionals who ask good questions, share what they know, and show up for each other between meetups too.
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Design skills make you more effective in any role. Product managers, developers, marketers, researchers, and founders all work better when they understand how to think like a designer.
IxDF Local Groups reflect that. Members come from all kinds of professional backgrounds, not just design. What they share is an interest in how design shapes products, decisions, and careers.
You'll fit right in regardless of your background.
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