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Hi, I've recently joined the group and would like to meet fellow designers. If you would like to join for a coffee or drinks for a casual conversation.
Location: Sorry everyone, C’est What was closed due to a private event. If anyone is still interested in meeting, we are at the Bier Market on 58 Esplanade.
Date: February 8th. Please let us know if it doesn’t work for you.
Coffee Meetup
Bier Market
58 The Esplanade
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! ❤️
Hey everyone,
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“They say its not about the destination…its the Journey”
A good one we had today.
Dropping a quick note to let you how awesome it was to hang out with you all at the recent meetup. Seriously, it was a blast connecting with fellow designers and chatting about all things creative.
The discussions we had were super interesting and got more brain gears turning, chatting over topics from Ai ,Career, latest tools of the trade and where we are with implementing them…….” + im still trying to remember that Movie @shraddha mentioned…….lol”
It's always refreshing to bounce ideas off each other and soak up everyone's unique perspectives.
Big shoutout to all the ladies who attended too! @shraddha & @sandhu Your insights and energy really added to the vibe of the meetup.
Oh, and I've attached some pics from the event so you can relive the fun. Check 'em out! ^_^
Thanks again to @razz for setting it up and the cool @sercan who showed up…the meetup was a success. #backtothebeautyoftheUiUxjourney
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@Adedapo Eko you have summed up our hang out so perfectly. It was really fun and insightful to meet all of you!
Ps. The movie name was Blade Runner 2049!!
Since a few people are interested in attending, I want to suggest C'est What on Front and Church St.
It's close to Union station for out of towners, and accessible by subway for everyone else.
Also a great place for groups and reasonably priced.
Please let me know if this place does not work for you.
Reminder, this is an evening event for 6PM (and not 6AM as I initially set it up accidentally!)
Thank you everyone who could make it last night and apologies for the unforeseen circumstances with the initial venue.
Thank you for the your excellent summary of the event and pictures, Dapo!
I'll post another one get together later in March so hopefully a few more people can join!
PS. Resources I promised to share:
Service Design Jam March 1st-3rd (Like a hackathon for service designers or those interested in becoming one!)
https://jam4good.org/
Free Prompt Engineering courses (Teaching AI to be more human!)
Open AI (The people that created ChatGPT)
https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/chatgpt-prompt-engineering-for-developers/
Free Code Camp
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-prompt-engineering-full-course/
IBM X Cognitive Class
https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/prompt-engineering-for-everyone
…and lots more!
Hey everyone! I'd be glad to join and attend the hangout. So, it's going to happen at C’est What (67 Front St E), Thursday 6PM, right? :)
Yes.
Hi everyone, I’m new here
Hello everyone. It’s great to see that you’re organizing this hangout Raza! I would like to join and meet you design folks from Toronto :) Downtown location is perfect for me.
Hi Raza!
I would like to join, and I also prefer the downtown location.
I would also like to join and prefer downtown location.
Thanks Simin. Any ideas on where to meet?
I also vote for a downtown location. Happy to help with coordination if you need help.
Thanks Wendy. Any ideas on where to meetup?
Hey Raza!
Just to confirm whether this is in Toronto, Ontario and the actual time... I’m in Mississauga and would love to meet up with like-minded individuals.
Yes! Toronto, Ontario. I'm flexible with the actual time and hoping to get feedback on what time works for everyone.
Thank you @Raza for organizing the hangout!
Some resources around our discussions:
Maya Shankar, a Cognitive scientist, shares insightful examples that closely relate to service design. https://youtu.be/NwCPtiPZwO4?si=NIFWVm7yHqMPGuPt
Shikake: The Japanese Art of Shaping Behavior Through Design; this book talks about how silent positive nudges can be used to design behavioural change in humans. This book’s philosophy can be used in UX design, Service design, research and more!
AI for Designers course: https://www.interaction-design.org/courses/ai-for-designers
Here’s the Ai link we also talked about
Hey razza, How’s it going there?
Hello everyone, I am at the Bier Market on 58 Esplanade which is a few minutes away. You'll find me at the bar wearing an orange sweater.
Hello everyone, what’s the plan B, I am in front of C’est What :) Are we gonna meet here?
Bier Market on 58 Esplanade.
Sorry everyone, I just found out C’est What is closed for a private event. I will update on the location shortly. Suggestions welcome.
We've updated our location to Bier Market on 58 Esplanade.
Hello, yes I checked too and I suppose they are. Are we still meeting at the same location?
Hello Raza, I think C’est What is closed today after 4:00pm. Are we still meeting at the same location?
Hello everyone! A reminder that we will meet tomorrow at C’est What around 6PM. Hope to see you then.
They don't take reservations but I will try and set up close to the pool tables in the back. If not, I will let the staff know where we are seated so please ask when you get in.
My number is 647 298 5044. Text me or message me on WhatsApp or Signal if you have questions or if you can't find us!
I wish to come but I am in London Ontario, =(
Please note I accidently selected 6-8AM. I have now changed it to 6PM!
Thanks Simin. Any suggestions on where to meet?
Thanks Wendy! Any ideas for a location?
With the size of the group there aren’t a lot of places that can accommodate and won’t have a minimum spend per person. I can think of a few downtown: I would suggest either
Northern Maverick (King/Bathurst) - they have a happy hour from 3-6
Mill St Brewery (Distillery)
Playa Cabana (Yonge/St. Clair) - they also have a happy hour
Those are off the top of my head.
Good idea Leke. However it's just a casual hangout with no set topic or agenda, so I wonder if it will be conducive to a virtual meet up?
Hi Raza, are we able to do a hybrid meeting? Where I join virtually while the rest join in person?
Good idea Leke, however it will be a casual hangout with no set agenda or topic. Let's see how many people want to attend.
I also wished the meetup had a virtual option included for some of us that can’t attend in person. Maybe next time.
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Coffee Meetup
Bier Market
58 The Esplanade
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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