Portland

ISO: Volunteer Portfolio Reviewers for PSU Students!

Hi FoF PDX friends!

Two professors from PSU reached out to me to see if anyone in the FoF network might be interested in volunteering to review the portfolios of PSU Graphic Design Seniors.

See below to learn more -- I've copied the information that was sent to me:

Hello!

I'm excited to be teaching the Senior Portfolio class this Fall term at Portland State University, Graphic Design, and I'd love …

Any Interest in a Friends of Figma Run Club 👟?

As a pretty active and outdoorsy town, Portland's already got lots of run clubs to choose from, but a fellow PDX designer suggested the idea of a FoF run club so I figured I'd try to gauge interest here!

Would you come to a social, FoF run club? ("social" = no-drop, 2-4 miles, multiple pace groups if size allows).

If yes, please respond with your preferred quadrant for the run (NW, N, NE, SE, SW) a…

What questions do you have about the job market / job applications / hiring / etc?

hellooooo friends of figma, pdx community!

i think we're all keenly aware how f*cked the job market is these days, so i'm super stoked to host a panel discussion with two designers who have succeeded in their job hunts and found new roles in the last 6 months and a recruiter from vanderhouwen.

the format is that it will be a moderated convo for 40 min or so and then open floor for Q+A, but id love…

What type of events do you want most?

Howdy, fellow Figma freaks! I'm excited to be getting this group going and am stoked to see the RSVPs coming in for our first event on March 27 🪩

I'm working on event programming for the year, and I'd love it if you could help me out by answering the following question:

If you could only attend ONE event this year, which event type would it be? (Bonus question: why would it be that type of event?)…

How do I get back on the mailing list?

I hit unsubscribe too fast on an email and ended up wanting to attend the event — and not unsubscribe from emails 😅 Anyone know how to get back on the mailing list for upcoming events?

🚨 Job Opportunity Alert 🚨 Senior Product Designer - Nike Innovation

Hello FoF PDX Community!

Charlie Baumann, a local recruiter from VanderHouwen, asked me to share about this job opportunity with you all.

From Charlie:

"I'm a PDX-based Recruiter w/ VanderHouwen - my team and I are hiring for the NXT/Innovation group at Nike. They're trying to find someone with a strong portfolio from the retail, e-commerce OR wholesale sectors. This role would shape next-gen produ…

Config Watch Party

Anyone interested in having a watch party next week? I'd love to get something going to hang with folks while we watch some cool presentations.