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Research, Prototyping and Better Customer Journeys [Partner Event]

Thu, Oct 8, 7:30 PM

From Cascade SF, Experience Designers

4.7

***\*\*\* This is not a Cascade SF event. This is a partner event from our friends at UXDX \*\*\*\**** **Register for tickets at** [https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/](https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- UXDX San Francisco brings together product, design and research practitioners for an afternoon of practical sessions on AI, product design and better ways of working. The agenda includes a hands-on Miro session turning survey data into prototypes with AI, Tianhao Liu from OpenAI on designing technology that stays out of the way, Parvaneh Toghiani from Uber on improving stakeholder alignment, Jai Khanna from Cisco on measuring whether AI actually helps users, and Aditya Mankare from DoorDash on lessons from building 0 to 1 voice AI products. Expect practical case studies, frameworks and real examples from teams working through how AI is changing the way products are designed and evaluated. Event details: [https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/](https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/)

5 attendees

Game Design Discussion at Dolores Park

Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 PM

From SF Game Designers and Enjoyers

Let's talk about game design! Bring any of the following to discuss with the group: * A game you've played recently * A game you're developing that you want to showcase * A game mechanic that you find interesting and want to dive deeper into * Anything else related to games that you want to discuss Meetings are weekly at Dolores Park at 2pm, meeting spot is at top of the hill near the Miguel Hidalgo statue. No prior experience in game development or design needed, just an interest in games!

4 attendees

BALDT Fall Social: The Future of Learning Design

Thu, Oct 1, 11:00 PM

From Bay Area Learning Design & Technology

4.8

**Have you ever worked in L&D, Customer Education, or Enablement?** Maybe you’re looking to break into the industry. If any of that sounds like you, let’s meet up! **Join us at the [Barebottle Beer Garden in Salesforce Park](https://www.barebottle.com/salesforce-park-beer-garden) for a casual gathering with fellow learning design enthusiasts.** (If the weather really stinks, we’ll move around the corner to [83 Proof](http://www.83proof.com/). We’ll send an update on the day of the meetup to confirm the final location.) There’s no formal agenda, but we’d love to hear your thoughts about how technology is shaping the future of learning design. **Hope to see you there!** **We also recently launched a [LinkedIn group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/40251013/) for the BALDT community.** It’s a place to connect between events and share what you’ve been working on. You don’t have to be located in the Bay Area to join; all we ask is that you have an interest in learning design. Come check it out! Photo by [clement proust](https://unsplash.com/@clementproust?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/person-walking-on-palm-tree-path-sF26NzXCWPM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

16 attendees

Side Project Saturday for Designers

Sat, Oct 10, 6:00 PM

From Designers: Mission Creatives Meetup

4.8

Come down and work alongside fellow designers and creatives. Whether you prefer drafting tables, traditional digital, or AI tools—all mediums are welcome. Come down and learn and explore! **Who should join:** Product designers, UI/UX researchers, graphic artists, and anyone who wants to work on their project. **What to bring:** * Your laptop, tablet, sketchpad or tools of choice. * Current project or a blank canvas. * An open mind and creative spirit. The coffee shop has all the conventional options, a few lunch selections, and the best smoothies in town. Kindly patronize them. Thanks!

2 attendees

[SF] Wizards Go to UXDX

Thu, Oct 8, 7:30 PM

From UX Wizards Bay Area

4.8

A few of us are heading up to the city to this event hosted by UXDX. feel free to join us! Step 1 RSVP here so we know to look out for you Step 2 Register here so you are official (ticket is free): [https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/](https://uxdx.com/community/community-san-francisco-2026-10-08/) Finally, we can coordinate taking the train together in the chat if people want to. from UXDX San Francisco: "Where product, design and engineering people meet to learn from real work. An in-person series bridging the gap between Product, UX, Design and Dev to build better products, faster together. Expect real case studies, candid lessons and a room of peers working through similar product-delivery challenges." See you there! Keri

4 attendees

Analog Electronics for Guitar Pedals

Sat, Oct 10, 8:00 PM

From Noisebridge Hackerspace

4.8

# Analog Electronics for Guitar Pedals Planning a PCB with Kicad Come work on your current project, if you have a lap top with Kicad installed we can discuss using Kicad to design PCBs. The first step is drawing a schematic. No prior electronics experience required. Bring your curiosity. The goal of this session will be take the circuits previously built as prototypes and wire them in a permanent enclosure.

2 attendees

BUILD FOR HER 💕💻A WOMEN’S SOCIAL IMPACT HACKATHON #SFTechWeek

Sat, Oct 10, 4:00 PM

From Glow Girl Social Club

4.9

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Okay builders, this one is for you 🩵 On October 10th, we’re bringing 30–40 women together in San Francisco during SF Tech Week for Build For Her - a Women’s Social Impact Hackathon. We’re building around: 🩺 Women’s Health 💸 Economic Mobility 🛡️ Women’s Safety And! We were just notified that Build For Her was selected for Tech Week’s Hack Week builder track 😆 We’re looking for women across engineering, AI/data, product, design, research, healthcare, fintech, safety/security, policy + social impact. You do NOT have to be an engineer or have hackathon experience. Good teams need people who understand the problem just as much as the technology. Alsooo…some of our longtime Glow Girls already know about this but we’ve been quietly building something called RoamHer. You’ll hear a lot more about her soon, but Build For Her is one of the first experiences we’re bringing to life under RoamHer🩵 Oct 10 | San Francisco | 9AM–5PM Meet other builders + find your team in the Discord: https://discord.gg/FWy7whDpR Presented by RoamHer. https://partiful.com/e/YZxUe2n2J63HD57dVsOA?c=rP1KrfXX

11 attendees

AI Workflows PMs Use Every Day

Thu, Oct 1, 1:00 AM

From ProductTank SF

4.7

**IMPORTANT*:*** *Complete* **[this form](https://forms.gle/ftS3tNXHyHx8MpA26)** *prior to the event to receive your entry pass from Cribl via email.* **The agent is just the tip of the iceberg.** An impressive AI demo is easy. Building a workflow you can rely on every day is hard. **Reliability lives in the plumbing:** the right context, connected tools, maintained instructions, deterministic steps, human checks, and visibility when something breaks. On September 30, ProductTank SF is bringing together product people to share the AI workflows they **rely on every day**. Not prototypes, not polished demos, but the systems that are crucial to how they work. Each speaker will **show their workflow in action**, unpack **what makes it reliable**, and give you a **practical path to build on it yourself**. **KEY TAKEAWAYS** * **Real workflows** — tested systems speakers use in their day-to-day work * **Under the hood** — the context, tools, instructions, documentation, and human judgment that keep them running * **Build your own** — examples, resources, and a shared GitHub repo so you can experiment afterward **THE FORMAT** **Short talks → Audience Q&A** Each speaker gets **10–12 minutes** to show their workflow in action, followed by **10–15 minutes of audience Q&A** to dig deeper into the details. **THE SPEAKERS** **Jorge Alcántara**, CEO and Co-Founder of [Zentrik.ai,](http://zentrik.ai,/) will show how he combines Playwright, Storybook, and Codex to automate product video creation. **Albert Collell**, Senior AI Product Leader at Qurrent and product management instructor at Stanford, will show how an LLM-powered personal wiki turns meetings and interviews into a searchable second brain. **Tom Alterman**, Director of Product at GoodLeap and founder of [Tomek.io,](http://tomek.io,/) will show how he uses AI to take a product idea from concept to pull request. More speakers to be announced. *Attendance will be first-come, first-served. We will close doors once we reach capacity; arrive early to secure a spot.* *Special thanks to our generous sponsor:* * [Cribl](https://cribl.io/): Simplify how you route, transform, and reduce data with a central tier that provides choice, flexibility and control.

129 attendees

Bayview Opera House

Sat, Oct 10, 5:00 PM

From SF Sketchers

4.9

Interesting small Opera House in the Bayview.

5 attendees

Stylized Figures: 2 Day Workshop

Sun, Oct 4, 6:00 PM

From Sketchboard Co. | Arts Nonprofit

4.9

🗓️ 10/04 & 10/11 @ Mass Arts 🕡 11am to 3pm 📍 995 Market Street, 6th Floor, SF **[🎟️ TICKETED EVENT: $250](https://checkout.square.site/merchant/1WGJJVJKDK8SC/checkout/H5T6PG4B5T74TJVJNGJFLEQ6)** 🪑 All ages & skills level welcomed! ✏️ Supplies are included with workshop. From Observation to Design Language. Stylization is not guesswork. It is a process of translating reality into a controlled visual language. This workshop is essential for artists interested in character design, animation, and games. In this workshop, you will learn: * How to analyze the real figure and extract essential forms * How to develop anatomical shorthand that simplifies complexity * How to build a consistent design vocabulary across a character * How to balance exaggeration with structure

2 attendees

Made in SF: Handcrafted to High-Tech Manufacturing in Dogpatch

Tue, Oct 6, 11:00 PM

From NorCal World Schoolers. Be a student of life & living !!

4.6

Celebrate Manufacturing Week with a behind-the-scenes tour of two innovative Dogpatch businesses. Visit Rickshaw Bagworks, where skilled craftspeople design and sew durable bags by hand, and Wildtype, a pioneering food company using cutting-edge technology to cultivate seafood from cells. Presented in partnership with the Dogpatch Art & Business Association, this tour explores the breadth of modern manufacturing—from time-honored craftsmanship to groundbreaking food science. **4:00 — Meet at Woods Yard Park** (915 22nd Street at the corner of 22nd and Minnesota) **4:05 — Rickshaw Bagworks** (904 22nd St.) **5:00 — Wildtype** (2525 3rd St.)

5 attendees

Free Jigsaw Puzzle Night @ Ace Makerspace

Thu, Oct 1, 12:30 AM

From Ace Makerspace

4.8

Join us for our next FREE puzzle night! This event meets in Suite #206, co-working. Attendees are welcome to bring snacks and drinks to share. At previous events we've finished one \~1000-piece puzzle in about 3-4 hours. Your hosts (Pixie and Jacky) will be providing a few puzzle options for this next event. Check the #coworking channel a week or so before the event to vote on our next puzzle. New Guests must [sign up for a FREE Guest Account and sign their liability waiver](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/) before this event starts. Add the FREE account on the Ace makerspace website check out or sign up here → [FREE Guest Account](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/) Ace Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-profit member-supported organization. All proceeds support Ace Makerspace and help us serve over 1200 people a year with innovative programs, equitable access to makerspace resources, and more creative, self-reliant communities in Oakland. YOU MUST RSVP/PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH THE ACE MAKERSPACE WEBSITE: [www.acemakerspace.org/calendar](https://www.acemakerspace.org/calendar/)

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Frequently asked questions

Meetup offers a platform where designers in San Francisco can find and join local groups focused on design interests. It’s a hub for learning, networking, and collaborative events.

Simply search for design groups within San Francisco on Meetup to discover a variety of local communities focused on your design interests.

Yes, Meetup frequently hosts design-related events in San Francisco, ranging from workshops to networking meetups, where you can participate and create connections.

In San Francisco, there are diverse design groups covering everything from graphic design to user experience and fashion, offering many avenues for engagement.

Absolutely, you can join multiple design groups. This allows you to explore various aspects of design and expand your network across different fields.

While many events are free, some groups might charge a fee to cover materials or venue costs. Always check the event details on Meetup for specific information.

Meeting frequency varies by group, with some organizing weekly gatherings while others may meet monthly. Check individual group event schedules for precise timings.

Definitely, you can RSVP through the Meetup platform, ensuring your spot at design events in San Francisco's vibrant community.

You can find both in-person and online design events on Meetup, allowing flexibility depending on the organizer's format.

While Meetup connects you with potential industry mentors, developing such relationships depends on active engagement and networking at events.

Not all specific design fields may have active groups, but you can explore broader categories or start a new group if you don't find your niche.

Interested in hosting? Register on Meetup as an organizer, and you can create and operationalize your own design events for San Francisco's community.

Joining design meetups is an excellent way to expand your creative horizons, collaborate on projects, and gain new insights while connecting with fellow enthusiasts.

Event frequency varies significantly depending on the groups' organizers, so not all design meetups may be regular. Check Meetup for current scheduling.

Yes, if you're passionate about design, consider starting a group. Meetup allows you to create a community around your specific design interests easily.

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