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Design + AI Mentor Night
Thu, Sep 10, 12:30 AM### Tickets on sale at https://luma.com/aimentornight **You MUST purchase a ticket via Luma to attend this event** Join us for an evening of **1:1 mentorship for designers, startup founders, and builders navigating an AI-driven world.** Bring your **portfolio, product, prototype, or startup idea** and get direct feedback from experienced product designers and design leaders. Each attendee will receive **20-minute 1:1 mentoring sessions** focused on what they need most — from portfolio and career advice to product validation and UX feedback. *** ## Featured Mentors Darshil Vora, Principal Product Designer, Salesforce Nicole Landry, Director of Product Design at MyFitnessPal Linh Pham, Head of Product Design at The Moonshot Factory aka Google X Jake Teitelbaum, Principal UX Designer at Amazon Radhika Bhoj, AI Product Designer at Apple Doug Geerdes, Senior Product Designer at YouTube Lukasz Lysakowski, UX Design Director at Workday Kimberly Ezeama, Senior Product Designer at DoorDash Brandon Arnovick, Principal Product Designer at Chase Nicole Boac, Senior Product Designer at Shipt Jeremy Lubin, Designer at Lubin Labs Nathan Diesel, Senior Product Designer, Consultant Robert Surrency, Founder at Aurora Foundry Nick Hoh, Senior Design Manager at SmithRx Jorge Luis Maya, Product Designer at ERGO Next Insurance Durojaiye Salaam, Adjunct UX Instructor at SF State *** ## Who Should Attend **Startup founders & builders** — Get expert feedback on your product, prototype, or idea. **Product & UX designers** — Get portfolio feedback, career guidance, and advice from experienced design leaders. **Students & career changers** — Get actionable advice on breaking into product design. *** ## Want to Mentor or Sponsor? We're inviting experienced **design, product, and AI leaders** to mentor, and companies interested in supporting San Francisco's design and startup community. **Email andi@cascadesf.com**

Architecture, Design & Drinks — August 2026
Sat, Aug 29, 1:00 AMArchitecture, Design & Drinks is a casual monthly gathering for people who work in, around, or are inspired by design. We meet on the last Friday of each month to unwind, trade ideas, and connect. No agenda, no pressure. Whether you’re an architect, designer, creative, or simply design-curious, this is an easy way to expand your circle and have meaningful conversations in a relaxed setting. New faces are always welcome. Grab a drink, join the conversation, and stay as long as you’d like.

Side Project Saturday 2.0 for Designers
Sat, Aug 22, 9:00 PMCome 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. We meet at a coffee shop in the morning, and migrate to the Flying Pig in the afternoon. Kindly patronize them. Thanks!

Side Project Saturday for Designers
Sat, Aug 29, 6:00 PMCome 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!

Designing with AI Mixer
Wed, Aug 26, 12:00 AMAre you designing with AI? Join like-minded people at Muddy Waters Cafe & Lounge! Share successes, challenges, tools, and methods that you're having success with! This is not a sponsored event get your drinks at the bar. Alcoholic and non alcoholic options are available. Their smoothies are amazing! See you then!

Pirros - Improving Efficiency & Quality in Design Documentation with AI
Tue, Aug 25, 6:00 PM**Design and construction teams are under growing pressure to deliver high-quality drawings faster, with more coordination across distributed teams. A major obstacle to productivity and quality is how firms create, manage, and reuse design content such as details, families, legends, schedules, and associated project components.** **This session explores the inefficiencies caused by fragmented content environments: Outdated models, disorganized files, and inconsistent standards, and how these cause increased risk, rework, and delays. Attendees will learn how emerging tools can strengthen documentation workflows, improve access to vetted details, reduce errors, and help teams start from stronger, more reliable foundations.** **The program draws from industry research and practitioner examples to highlight practical, repeatable practices that improve documentation quality, reduce construction-phase issues, and support safer, more consistent project outcomes aligned.** **Lunch will be provided.**
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