AIGA Maine

Need a fresh way to generate ideas? 👁️🌀✂️💭

Join Amy Parker and Chris Bransfield of Woods Creative for a hands-on workshop and talk inspired by the original creative disruptors: the Futurists, Dadaists, and Surrealists. Through discussion, exercises, and experimentation, you'll explore unconventional approaches to ideation that can unlock new ways of thinking about your work.

📍 August 6, 10am–1:30pm
📍 Woods Creative, Portland

Perfect for designers, writers, marketers, artists, and anyone looking to shake up their creative process. Tickets at MaineDesignFest.com – discounted for Conference attendees and AIGA members. Lunch included.

Wonder, personality, and a life well curated 🌷🏺📚

Alexander Widener has built a world where storytelling, interiors, antiques, and personal style come together. Through Widener Company, his Maine-based shop and guest cottage, he creates spaces filled with character, history, and a deep appreciation for beautiful objects.

Part decorator, part collector, part storyteller, Alexander sits at the intersection of interiors, content, and commerce—proving that a strong point of view is its own kind of creative practice.

We're thrilled to welcome Alexander to the Maine Design Fest '26: Curiosity Conference. Join us August 7 at the Portland Museum of Art. Tickets available at MaineDesignFest.com.

Art, algorithms, and playful experimentation 🤖🎨🔮

For Khyati Trehan curiosity is both a creative practice and a design tool. As a Design Lead at Google Creative Lab, she develops visual systems and experimental technologies while exploring the possibilities of emerging tools through her own artistic practice.

From global brands and publications to self-initiated experiments, Khyati's work pushes the boundaries between art, design, and technology—and asks what new forms of creativity might emerge along the way.

We're thrilled to welcome Khyati to the Maine Design Fest '26: Curiosity Conference. Join us August 7 at the Portland Museum of Art — tickets available at link in bio.

Meet the speakers of the 2026 Maine Design Fest Conference.

On Friday, August 7 at the we'll gather for a day of talks and conversations inspired by this year's theme: Curiosity.

Featured sessions include:

• The Minds Behind the Hearts with Josh Lane () and Burke Cherrie ()
• A Conversation with Alexander Widener ( ), interviewed by Danielle Devine ()
• Finding Common Ground with April Boucher and Meg Gammon ( ), Maeve O'Regan, and Samuel Bartlett (), moderated by Amy Hausmann ()
• Khyati Trehan (), Google Creative Lab
• Eamon White (), My Cause My Cleats
• Pame Chévez (), OYEH! Design

Tickets are on sale now. Visit the link in our bio to learn more, explore the full week of Maine Design Fest events, and reserve your seat."