The ADW Hub
Stop by the Austin Design Week Hub! Hang out in between sessions (there's wifi!), meet friends to head over to the next event, and grab a snack. Register below for one of our events or come by anytime during open hours to work or chill out.
- Where to find us
- 301 W. 2nd St., Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
- Hours
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM*
- *Opens at 11:00AM on Monday and closes at 2:00 PM on Friday
- Parking & Directions
- Located at the backside of City Hall. There is paid parking in the City Hall garage, paid street parking and public transportation. Check out our sustainable transportation recommendations.
Join Us for Meals
Tuesday, November 9th
- 9:00 AM Breakfast
Wednesday, November 10th
- 9:00 AM Breakfast
Friday, November 12th
- 12:00 PM Lunch
Thank You Our Partners
These sponsors will be giving away snacks and beverages throughout the week at the ADW Hub!
Events at the Hub
Pop-Up Design Zine Archive
NOVEMBER 8-12, 2021 9:00AM (11:00AM on Monday) - 5:00PM (2:00PM on Friday)
- Visitors to Austin Design Week’s HUB can browse, view, and create design-oriented zines. Designing future communities and design practices requires archives of stories, processes, and solutions tried.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd St., Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
The American Coverlet: Bringing a 300-year-old Folk Weaving Tradition Back to the Future
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 10:30AM - 11:30AM
- What can a 300-year-old folk weaving tradition teach us about Futuring? Let’s get together to uncover the American Coverlet. We’ll explore how these antique textiles can inform our design values and provide modern-day lessons in responsible design practice.
- The ADW Hub
301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78701
Best Practices for Inclusive Product Roadmapping
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 12:00PM - 1:00PM
- Product roadmapping is privileged—often capturing one person's perceived path to solving pain-points. The pitfall? Potent perspectives are left un-prioritized. Learn practices to remove privilege and bias from product roadmapping and design.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
The Future is Freelance: How to Embrace the Freelance Economy
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 1:30PM - 2:30PM
- Join a panel of freelancers as we discuss how to design your career in a sustainable way through freelancing and independent work.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
What Advertising and Design Can Learn From Each Other
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 3:00PM - 4:00PM
- What happens when you build a team that's half product designers and half advertising creatives? How we leveraged a hybrid approach to drive better outcomes.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
Making Room for a Diverse Audience: Designing with Your Community's Voice at the Table
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 12:00PM - 1:00PM
- Explore how building and collaborating with your community can help inform your brand's visual design, shape effective outcomes, & expand opportunities to promote inclusion and engage a diverse audience.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
Co-Creating With The Youniverse
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 1:30PM - 2:30PM
- Dive deep within yourself and let's remember how to co-create without the fear of limiting external "what ifs".
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
Let's Make Letters ... with Paper!
NOVEMBER 12, 2021 10:30AM - 12:00PM
In this workshop, we’ll use paper, pencil, and scissors to make folded paper structures that will serve as scaffolding for typographic manipulation.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701
Architecture of Recognition
NOVEMBER 12, 2021 1:00PM - 2:00PM
- Why are monuments trophies? Why do we all need recognition? Why does design matter? You’ll discover how the need for recognition has and continues to drive centuries of human achievement.
- The ADW Hub
- 301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 100
- Austin, TX 78701