OUR EVENTS
Browse our workshops and community engagements
Workshops, designathons, networking and social events
Learn about design, and connect with other students passionate with our events! Open to all members of the BU community.
Our Annual Designathon
CATALYST
It’s our biggest event of the year, bringing students from across the country together to compete in a 3-day UI/UX design challenge.
Upcoming Events
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FALL 2023
Speaker Event:
Graphic Design Alumni
Sarah Bassy
December 5th, 2023
Who’s interested in hearing from BU alumni and making connections?
Join FORGE’s BU Graphic Design Alumni Speaker Event ‼️‼️ We’ve invited Sarah Bassy to share her work experience and give useful tips and advice. Come through on Tuesday December 5th at HAR 211! 🤩🤩
Resume Design Workshop
November 7th, 2023
Don’t know the difference between a regular resume and a design resume? 🤔🤔 Come to our Resume Design Workshop on Tuesday, Nov 7th at CAS!
We will be giving pointers and demonstrating how to make a resume appropriate for design-related jobs. This is not a content based workshop for your resume, but a design workshop ‼️‼️ Come build your own design resume with us! Can’t wait to see you all 🤩🤩
Design Internship Talk
October 17th, 2022
Need more insight on design internships and how to get one? 🤔🤔 Join us for our Design Internship Talk on October 17th at EPC! 🤩 We’ll be talking about how to get the most out of your internships, and will have a live Q&A with our panelists. Swing by to learn more about different types of internships and different experiences with them. See you soon! 😆
Game Design Competition!
October 7th, 2022
This is your chance to design your own game! ‼️‼️ Board Games Club X Game Design Club X Trading Cards Game Club X FORGE Design Studios is hosting a game design contest. 👾👾 Build community with people with different skillsets, attend our workshops, and compete with other teams! Come find out more during our event day on October 7th. 🤩🤩
Anyone is eligible to join! This event will run for 2 months. You can go solo or team up to build a board game, video game, or trading card game to win prizes. 🥇🏆There will be opportunities to team up and form groups during event day. We will be hosting a Playtest day at the end of the semester to award the winners. ✨✨
Figma Workshop!
October 2nd, 2022
Figma is coming to BU! 🥳 Join Forge and Figma for a workshop on Monday Oct 2nd! Stop by to attend the live workshop and eat ice cream 😋😋 Hope to see you there!
Link in bio to rsvp!
Make Your Own Sticker!
September 26th, 2022
Who’s excited for FORGE’s first workshop this semester! 🤩🤩 Join us for our Make Your Own Sticker Event this Tuesday, September 26th. Let’s make fun stickers with FORGE! 🌟🌟
Spring 2023
Catalyst 2023: UI/UX Designathon
March 25-26, 2023
ANNOUNCING🔥CATALYST 2022: BU FORGE’s UI/UX DESIGNATION🔥which will be taking place on March 25th to March 27th.
Haven’t heard of Catalyst before? No worries! Catalyst is BU's one and only UI/UX designathon🪄No experience is required! It's free, nationwide, plus a chance to expand your portfolio, with workshops!
UI/UX Bootcamp
March 20, 2023
Ever wondered what UI/UX design is all about? Join us for our upcoming UI/UX Bootcamp on Monday, March 20th at 7pm and find out!
👨💻This bootcamp is perfect for beginners who want to dive into digital interface/experience design. We'll build an app from scratch together and help you get ready for CATALYST!
💡You'll learn about user-centered design, interface design principles, and much more. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to explore the world of UI/UX design!
Let’s Make a Zine Workshop with Adobe InDesign
February 21, 2022
It's time for our first workshop of the semester: Let's Make a Zine! Join us to learn how to use InDesign and gain some new skills to really take advantage of this software🔥It is one of the most powerful apps in the Adobe Suite, and we'll be using it to have some fun making our own zines (like mini magazines)!
See you all next Tuesday, 2/21 at 7PM in HAR Room 312😆Remember, it'll be a Monday schedule!
FALL 2022
Virtual Speaker Event:
Brand Design with
Sohini Mukherjee
November 21st, 2022
Looking to break into the design industry with a dream internship? Not sure where to begin? Join us for our virtual Design Internship Panel! Our panelists are current BU undergraduate students who have experiences in various fields of design!
This is a wonderful opportunity for undergrads to get a peek into the life of a design intern. Come learn more about the application/interview process, the do's and don'ts of design internships, and best practices for professional success!
Cross-University Design
Networking Night
November 7th, 2022
Come join us for FORGE's Cross-University Design Networking Night🤩!! On Monday, Nov 7th at 7pm, we're joining forces with Northeastern’s Scout and UI/UX@MIT to bring together our communities for a night of professional fun in person. That means getting to mingle with other students from around Boston, participate in skill-building activities, eat snacks, and expand your professional network🔥
We’ll also be hearing from two guest speakers: Kelley Wade and Rachel Suflita McKee from Pinkergreen. They’ll both be talking about their journeys into the design industry and their advice for students kickstarting their own careers. Can’t wait to see y’all there💫
Typography 101 Workshop
October 24th, 2022
Typography is essential to so many forms of design...but what is it? Come learn about the basics of typography and how it can enhance your designs at our next workshop: Typography 101🖌️✨We can’t wait to see everyone on October 24th at 7:30 PM in COM 213☺️
Acing Your Design Interview
Workshop
October 11th, 2022
Get excited, our next workshop is almost here: Acing Your Design Interview🔥
Learn how to perfect your design interview skills and secure your next job or internship! We are looking forward to seeing everyone October 11th at 7:30 pm in CAS 214🙌
Design Your Album Cover
September 26th, 2022
Announcing our first workshop of the semester…Design Your Own Album Cover: an Intro to Adobe Photoshop🎶🔥Get excited to learn the basics of Photoshop and make something fun together!
Bring your laptop with Photoshop installed if you want to follow along with us during the workshop✨We look forward to seeing you next Monday at 7pm at HAR 220😊
SPRING 2022
Print Collab with Charcoal Magazine with Adobe InDesign
April 20, 2022
Take a break from the digital and come learn about print and editorial design with us at the Charcoal x FORGE Print Collaborative Workshop! We’ll be learning about laying out designs for editorial magazines from Gladys Vargas, Art Director of Charcoal Magazine, a Boston-based publication celebrating young POC creatives and exploring the intersections of identity and art. In this workshop, you’ll get to try your own hand at designing different layouts yourself, so bring your laptops! See you all there🌟
Catalyst 2022: UI/UX Designathon
March 25-27, 2022
ANNOUNCING🔥CATALYST 2022: BU FORGE’s UI/UX DESIGNATION🔥which will be taking place on March 25th to March 27th.
Haven’t heard of Catalyst before? No worries! Catalyst is BU's one and only UI/UX designathon🪄No experience is required! It's free, nationwide, plus a chance to expand your portfolio, with workshops!
Make Your Own Sticker Workshop with Adobe Illustrator
February 24, 2022
Join us for our Make Your Own Sticker Workshop next Thursday 2/24 at 7pm in HAR 220🪄We'll be going over the basics and the latest of Adobe Illustrator, and doing a walkthrough where you get to design your own sticker. We'll also print out everyone's stickers during the event to bring home with you, so don't miss out on the fun🤩!!
Motion Design Workshop with After Effects
February 9, 2022
Get ready for our first workshop of the semester: Motion Design with After Effects!! 🎬💥
Come learn about the fundamentals of motion design & animation, and follow along as we get interactive with an After Effects starter demo. Bring your computer with After Effects on it if you want to follow along with us!
Fall 2021
Design Career Panel
December 6, 2021
Our final event of the semester is here📣‼️Come join FORGE Design Studios for presentations and a Q&A session with designers from Microsoft, Mastercard, and Glossier - hear about their career journey, design background, and daily tasks at work🌟RSVP via link: lu.ma/designpanel
BU FORGE Design Studios Virtual Speaker Event: The Ethics of AI/VR with Shuya Gong
November 22, 2021
Ever wondered about what goes into the human side of AI/VR? Come join us for our fireside chat with IDEO designer Shuya Gong, where she'll be diving into the ethics of the ever expanding world of artificial intelligence and virtual reality🙌Shuya will bring us along for what she's learned about the next frontier of AI and the questions that designers need to consider for the future✨
Equity in Design Workshop
November 1, 2021
Join us on November 1st for our🌟Equity in Design Workshop🌟We will be talking about what exactly it means to engage in equity design and how it can be used as a tool to combat social inequity. You wouldn’t want to miss it☺️!!
Intro to Product Design & Management Workshop
October 4, 2021
Interested in the development of consumer products from their conception to rollout? In this workshop, we'll be going through the basics of what it means to be on a product development team, specifically for the roles of designers and project managers. Learn about the intersectionality of design and management, get resources to fuel your interests in both fields, and meet other students who are interested in product development!
SPRING 2021
UI/UX Bootcamp Workshop
March 11th, 2021
What is UI/UX design??" Find out at our next workshop! 🤩🤩
Whether you're a beginner looking to dip your toes in UI/UX, preparing for CATALYST👀, or an expert just looking for a refresher, our hands-on workshop is a great place to start! ⭐
Learn about the UI/UX process, as well as a introduction to some applications you can use like Adobe XD & Figma ✍
Game Night!
March 4th, 2021
Need a break from midterm season? Come through and have fun with other FORGE members for our upcoming game night this Thursday, March 4th from 8 - 9 PM EST!! 😁 We have a wide array of games to choose from like Skribbl.io, Charades, Mafia, Codenames, etc. 🎲 Hope to see you all on Thursday!
Catalyst 2021:
UI/UX Designathon
March 26-28th, 2021
ANNOUNCING CATALYST 2021 - A UI/UX DESIGNATHON! BU FORGE’s Designathon is back and bigger than ever! This semester, CATALYST 2021 is going nationwide on March 26th - 28th 2021 (Friday - Sunday).
CATALYST is a virtual, UI/UX designathon that aims to challenge participants to explore how design, innovation, and community interact. Across 3 days, teams will collaborate to solve a design challenge and build a prototype of an app or a website that addresses modern-day problems. CATALYST is open to all students across the country, regardless of experience level, so beginners are more than welcome!
Adobe Illustrator Workshop
Thursday, February 18th
Come learn more about one of Adobe’s most powerful platforms, the vector graphics software 🌟 Adobe Illustrator 🌟, a key tool for design branding materials such as logos, typography, color schemes, etc. Hands-on learning & no experience is required!
FALL 2020
Design Internship Panel
December 3rd, 2020
Looking to break into the design industry with a dream internship? Not sure where to begin? Join us for our virtual Design Internship Panel! Our panelists are current BU undergraduate students who have experiences in various fields of design!
This is a wonderful opportunity for undergrads to get a peek into the life of a design intern. Come learn more about the application/interview process, the do's and don'ts of design internships, and best practices for professional success!
Building Beautiful Flutter Apps
November 12th, 2020
Interested in the intersection of development and design? Join us for our first collaborative event with BU Developer Student Club! We’ll be talking about the importance of UI/UX Design theory and tools to create beautiful apps!
TOOLS: Flutter, Material Design, & Material Components
SKILLS: Style, Branding, Iteration, Motion
A Design Career in Art Direction
November 2nd, 2020
Interested in becoming a designer in art direction? Don't know what art direction is? Come find out more at our general body meeting this upcoming Monday, November 2nd from 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST! Our guest speaker, Jason Kim, is a senior art director at McCann Health. He will be speaking on his design experience and his career journey in the field of art direction.
Catalyst: A Mini Designathon
October 24th, 2020
Get in a team of 2-3 BU students and register for BU’s first ever designathon! With guest judges and cash prizes, this competition is made everyone, no matter how much experience you have! We release a prompt, and you work together to build a UI/UX creation! This event has ended.
Equity in Design Workshop
Thursday, October 8th
We'll be teaching you about equity-centered design, what it is and how it fits into our design community, teaching and professional work!
SUMMER 2020
FORGE Info Session
August 6th, 2020
FORGE held its end-of-summer informational event to engage in the BU community and give new-comers a look at what FORGE is all about