2026 Theme: Multitudes
Multitudes Celebrating the power of plurality For our 20th anniversary, San Francisco Design Week turns its focus to the multitudes: the many different disciplines, identities, and perspectives that shape design
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Design Bay Area Announces: Year of Design 2026
In 2026, Design Bay Area marks a major milestone: 20 years of San Francisco Design Week—and we’re celebrating by expanding the moment into something bigger, bolder, and more collective than
Download the Design Bay Area Community Calendar App!
Never miss out on community events and conversations with the launch of nonprofit DesignBayArea‘s new regional design community app, which is free and available for Android and iOS. The Design Bay Area
Celebrate Design Week + Win Prizes!
Take a photo at SF Design Week. Post it in the Design Bay Area app. Win BIG—with prizes like a year-long SFMOMA membership, dreamy Jessica Hische prints, and copies of
2025 Theme: Reform
2025 Theme: Reform In partnership with Pact Studio Welcome to the 19th Edition of San Francisco Design Week, where we invite your participation with the guiding theme: Reform. The Bay
San Francisco Design Week Returns June 2025
The 19th Edition of San Francisco Design Week returns on June 2–10, 2025! SCHEDULE: San Francisco Design Week: The Future Started Here SFDW is an essential week-long city-wide festival that showcases
DesignBayArea Launches Community Event App: Win a limited edition tee during SFDW
Never miss out on community events and conversations with the launch of nonprofit DesignBayArea‘s new regional design community app, which is free and available for Android and iOS. The Design Bay Area
Enter the Awards: Submission Deadline May 13 at 11:59pm
Where Innovation Meets Social Responsibility Not just another design competition. The San Francisco Design Week Awards is an international design competition seeking to encourage thought leadership by supporting designers whose
Visit CCA’s New Campus Expansion During SF Design Week 2025
UPDATE 1/13/2026: Our thoughts go out to all staff, students and those affected by the sale and closing of San Franciscos’s 119 Year old establishment California College of the Arts.
Attract and Retain Top Digital Designers: Tips for a Competitive Market
By Lucy Marino, Executive Director, Marketing and Creative, Robert Half In a competitive labor market, the talent you most urgently need often seems the farthest from your reach. Marketing and creative