v31 Slap Shot

​Designers, it’s tee time!

​Some designers play by the rules. Others take a slap shot at innovation. If you’re tired of playing it safe and ready to shake things up, this meetup is for you.

​We're bringing the same wild, unfiltered energy that turns a hockey player into a golf champ — because great design isn’t always about the perfect swing, it’s about finding what works, owning your style, and never backing down.

​So don’t just stand there like a goon — tap, tap, tap it in and join us, this event is all about swinging big, embracing the unexpected, and making design fun again.

​See you on the green,
<3 DesignOps

​Agenda

​​🚪 5:30 - Doors open 🍕🍻
🎤 6:00 - Welcome
👨‍🎤 6:10 - Talk #1
🍺 6:40 - Break
🎙 6:50 - Talk #2
🤙 7:20 - Mingling with fellow artists
🍒 8:00 - Cherry Tree Hotel 🍺

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​👨‍🎤 Talk #1: Roxy Taghavian

Choose Your Own Adventure: A Component Library Talk

When Roxy Taghavian (product designer) and Nadia Makarevich (developer) formed a strong collaborative partnership at Pyn, they decided they wanted to make products together on the side to boot. That led them to building Buckets UI, a React component library built on Tailwind and Radix. This evening, in an unconventional audience-centered talk, depending on how you cast your vote, Roxy will—in some way, shape or form—share their journey, exploring their process, the obstacles they overcame, key learnings, and how the emergence of AI has reshaped their roadmap and future plans.

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