Design Cafe: Genre Shift

​Design Cafe is a new gathering at Ours for designers of every level, from students and hobbyists to people who’ve been doing this for decades. Each session pairs a group crit with an evening of making.

​For our first one, we’ll start by talking through a piece of work from the wider design world, then spend the rest of the night making genre-shifting movie posters. You’ll draw a well-known poster and a new genre at random, then rework the poster’s tone to fit. Think of a family comedy reimagined as psychological horror, or a slasher reworked as a Hallmark Christmas movie.

​Bring your design tool of choice, whether that’s a laptop or a sketchbook. If you’d rather work analog, there’s a scanner on site so you can share your poster with the group.

​Small bites and beverages provided.

​Your facilitators
Sam Taylor is Strategy Director at XXIX, a globally distributed design and technology studio, and founder of Ours.

​Kayley Ulett is a multidisciplinary designer influenced by handmade techniques and the Creative Director of Nearby Studio. When they’re not creating, they’re baking something sweet or lounging in a hammock.

​Run of show
6:00 PM · Doors open, grab a drink and a bite
6:10 PM · Group crit
6:45 PM · Poster and genre draw
6:50 PM · Making session
7:40 PM · Share-out with the group
8:00 PM · Wrap