Dirty Laundry delivers the dirt on design. Listen in as design professionals reveal their best and worst experiences working in the world of design, and share career tales with a humorous spin. Prepare yourself for one juicy night of design gossip!

This annual event is held each fall semester. Event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Design Student and Alumni Board (DSAB).

Dirty Laundry
Weisman Art Museum, William G. Shepherd Room

View pictures from our very successful Dirty Laundry 2012. We had over 130 people in attendance.

2012 Speakers:

Adam Turman (BS '99 Design Communication), adamturman.com, Twin Cities based illustrator and screen printer

Will Jensen, AIA, Partner at BKV Group

Dirty Laundry is the recipient of the 2009 UMAA Program Extraordinaire Award.

2011 Dirty Laundry event on our Facebook page.

2010 Dirty Laundry:Business Edition pictures.

Past speakers include:
Ryan Carlson (BS '01 Graphic Design) and Brent Gale, co-owners and designers at Twin Six, an alternative cycling apparel company

Geoffrey Warner, AIA (BArch '89), founder of Alchemy Architects and the weeHouse

Joel Wiens, WSI Sports

Derek Sussner, Sussner Design Company

Heather Rose-Dunning, 20 Below

Mojo Solo

Duffy and Partners

Olson - Jeff Berg, associate creative director

Ham in the Fridge - Bret Hummel, president and creative director and Alexis Akervik, designer

DSAB Links

DSAB Home

About DSAB

College to Career

Design in 7

Mentor Program

Ideas for speakers?

If you have ideas or suggestions of speakers for 2013, please submit them to Lucy Reile, lreile@umn.edu. Speakers can be from any of the disciplines in the college; we usually have 2-3 speakers.