Off Grid
Off Grid 17 was held in February 2017 in various venues in Wellington – not a lecture theatre in sight! We had a repeat a year later with Off Grid 18.
Off Grid was a different kind of design conference, where participants were invited to explore and discover what experiential design is, or can be, through a series of curated talks, events and experiences in diverse locations. Stopover events were held in Sydney, and Brisbane, Auckland and Christchurch.
Off Grid 17 was organised on a shoestring by Nick Kapica, Johannes Bay and I, under the SEGD umbrella. This article on the SEGD website gives a great rundown of the 2017 event. In 2018, Nick and I took up the reins again with a theme: The Experiential City, which this article on Off Grid 18 covers in detail.
I have to say Off-Grid 17 is one of the best trips I’ve had for a design conference
–Stephen Minning
Off Grid 18 rough cut
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All systems go! The graphic system was devised by students at Massey University College of Creative Arts
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Clive Roux from SEGD kicks of the open mic short talks in offbeat cafe Raglan Roast
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Keynote Uwe Brückner's talk was a 350 degree display in the Space Place (Carter Observatory) dome
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Checking out local street art with Bent, a graffiti art scene regular
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Keynote speaker Morag Myerscough presenting on a giant screen over three floors at Wellington Museum (photo: Thomas Le Bas)