In the second of our series, we're partnering up with Crypto NYC to bring two experienced Design Directors who understand designing for blockchain at scale. Connie Yang and Sarah Mills from two of the largest blockchain companies in the world: ConsenSys and Coinbase, are flying in to drop some knowledge on establishing design systems and faciliating design teams.

Oh, and if you haven't read this epic post from Sarah, you should.

Raw Haus' newest series, Design x Blockchain, is designed to answer these questions and more by exploring some of the technicalities and fundamental differences in designing for blockchain. By bringing together experienced creatives already working in the space with those who are interested, we hope to break down some of the barriers to entry.

If you're a creative or don't have a technical background, do come out! No prior experience in blockchain necessary.

All talks are 7 minute lightning round presentations walking through a design learning process, followed by a combined panel with the speakers.

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SPEAKERS:

Connie Yang, Design Director, Coinbase

Connie Yang is the Director of Design at Coinbase, the leading website for buying and selling Bitcoin. Prior to Coinbase she spent over 4 years as a product designer at Facebook, shaping the digital profile of over one billion people. Her work as a designer has spanned advertising, mobile games, social networks, and is now focused on ushering in a new and more secure financial system for people throughout the world.

Sarah Baker Mills, Design Director, ConsenSys

Sarah is an award-winning designer with experience spanning industries such as scientific publishing, government, journalism, and software. She is currently Product Design Director at ConsenSys, a venture production studio building decentralized applications and various developer and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, primarily focused on Ethereum. Previously, she led product design teams and facilitated design thinking for IBM Blockchain. Sarah cares about making the blockchain space more accessible, inclusive, and focused on solving problems for human beings—while making a design practice more efficient and transparent.

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LINEUP

6.30 - 7.00 PM: THE WARM UP Doors open. Meet like-minded people!

7.00 - 7.15 PM: THE APPETIZER Introduction

7.15 - 7:45 PM: THE HORS D'OEUVRES Lightning Rounds of Speakers

7:45 - 8.30 PM: THE ENTREE Panel and Q&A

8.30 - 9.00 PM: THE DESSERT Take the conversation further. Mingle. Meet new folks.