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About This Event

Spectrum Tokyo is all about new design trends and digging into broader perspectives in technology and design.

This meetup is where designers (and non-designers) gather to talk randomly about design, share ideas, and casually connect. We feel that the local designers have little chance to speak English and interact with international talents, which is such a loss of opportunity in many ways.

The theme of this Meetup is “Tell us about your latest passion in Design.”
There are as many ways of design as there are people—this is one of the guiding principles of Spectrum Tokyo since its inception.

From organizational and service design to UI design that shapes user touchpoints, to branding design that crafts a company’s image—nine passionate speakers will take the stage to share the designs they are currently immersed in.

This event is usually conducted in both Japanese and English to encourage interaction among a diverse group of participants. For this session, all lightning talks (LTs) will be in English. Since there will be attendees who are currently learning English, we hope everyone can support each other and enjoy some language exchange through conversations about design.

Basic Info

Date: June 5, 2025 (Thur)
Time: 19:00-21:30 (18:45 open)
Place: Spice Factory Co., Ltd. – 20F South, Tradepia Odaiba, 2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Google Maps)
Closest Station: Odaiba Kaihin Koen Station, Tokyo Teleport Station
Language: Mainly in English, partial Japanese *The presentations will be conducted in English only
Tickets: 1,000 yen
*Drinks and snacks will be served at the venue

Lightning Talks (5 min each)

Talk Theme

“Tell us about your latest passion in Design.”

Speakers

[EN] An Independent Project to Weave Japanese Culture
Harvestrise.inc｜CEO
Saori Kawasaki｜X

[EN] Collaborating with Designers from a BrSE Perspective
Spice Factory Co., Ltd.｜Bridge SE
Katsuhiro Shimizu

[EN] The Secret Main Quest you never unlocked: Designing Influence
Dark UX Academy｜Founder
James Hsu｜instagram

[EN] How I Made My AI Calendar Assistant Feel Human
cal.ad｜Founder / Developer
Noah Youngs｜Linkedin

[EN] My Hobby Turned Me into a Data Nerd
Surface Inc. ｜Founder / Designer
Akimitsu Kino｜X

[EN] 3D printing is fun, and you can do it too.
STORES, Inc.｜iOS Engineer
Jinyu Meng｜X

[EN] Casual Vibe Coding—For Fun (and a Bit of Work)
Studio Inc.｜Designer
Sakino｜X

[EN] Design for Rural Revitalization
Wayfinder LLC ｜Founder
Maxwell Forrest｜Linkedin

[EN] Conversation Design
fondi Inc. ｜Designer
yum｜X

Facilitators

三瓶 亮｜Spectrum Tokyo Producer / Design Matters Tokyo ｜Linkedin

Program

Tickets

At this event, we are using the external event platform ‘Tito’ for registration, and credit card payments are processed through ‘Stripe’.

Notes

• The event will be conducted in both English and Japanese. However, the facilitation may place more emphasis on Japanese. Please don’t hesitate to inform our staff if you have any difficulties understanding the content.
• We will open the venue from 18:45. You cannot enter before that time.
• The office is non-smoking.

Call for Speakers

We’re looking for speakers for our upcoming events! Anyone from any industry, job role, or experience level is welcome, as long as your talk is about design and fits the monthly theme. Since we’re a design community in IT, the topic should be somewhat related to technology.
If you’re interested in speaking or want to see the theme for the next event, visit our portal for more details.

• We do not accept if your talk is going to be mainly about recruiting designers or selling your products.

Social Media

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Special Thanks

Thank you Spice Factory Co., Ltd. for letting us use the venue, and supporting us run the event

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