Speaking
I am a Senior Product Design Manager, designer, teacher and writer with over fourteen years of experience in the industry. My interest are speaking on the intersections of my experience in design, advocating for accessibility, and design education.
Here’s a recap of everything thus far and what’s to come.
Revision Path Podcast, May 2021
Episode 401
Summer is here, and we’re closing out the month with a conversation with designer and design educator Sabrina Hall. As a senior product design manager at Justworks, Sabrina oversees a creative team dedicated to helping improve the payroll, benefits, and other human resources tasks for a number of businesses.
We started off with Sabrina sharing starting at a new company during a pandemic, as well as some of the intricacies of her role (such as the overlap with strategy). She also talked about growing up in New York City, attending SVA, and her shift from editorial and print design into product. We also discussed teaching, as well as the importance of writing as a designer, and spoke on how she views success at this stage in her career. Thank you Sabrina for helping to usher in the next generation of designers!
Extra Bold, Published May 2021
A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers
Featured interview. Interviews showcase people at different stages of their careers, and biographical sketches explore individuals marginalized by sexism, racism, and ableism.
SUNY New Paltz, Design Week, 2021
Keynote and Workshop
March 29, 2021 @ New Paltz online
New Paltz Design Week features lectures, workshops, and events celebrating design across disciplines on campus and in the region, organized by the Graphic Design Program, Digital Design and Fabrication and the School of Fine & Performing Arts, with support from the Office of the Provost and the School of Science and Engineering.
*Sourced from SUNY New Paltz.
AGDA Design Chats International Speaker Series, 2020
November 18th, 2020 @ RGD online
Design Chats is a series of creative sessions to inspire Australian designers. These online chats are a series of informal presentations and conversations with some of the world’s leading creative and design minds. Thanks to 72&Sunny for their continued support.
*Sourced from AGDA online.
RGD‘s Creative Directions Conference, 2020
June 3rd, 2020 @ RGD online
This webinar will showcase how to make your designs and process more inclusive, how to advocate for this as an individual contributor or as a part of a large team. We will discuss the language and terms to understand when creating inclusive work and how to partner with your team to create thoughtful, and more accessible experiences for all.
*Sourced from RGD online.
Thought At Work, 2019
October 18-20th 2019 @ RIT, New York
Speaking your truth and advocating for others, even when your voice shakes. My presentation focused on helping students learn the steps of finding their voice, creating and building community and advocating for others with their truths. Followed by a 20 minutes Q/A session
Our conference theme is Voices. We want to celebrate our perspectives in design and how they impact what we create, collectively forming our “voice”. We’re bringing together 20+ speakers from diverse disciplines to inspire conversations about individuality and diversity within the world of design.
*Sourced from Thought At Work, 2019 page.
Awwwards Digital Thinkers Conference in NYC, 2019
Update 11/16/2020: Learn more about my talk here on Awwwards.
September 26-27th 2019 @ New York
Join me as I discuss why Accessible Design is Good for all! Three exciting days with some of the most influential speakers of the industry, who inspire, teach, and guide us as we face the many challenges within our industry.
*Sourced from Awwwards Conference page.
As, Not For: Dethroning our Absolutes. The Importance of representation, 2019
March 15th 2018, 6:30pm @ City Tech College, New York
Please join the B.F.A. in Communication Design for a panel discussion on the importance of representation in the field of creativity. This discussion will bring together the guest curator of our Spring exhibition, As, Not For, Jerome Harris, AIGA mentoring Co-Chair, Sabrina Hall, and our motion graphics expert Professor George Larkins. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from their perspective as our distinguished panel shares their industry experience.*
*Sourced from eventbrite page.
100s Under 100, #show-n-tell IRL R4, 2018
April 18th 2018, 7:00pm @ Ace Hotel New York
Our show-n-tell series is an opportunity for folks across a range of disciplines to share their work in an informal setting, usually in six minutes or less. This event’s speaker lineup will feature an all women and non-binary identifying cast, inspired by their sub-group #peaches of the same demographic. It will be hosted at the Ace Hotel New York.*
*Sourced from Hundos event page.