Sheila Pontis

Engagements

Imagination, creativity, field research, and design keynotes, and talks for professionals, educators, and students.

Imagination, Creativity, & Well-Being Talk. Guest lecturer @ ARTG 5000 Design and Mental Health Graduate Course, Northeastern University. March 11, 2025.

KEYNOTE: Information Design Unbound – Un enfoque emergente y estrategias pedagógicas para enseñarlo. (Online) Organized by Design Matters 2024, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC, Períº) October 11, 2024.

Information Design Unbound Book Talk. Organized by Northeastern University, Vancouver (Canada) Campus. May 9, 2024.

Information Design Unbound book podcast with Michael Babwahsingh. Organized by Jon Schwabish from PolicyViz Podcast. Episode No. 251 – January, 2024.

Information Design Unbound Book Launch Conversation. (Online) Organized by the International Institute for Information Design (IIID). December 7, 2023.

Information Design Unbound book podcast with Michael Babwahsingh. Organized by Christian Lunger from Geraumt. December 4, 2023.

Information Design Unbound Book Launch. Organized by Center for Design, College of Art, Media, and Design. Northeastern University. November 2, 2023.

KEYNOTE: From Design to design: Understanding the paths to design in the 21st century. (Spanish)  8th Forum for design educators in Mexico, organized by COMAPROD, Encuadre, and DI-Integra. Puebla, Mexico. June 22-24, 2023.

A human-centered research clinic for information designers. (Online) Organized by the International Institute for Information Design (IIID). May 4, 2023.

Daydream. Imagine. Play. Helping students to reconnect with their superpowers. (Online) 2023 Torrance Festival of Ideas, organized by the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development at the University of Georgia (UGA). April 18-21, 2023.

Creatividad y Ciencia. (Talk – Spanish) by Diseño y Diáspora. Podcast in social design. February, 2023.

Book Launch: “Comprender la investigación de campo: Una guí­a práctica para diseñadores de información” (Making Sense of Field Research Spanish translation) Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico – Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM) – Mexico. November 29, 2022.

KEYNOTE: Information Design Unbound: Un enfoque emergente y estrategias pedagógicas para enseñarlo (Spanish). Keynote talk – MADIC, División de Ciencias de la Comunicación y Diseño – Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM) – Mexico. November 28, 2022 [talk starts after minute 12]

KEYNOTE: Más allá de enfoques tradicionales: Aportes de la investigación en diseño a la sociedad (Spanish). Keynote talk. 8th Engineering Design National Conference. Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca (UTM). Oaxaca, Mexico | November 24, 2022.

WORKSHOP: Formación experta en investigación en diseño (Advanced Design Research Training) – 10 h workshop for design educators | Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca (UTM), Oaxaca, Mexico, November 2022.

WORKSHOP: Formación experta en investigación en diseño (Advanced Design Research Training) – 20 hs workshop for design educators | Escuelas de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Orihuela (EASDO) & de Alcoy (EASDA), Orihuela & Alcoy (Spain), March-April 2022.

KEYNOTE: La heroí­na silenciosa: Aportes de la investigación en diseño a la sociedad (Spanish). Keynote talk. Jornadas de Diseño ORIGINA – X Edition. Orihuela, Spain. March 30, 2022

BOOK LAUNCH: Communicating Knowledge Visually. Will Burtin’s Scientific Approach to Information Design organized by the Information Design NYC Meetup. Keynotes: R. Roger Remington and Sheila Pontis, interviewed by Isabel Meirelles. December 13, 2021.

Infographics won’t save the world: How to equip the new generation of information designers to lead change. 10th Information Design International Conference (CIDI), organized by the Brazilian Society of Information Design (SBDI). Keynote speaker. October 18 to 22, 2021.

Will Burtin: Information and Exhibition Design 1957-1971. Talk with Roger Remington about Burtin’s work and his scientific approach to visual communication, celebrating our upcoming publication about his work. College of Art, Media and Design. Northeastern University – February 9, 2021.

Design Education. Moving the conversation to the schools – Part 3. Panel Discussion based on my contribution to She Ji Volume 2. Organized by Lucerne School of Art and Design & She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation – November, 2020.

Diseño de Información virtual: ¿Cómo realizar investigación de campo desde casa? (Spanish) División de Ciencias de la Comunicación y Diseño (DCCD) – Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM), Mexico – June, 2020.

WORKSHOP: Understanding My Ideal Career Path in the Arts [Workshop for students, graduates and alumni] | Arts & Entrepreneurship Day, Princeton University (US), February 2020.

WORKSHOP: Information Design for Ethnographic Analysis [Workshop for researchers and designers] | EPIC Conference; Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, November 2019.

The need for cross-disciplinary collaboration: Teaching information design to science majors. SciViz.NYC 2019. New York City, November, 2019.

Breaking Assumptions in Design Education: Reflections on teaching information design to non-designers. Challenging Design Paths. 7th ICTVC conference. University of Patras, Greece, June 2019.

Understanding and Designing For People – Inaugural Talk for The Keller Center’s The Creative Mind & Leadership Series. Princeton University, February 13th, 2019.

Making Sense of Field Research: Practical Tips for Information Designers. Information Design NYC Meetup, New York City, December 13th, 2018.

WORKSHOP: Transforming Research into Action with Visualizations [Workshop for design educators] | Decipher Conference; AIGA. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September 2018.

WORKSHOP: What is Creativity? [Workshop for administrators] As part of “Initiatives, Trends, Future Plans Summit for Academic Support”, McGraw Center, Princeton University, June 2018.

WORKSHOP: Design Thinking as a Process to Enhance Engineering Research [Workshop for SEAS Faculty and Staff]. School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University. Co-taught with Ken Anderson and Derek Lidow, January 2018.

WORKSHOP: Thinking Creatively [Workshop for United Nations Leaders] Organized by Innovations for Successful Societies, Woodrow Wilson School (Princeton University). Co-taught with Derek Lidow, October 2017.

WORKSHOP: Dinámicas de Group Creativas para Docentes – 3-day workshop. [Taller para el profesorado de EASD Soria] | Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Soria (EASD), Soria (Spain), November, 2015.

WORKSHOP: Introducción a la Investigación en Diseño – 3-day workshop [Taller para el profesorado de EASD Valencia] | Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Valencia (EASD), Valencia (Spain), September 2014.