DI 4/8 Newsletter

Study Night Recap + Upcoming Events

Apr 08, 2026

Badger’s For Good: Design-A-Thon
Spreak and Study Night Recap
Memberships
Upcoming Events

Badger’s For Good: Design-A-Thon | Saturday April 18 | 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

One-day sprint to design a digital solution for a nonprofit using human-centered design. Grab a spot before spring break! *more information in Upcoming Events

Design A Thon Registration

Spreak Recap

Spreak with DI exec! 🌴🏖️🐬🌞

Study Night Recap

Thanks to everyone who came to our study night!!!

*I don’t really have a recap, but I did need that after not doing anything over spring break.

Memberships

Interested in becoming a member of DI? Here’s what you need to know:

Member-Only Events → site visits, in depth workshops, competitions
Leadership Opportunities → you NEED to be a member to be able to apply for exec board at the end of the semester!

Requirements:

Fill out application form linked below
Attend a minimum of 5 events this semester
- ~4 more meetings left
- Notifications will be sent soon regarding your current attendance status

Membership Application

Reminder: DI welcomes drop-ins unless stated otherwise.

Upcoming Events:

Upcoming in Design Interactive:

Design Telephone | April 14th | 6 - 7 PM | 2516 Morgridge Hall

→ Join us for Design Telephone, a game-based education meeting with an emphasis on the importance of communication in design. Participants will play a version of the game telephone, but with design ideas and prototyping.

Delve Site Visit | Members Only | April 17th | 1 - 3 PM | Delve

→ We are doing a site visit at Delve, a product innovation firm that helps companies, across a variety of industries bring ideas to life. We’ll be touring their Madison office, meeting with various teams, and walking through case studies to learn more about their process.

→ Sign up and more information can be found in the #di-members channel.

*This channel is only accessible to members; the link to the membership application is provided above

Design Showcase | April 28th | 6 - 7 PM | 2516 Morgridge Hall

→ Clear your calendars and join us for our biggest event of the semester! Food and drinks will be provided as cohorts present their semester long projects. More information will be sent out soon!

Upcoming in Community:

Badger’s For Good: Design-A-Thon | Saturday April 18 | 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Registration Now Open! (in the form below)

“Badgers for Good is a one day designathon where interdisciplinary teams using human-centered design methods will explore problems and create practical digital solution concepts. This event is sponsored by the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences and co-hosted by Design Interactive and the UX Club.”

→ Website: Badger’s For Good Design-A-Thon

Design A Thon Registration

Design Horizon Symposium: Reimagining Home | April 22nd | TBD

“On April 22nd, UW–Madison’s MS Design + Innovation program hosts the Design Horizon Symposium: Reimagining Home—a gathering featuring a keynote, a partner panel discussion, and a showcase of student work developed over the past year in collaboration with external partners. The focus: housing access, dignity, and belonging in Wisconsin.”