Save the Date: Designer Con 2017 – Saturday November 11th through Sunday November 12th

For the 12th year, Designer Con will be taking place for two days this weekend at the Pasadena Convention Center! Cartwheel Art couldn’t be more excited!!

Ticket information can be found at this link.

For those not familiar, Designer Con 2017 features 400 vendors, including some of Cartwheel Art’s favorite artists, designers, and manufacturers, who will be selling toys, art, urban wear and more! There will be limited exclusives, only available during the show.

More about the exclusives can be found at this link !

Special industry and celebrity panelists will be speaking and answering questions during scheduled events throughout the day! Mark Brickey will be the MC during the panels and party. Mark is the host of Adventures in Design which is a daily talk show for creatives that explores how others design happiness into their professional lives. Mark has MC’d around the world at different shows and has interviewed some of the most popular people in the industry. Join him as he leads you through some amazing panels.

This year, a VIP pass is available for not only the after party but also early admission to the event for access to all vendors!

The VIP ticket gets you admission to the event’s after-party happening on Saturday Night, featuring Secret Walls; Watch artists battle it out for victory in a live event happening during the party! Party-goers will have access to exclusive, limited merchandise designed by Johnny Cupcakes just for the party. The VIP party also features DJ Z-Trip. His roots are based in Hip Hop, but he covers and loves all music styles. Considered by many as the godfather of mash-ups, his style of mixing and producing reaches way beyond that. Z-Trip received the award for America’s Best DJ and still remains on the top 10 lists year after year.  All the fun takes place right across the street on Euclid from the Pasadena Convention Center at The Masonic Temple.

View Designer Con 2017 Info Reel here

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Get ready for DesignerCon by planning your day with the schedule. This does not include all booth signings and events.

Sat., Nov. 11

VIP ONLY
Halls Open
9:00 am | Convention Center
VIP ticket holders get into the hall 1-hour before General Admission.

Regan Russell Signing
9:00 am | Eat More Art Out
Booth 1438

Signing “Westside Rainbow Connection“
Halls Open
10:00 am | Convention Center

JRYU Signing
11:00 am | 3DRetro
Booth 532
Jade Dunny Signing

Tara McPherson Signing
11:00 am | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

Paul Frank Signing
11:00 am | Paul Frank
Booth 1600
2 Hr. Signing Session

Cryptic x Woes Signing
11:00 am | Silent Stage
Booth 820

Jason Freeny Signing
11:00 am | Mighty Jaxx
Booth 718

James DeRosso Signing
11:00 am
Booth 1218

Man One Signing
12:00pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

PANEL DISCUSSION
The Collector / Consumer Food Chain
1:00 pm | Gold Room

Super 7 – Bryan Flynn, DKE Dov Kelmer, Joe Ledbetter, Clutter Magazine and Gallery Miranda O’Brien/Kimberg
Marty Krofft Signing
1:00 pm | Huckleberry
Booth 712

Bumblebeelovesyou Signing
1:00 pm | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

KRK Ryden Signing
1:00 pm | 3DRetro
Booth 532

Slick Signing
1:00 pm | Silent Stage
Booth 820

Arcane Divination Series Signing
1:00 pm | Kidrobot
Booth 518

All Artist from Series Signing!
Johnny “Zurdo” Quintanilla Signing
1:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Greg Mike Signing
2:00 pm | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

Nisha K Sethi Live Painting
2:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Jim McKenzie Signing
2:00 pm | 3DRetro
Booth 532

M!SCRE8 Signing
2:00 pm | Lil Art Bodega
Booth TG13

Darren Quach Signing
2:30 pm | Design Studio Press
Booth 828
Signing Book INKWORKS

Z-Trip Poster Signing with Gonzo247
2:30 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Gary Baseman Signing
3:00 pm | 3DRetro
Booth 532

Hebru Signing
3:00 pm | Silent Stage
Booth 820

Gonzo247 and Live Art by Toofly
3:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

DJ Q-bert x DJ Z-Trip Signing
3:00 pm | Stand Up Art
Booth 1444
Live Skratch Session/Signing

iHasCupQuake Meet & Greet
3:00 pm | iHasCupQuake Creative
Booth 420

PANEL DISCUSSION
It All Starts with Art But Where Does It End?
3:00 pm | Gold Room
How do illustrators take their talents beyond the posters, prints and notebooks, and into consumer goods and media?

Paul Frank Signing
3:00 pm | Paul Frank
Booth 1600

Jason Limon Signing
3:00 pm | Dead Zebra Inc
Booth 619

T.A.Z. aka Jim Evans Signing
3:30 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Live Art by Ritzy Periwinkle
4:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Saturno Signing
5:00 pm | Silent Stage
Booth 820

PANEL DISCUSSION
Kidrobot Interview and Announcements
5:00 pm | Gold Room
Company interview and special announcements.

Halls Close
7:00 pm | Convention Center

AFTER HOURS
VIP Party
7:15 pm – 11:00pm | Masonic Temple
VIP’s enjoy the party with Secret Walls, DJ Z-Trip’s crew of surprise DJ’s, live painting from your favorite artists, exclusive merchandise, food, drinks and more surprises.

Sun., Nov. 12

VIP ONLY
Halls Open
9:00 am | Convention Center
VIP ticket holders get into the hall 1-hour before General Admission.

Hall Opens
10:00 am | Convention Center

PANEL DISCUSSION
1-on-1 Session: Frank Kozik
11:00 am | Gold Room

Industry leaders discuss success, the burden of creation, time vs. cash flow, and more.
Candie Signing
11:00 am | Silent Stage
Booth 820

JRYU Signing
11:00 am | Kidrobot
Booth 518

James DeRosso Signing
11:00 am
Booth 1218

Paul Frank Signing
11:00 am | Paul Frank
Booth 1600
2 Hr. Signing Session

Tara McPherson Signing
11:00 am | Cotton Candy Machine
Booth 1624

Jason Freeny Signing
11:00 am | Mighty Jaxx
Booth 718

Jeff Soto Signing
12:00 pm | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

Man One Signing
12:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Tanner Goldbeck Signing
12:30 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

KRK Ryden Signing
1:00 pm | 3DRetro
Booth 532

PANEL DISCUSSION
1-on-1 Session: Ron English
1:00 pm | Gold Room
Industry leaders discuss success, the burden of creation, time vs. cash flow, and more.

Luke Chueh Signing
1:00 pm | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

Woes Signing
1:00 pm | Silent Stage
Booth 820

iHasCupQuake Meet & Greet
1:00 pm | iHasCupQuake Creative
Booth 420

Jim McKenzie Signing
2:00 pm | 3DRetro
Booth 532

Saturno Signing
2:00 pm | Silent Stage
Booth 830

M!SCRE8 Signing
2:00 pm | Lil Art Bodega
Booth TG13

Jermaine Rogers Signing
2:00 pm | Prints on Wood
Booth 512

Paul Frank Signing
2:00 pm | Paul Frank
Booth 1600

TooFly Signing
2:00 pm | Crewest Pavilion
Booth 1608

Brandt Peters & Kathy Olivas Signing
2:30 pm | Kidrobot
Booth 518

Tara McPherson Signing
3:00 pm | Cotton Candy Machine
Booth 1624

PANEL DISCUSSION
1-on-1 Session: Alex Pardee
3:00 pm | Gold Room
Industry leaders discuss success, the burden of creation, time vs. cash flow, and more.

Show Ends
5:00 pm | Convention Center