Indy Design Week 2025: Keynote Day at 16 Tech
📍 The AMP at 16 Tech | 🗓️ Friday, April 25 | 🅿️ Free garage parking

16 Tech and The AMP are proud to serve as the host venue for Keynote Day—the centerpiece of Indy Design Week 2025. Since 2018, Indy Design Week has brought together designers, creatives, and community members from across Indianapolis to celebrate the power of design to inspire, connect, and drive meaningful change.

This year’s theme, HUES, explores how color influences perception, emotion, identity, and storytelling across design disciplines. Join us for a full day of keynote talks, panels, roundtables, networking, and a pop-up market celebrating the vibrant spectrum of our creative community.

🎟️ Pricing

$20 Morning | $20 Afternoon | $35 Full Day Pass
Free parking available in the 16 Tech parking garage.
Includes access to all sessions during the selected timeframe. Day Pass includes entry to all keynote events.

🗓️ Schedule of Events

9:00 AM – Pop-Up Market Opens
Browse goods from local designers and makers throughout the day, during breaks and lunchtime.

9:45 AM – Living with a Digital Target on Your Back
Tom Britt, Founder & CEO, Towne Post Network

10:15 AM – Lost Logos of Indianapolis
Jordan Ryan, City County Archivist, City of Indianapolis

10:45 AM – Madeline MacKinnon
Frida’s Flowers

11:15 AM – Designing Together: The Power of Community in Placemaking
Jon Racek, Professor, IU Bloomington

12:30 PM – Roundtable Lunch Talks
Grab lunch from a local AMP vendor, then join a small-group discussion on:
• Design Educators
• Q&A with Jeremy Sallee
• Creative Rights & IP
• AI x Design (Sponsored by SEP)

1:15 PM – The Art of Seeing Differently: A Colorblind Muralist’s Perspective
Nick Abstract

2:00 PM – The Power of Presence: Designing In-Person Community
Ryan Hunley + Lauren Day

2:45 PM – Indy Networking Panel: Creative Founders
Building impactful brands in a changing world

3:30 PM – Jeremy Sallee
Design Director, Puma Basketball & Owner, Freeman Plat

4:30 PM – Done Is Better Than Perfect
Daniel Swartz, Letterpress Designer & Printer, Hoosier Type Co.

5:30 PM – Post-Keynote Happy Hour
Join us at Centerpoint Bar inside The AMP to toast the day, connect with speakers, and mingle with the Indy Design Week team and community.