Events
Talks, suppers and skill swaps, most evenings worthstaying for.
Events are free for members. Guests are welcome at most of them with a small ticket from the front desk.
Coming up
The calendar for the next weeks.
Dates and hosts are template examples. Replace them with your own programme in the Events collection.
Workshop
Thu 6 Nov
18:30 to 20:00
Pricing Your Freelance Work
A practical evening on day rates, project quotes and how to say your number out loud without apologising.
Lea Varga, copywriter
Social
Thu 13 Nov
19:00 to 22:00
Thursday Supper
One long table, one big pot, and everybody in the building invited. Bring a dish or just bring yourself.
The Commons kitchen team
Talk
Tue 18 Nov
18:30 to 19:45
Design Systems in Small Teams
How a four person product team keeps its interface consistent without a dedicated design system team.
Ravi Shankar, product lead
Member showcase
Thu 27 Nov
18:00 to 21:00
Member Showcase: Autumn
Six member studios show what they have made this season, from packaging to podcasts, five minutes each.
Six member studios
Workshop
Every Monday
08:00 to 10:00
Morning Focus Club
Two hours of structured, phones away work to start the week, with a five minute plan at the start and a check in at the end.
Peter Lindqvist, consultant
Workshop
Wed 3 Dec
17:30 to 20:00
Studio Photography Basics
Light your own product and portrait shots with two lamps, a sheet of paper and the phone you already own.
Amara Okafor, brand designer
Talk
Fri 12 Dec
08:30 to 10:00
Founders Breakfast
An informal breakfast for people running small companies, with one short story about hiring the first employee.
Daniel Mensah, studio founder
Social
Thu 18 Dec
19:00 until late
End of Year Party
Music on the ground floor, food on every table and the roof terrace open if the weather lets us.
Everyone at Commons
Host something