SOFTER was born from a longing for a community and learning space where we could see ourselves and our values reflected. Our community hosted events encourage volunteer peer-to-peer learning and the soft exchange of knowledge, ideas and skills. 

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Open-source tools include custom typography editors, visual effects renderers (dithering, pixelating, gradients etc.) and drum machines, just to name a few.

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We’ll also foster open dialogue, encouraging you to carry this mindset into your creative practice beyond the workshop and to reimagine how technology can embody care, curiosity, and collaboration.

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No design or coding experience necessary.

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Featuring talks from Christie Morgan on Softer Digital Futures, Nadia Piet on alternative AI practices and Calum Bowden on collaborative system change. Followed by Workshops that invite collective exploration, concluding with a final reflection.

Join us for our first digital event with special guest Mindy Seu presenting A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET; A lecture performance, artist book, and financial experiment. Mindy will present a behind-the-scenes look at her latest project sharing insight on the design process, material research and potentials of publishing and redistribution.

​This program is designed for freelancers, team leaders, employees, and anyone who wants to strengthen the human skills that drive effective collaboration and sustainable performance.

The program focuses on communication, resilience, creative confidence, and people skills that support healthier, softer and more effective work.

The course meets every two weeks over 6 live sessions, combining practical tools, reflection, and real-world application. Participants are supported in implementing what they learn immediately in their daily work and creative practice.

Ikebana (生け花) flower arrangement rest-shop is a gentle, hands-on experience in Japanese flower arranging, guided by mindfulness and intentionality. You’ll take home your own Ikebana flower arrangement, along with a flower frog (kenzan).

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We’ll walk through the core building blocks called Operators, where we will focus on the ones used to handle images and video (aka TOPs). After the introduction, there is time to experiment and begin your own small project. You’re welcome to bring images or video to play with, but it’s not required. Prior coding experience can be helpful, but it’s not required — just bring your own laptop with TouchDesigner installed (free for non-commercial use).

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