# Penpot Access

## How to Join the SD2C Penpot Design Boards

<p class="callout info">Follow these simple steps to accept an invitation and join the SD2C Penpot Design Boards</p>

#### What You Need

- An invitation email (a university of business related email address is preferred)
- A computer or phone with internet
- A browser other than your default one

<p class="callout warning">Default (or your preferred used) browsers will give you a caching error on sign-in, however if you open a cognito or private browser, you can sign in successfully. We are currently testing and working on the fix for this.</p>

#### Step 1: Connect to the University of Utah VPN

1. Using the device you’d like to connect to the VPN, visit [https://vpn.utah.edu](https://vpn.utah.edu/) to install GlobalProtect (if you’re using a university-managed device, it may be necessary to contact your local IT desktop support staff).
2. Select the GlobalProtect agent for your computer (Windows 32bit, Windows 64bit, or Mac 32/64).
3. Once the msi/pkg file has been downloaded, launch the file to install.
4. If prompted, enter **vpn.utah.edu** as your portal address.
5. Rebooting your computer after installation is recommended.
6. Duo 2FA users will receive an authentication prompt on their Duo-registered mobile device. 
    - The username is your uNID.
    - The password is your university password
7. If connection is not successful, check the [https://uofu.status.io/](https://uofu.status.io/) for VPN status


#### Step 1: Open Your Invitation

1. You should get an email invite to on a Team for Penpot
2. Right click the invitation link and view in Incognito/Private Browsing.

<p class="callout danger">If you didn't get an invitation link, please message <sd2c@cores.utah.edu></p>

#### Step 2: Login to SD2C Penpot Project

1. Navigate to the login page at https://sd2c-penpot.cores.utah.edu/
2. <span style="font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Oxygen, Ubuntu, Roboto, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Create an account with the email address you were invited with</span>
3. <span style="font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Oxygen, Ubuntu, Roboto, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Confirm and login</span>

<p class="callout danger"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Oxygen, Ubuntu, Roboto, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Do not register with an email alias, if you do, it will not invite you to the team. If you don't know which email address you were invited with, contact us at <sd2c@cores.utah.edu></span></p>

<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Oxygen, Ubuntu, Roboto, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.666em; font-weight: 400;">Step 3: Open SD2C Penpot Project Team</span>

1. Go to the upper left hand corner.
2. Click the drop down to open your penpot team environment.

[![penpotscreenshot.png](https://bookstack.cores.utah.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/scaled-1680-/penpotscreenshot.png)](https://bookstack.cores.utah.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/penpotscreenshot.png)

#### Step 4: Navigate the Penpot Docs

1. The team penpot environment is very useful for designing and you can find the docs here: [https://help.penpot.app/](https://help.penpot.app/)