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Transmediale
Berlin, Germany
Transmediale is an annual festival and platform that encourages critical reflection on cultural transformation from a post-digital perspective. 28 January to 1 Febuary 2026, Berlin.
The Design Talks #02
Warsaw, Poland
Design Talks #02 is an international conference focusing on motion graphics, branding and typography. It is a conference about letters for every designer. Expect a strong mix of inspiration, practical knowledge and creative joy. The event focuses on the role of typography in motion, branding and digital design today.
How to Build a Business on a Quirky Idea
Online, United Kingdom
Live Interview with Co-Founder of Bompas & Parr
THU Sound & Music
Online, Online
THU Sound & Music is an online event bringing together creators from around the world for three days of talks on the art, craft, and future of sound. The goal is to connect legendary figures, rising voices, and industry leaders to explore how sound shapes storytelling, technology, and creative ecosystems.
Tokyo Design Forum
Tokyo, Japan
The inaugural edition of the Tokyo Design Forum is a small, independent gathering of 50 designers, founders and builders who are actually shipping products. The value lies not just in the talks. It's about being in the room with each other.
Speakers
- Maheen Sohail
- Dára Sobaloju
- Drew Wilson
- Wakana Sakai
- Ben Huffman
- Michael Flarup
- Kurt Varner
- Morgan Knutson
- Gabriel Valdivia
- Clara Aparisi
- Rogie King
- Brian Lovin
Tokyo Design Forum trailer
The Presentation Design Conference
Online, Online
This is the essential how-to event for designers who need to create compelling slide decks, interactive experiences and impactful presentations. Discover techniques for doing just that.
Motion North
Manchester, United Kingdom
Motion North is a welcoming community of motion designers, animators, filmmakers, VFX artists, illustrators, artists and designers, as well as enthusiasts. They meet in Manchester to discuss, collaborate and find inspiration. For their second annual festival, they will be taking over Freight Island in Manchester. Expect talks, workshops, discussions, play, exploration, food and drink, and much more besides.
THU Digital Health
Online, Online
What happens when creativity meets medicine? THU Digital Health explores how creative disciplines can drive innovation in health research and treatment. The event features three days of talks and discussions on how digital health therapies deliver personalized care through software-driven interventions to prevent and manage medical conditions.
Graphika Manila
Pasay City, Philippines
Graphika Manila Asia's most highly anticipated creative conference, is proud to announce its 21st year! Join Graphika Manila on 7 and 8 March 2026 at the SMX Convention Centre in the Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Philippines, to hear 12 inspiring talks from world-class creatives.
SXSW Conference & Festivals
Austin, USA
SXSW 2026 is a massive, week-long event in Austin that brings together conferences, festivals and expos across music, film and TV, technology and culture. It is designed to be a place where you can discover new work, meet collaborators and explore 'what's next'.
AI-Powered Prototyping for Designers and Product Managers
Online, Online
Unlock the power of AI with this comprehensive training course designed for UX and product designers, as well as hands-on product managers. Gain confidence in using powerful AI coding tools such as Lovable, Bolt, V0 and Replit, and learn how to integrate them into your innovation workflow.
Voices in Type Assembly
Breda, Netherlands
Voices in Type Assembly is the international closing conference of the project Characters: Voices in Type. In this project, Graphic Matters, together with Vocal Type and Civilization, explores how typography can function as a cultural, social, and political force.
Speakers
- Michael Ellsworth
- Raya Leary
- Tré Seals
- Mark Baker-Sanchez
- Saki Mafundikwa
- Aneesh Bhoopathy
The Design + AI Summit 2026 (Part 1)
Online, Online
Learn the AI techniques that help you save time, improve results, and stay relevant.
Creative South
Columbus, USA
Creative South 2026 is a design and creativity conference in the southern United States that focuses on personal development, practical business skills and hands-on craft workshops for illustrators, designers and creative entrepreneurs.
Speakers
- Chris Do
- Ash Aarrestad
- Fonz Morris
- Kate Smith
- Ritesh Gupta
- Carly Kerndt
- Ethan Manning
- Toya Levi
- Brooks Engel
- Will Paterson
- Alejo Porras
- Kevin Green
- Creative Mints
- Jess Goldsmith
Fontstand Conference
Berlin, Germany
Fontstand is an nnual get-together of people interested in all aspects of type and typography
Leadership Ateliers Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Join two days of workshops for design leaders driving digital transformation in traditional industries where influence, alignment, and patience are just as important as delivery.
SmashingConf Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
SmashingConf Amsterdam 2026 🇳🇱, April 13–16 — UX, front-end, design systems, accessibility, and dataviz, all with Amsterdam views, fun, and gezelligheid!
OFFF Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
OFFF Barcelona is a leading international festival dedicated to creativity, art and digital design. Founded in 2001, it has grown to become the largest gathering of contemporary creative talent, attracting designers, artists, technologists and visionaries from around the world to share their creative processes and explore the future of the global creative industry.
UX Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Get inspired and connect with the best in the business at UXRotterdam 2026, the premier event for user experience, product, and innovation professionals. Join over 650 UX professionals from across Europe to explore the latest trends and expand your network. This is your chance to hear from global leaders at companies like Porsche, Miro, and Ikea and bring new ideas back to your team.
Speakers
- Ivo Van Hulten
- David Oldenburg
- Natalia Marmalejo
- Julia Bastian
- Jeroen Van Geel
- Hector Ayuso
- Serena Westra
- Emma Craig
- Alvin Chan
- Wouter Dirks
- Titta Jylkäs
- Flaminia Del Conte
- Peter Boersma
- Eelco Van Collenburg
- Jeroen Den Uijl
- Saskia Mosterman
- Henk Haaima
- Alain Dujardin
- Amrita Joerawan
- Diantha Boll
- Bart Jan Steerenberg
- Maarten Reijgersberg
UX Rotterdam trailer
Leadership Ateliers Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Join 2 days of workshops for design leaders in product companies who want to connect design to drive outcomes beyond the design team.
beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2026
Düsseldorf, Germany
The event where creativity and technology meet.
FITC Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Join FITC Toronto for something special as they celebrate their 25th anniversary.
First Round
New York City, USA
At First Round, twelve speakers share their first-round presentation process by showing the original PDF/Keynote/PPT file that they presented to a client the very first time they saw a range of design explorations (or a single design exploration).
22nd Pictoplasma Conference
Berlin, Germany
In its 22nd edition, the world’s leading conference on contemporary character-driven creativity sets its focus on storytelling: How can characters act as narrative devices that shape emotion, identity, and meaning – beyond affect, empathy, or cuteness?
DIGITAL DESIGN DAYS MILANO
Milano, Italy
10th EDITION ANNIVERSARY - The global center of the digital design community
All Flows 2026
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
All Flows is an annual event in Milton Keynes (UK) that brings together global talent to spark ideas, foster conversations, and inspire fresh perspectives. Since its inception in 2023, All Flows has welcomed an international lineup of visionary speakers, industry leaders, and creative pioneers, attracting attendees from across the UK, Europe, and the Rest of the World. It’s quickly become one of the UK’s leading festivals for the creative community.
All Flows 2026 trailer
Leadership Ateliers Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Join two days of workshops for stepping into leadership for the first time. Mix and match sessions where you’ll gain confidence, practical tools, and a network of peers navigating the same shift.
Leadership Ateliers Amsterdam
Broek in Waterland, Netherlands
Are you a design leader trying to make sense of what that means in the age of AI? Take part in two days of structured peer exchange where you bring your challenges, share your experience, and learn how others are adapting their leadership in this new context.
Now26
Paris, France
Don’t wait to register to Now26 conference (in English) that brings together graphic design and typography enthusiasts. We seek to explain how typography has a visible impact on the world around us. Come to Paris for the 30 May 2026 to listen a mix of inspiring speakers evoking topics as broad as graphic design, web design, motion design, publishing, visual identity, communication and type design.
Speakers
- Tobias Frere-Jones
- Martine
- Léon Hugues
- Marie Carrasco
- Ulrike Rausch
- Georg Seifert
- Özge Güven
- Flavia Zimbardi
- Hélène Marian
- Filipe Carvalho
- Astrid Stavro
- Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
- David Quay
- Megan O’Connell
CXI Brand Conference
Bielefeld, Germany
The 16th edition of CXI Brand talks! CXI is a one-day corporate and brand identity event organized by Bielefeld School of Design. During the sessions questions like "What defines the effectiveness of a corporate identity project?", "What exactly is needed, from both client and agency?", and "how can such a complex process be implemented in a way that works?" will be addressed, next to showcasing re-designs for big brands.
Hatch Conference 2026
Berlin, Germany
The event where experienced UX & Design Professionals in Europe meet to learn, get inspired and connect.
Hatch Conference 2026 trailer
uxcon vienna 2026
Vienna, Austria
uxcon vienna is Europe's friendliest conference for UX research and design, bringing together practitioners from around the world to explore thoughtful, human-centred approaches to technology.
uxcon vienna 2026 trailer
Us By Night
Antwerp, Belgium
Us by Night is not just a festival; it's a three-night theme park for creatives, built from scratch in a warehouse the size of a football pitch. With three stages, a club and a bustling night market, the event brings together over 60 world-class speakers, live artists and musicians to create an atmosphere brimming with inspiration.
Speakers
- Louis Henry Mitchell
- Boris Acket
- Studio Dumbar
- Sabine Marcelis
- Gary Card
- Harry Gruyaert
- OpenAI
- Adi Goodrich
- Rebel9
- Valtteri Laihanen
- Studio Feixen
- Luna Paiva
- Dennis Tyfus
- Charlotte Rohde
- Palet / Gilles de Brock
- Wang & Söderström
- Yana Sheptovetskaya
- Zach Lieberman
- 100%
- Isabel Seiffert
- Maxime Manga
- Zak Kyes
- Raquel Quevedo
- David Luepschen
Trojan Horse was a Unicorn
Troia, Portugal
Get ready for an unforgettable experience because Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn (THU) is back! This annual festival and creative industry gathering has a transformational impact on digital art and storytelling communities worldwide. The THU Main Event, held in Troia, Portugal, offers inspiration, skill development and collaboration opportunities with like-minded creators in animation, VFX, gaming, concept art, illustration and more.
Forward Festival Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Unleash your creativity at Forward Festival Vienna on 1st and 2nd October 2026. Join the Festival for 2 days with 20+ top creatives from around the world that will inspire you with talks, hands-on workshops, and interactive formats. Explore the exhibition area and join exclusive side events, while connecting with creatives. Be part of an amazing experience and get inspired by unexpected, pure, and uncompromising creativity.
Forward Festival Vienna trailer
SmashingConf Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
SmashingConf brings designers and front-end developers together across Europe to dig into design systems, accessibility, CSS, and the cutting-edge techniques that actually matter for building better web experiences.
The Design + AI Summit 2026 (Part 2)
Online, Online
Learn the AI techniques that help you save time, improve results, and stay relevant.
PUSH UX conference
Munich, Germany
Join 700 UX and product experts to explore the value and impact of great digital experiences, evolving career paths, practical AI and innovation in an era where tomorrow's world looks very different from yesterday's predictions.
Design Matters 26
Tokyo, Japan
Design Matters 26 is shaping up to be a community-driven conference focusing on digital products and UX/UI design. It actively invites designers and companies to contribute to the programme and discussion topics.