#Experimental

UBN FOCUS

Oostende, Belgium

The first edition of UBN FOCUS will take place during the opening weekend of The Crystal Ship, Ostend's renowned contemporary street art festival on the Belgian coast. UBN FOCUS brought together four of UBN's favourite discoveries: These were Lydia Roberts, Bráulio Amado, Isabel and Helen, and SO-ME. The talks that defined previous editions of Us By Night are now presented in the peace and clarity of De Grote Post's classic theatre room in Ostend.

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.

International Assembly Conference - Online

Online, Online

The International Assembly Conference Online on 23 April 2026 from 17:00 to 20:00 is an unmissable online design and creative conference featuring six speakers from six continents. Hear about different practices, approaches, cultures and personal insights from industry leaders and up-and-coming pioneers from around the globe.

Speakers

  • Mindy Seu (USA)
  • Brodie Kaman (Australia)
  • Irene Fresh (Spain)
  • Tég (Brazil)
  • Haojun Pan (China)
  • NTSAL (Egypt)

Prompt to Product

Online, Online

A virtual AI skills week for designers and product makers. Anti-hype, honest, focused on what actually works in practice.

Sonar+D

Barcelona, Spain

Sónar's innovation and digital culture lab shifts the focus from passive consumption to active participation, putting people at the heart of an increasingly automated world. The programme is shaped by three core themes: AI & Music, which explores creativity in a post-AI world; Beyond the Screen, which restores physicality and presence to digital creation; and Digital Gardens and Dark Forests, which reimagines the internet beyond commercial control.

International Assembly Conference

Glasgow, Scotland

The International Assembly Conference is on Thursday, 12 November 2026. It is an unmissable all-day design and creative conference in Glasgow. Join us for a day of inspiration with some of the most exciting thinkers and creators in graphic design, branding, coding, animation, art and advertising. This live event will not be recorded. Be there, or risk serious FOMO!