Design Industry Event that You Won’t Want to Miss

One way of enhancing personal and professional networks is to be around like-minded individuals. Conferences and events offer magnificent opportunities for professional to get together and share on a number of issues affecting them in the industry. From such a event, professionals can find creative inspirations, learn about the recent happening in the industry, make new friends to expand their professional networks, meet mentors and also have an experience of the local hospitality provided by the host city.

If you are a designer, then you need to mark your calendar for some of the events that will be happening in the design world. These design events are extremely valuable and should never be missed by any serious designer. Though it might not be possible to attend all of them, you should strive to attend the maximum you can afford. Here they are-:

Design Indaba

All roads in the design world lead to Cape Town, South Africa, for the Design Indaba Event. This is an annual event held on every February between 17th and 19th. The event is characterized by the impressive international roster of experienced designers, speakers, and attendees from all corners of the world.

If you have ever wanted to meet design legends like Michael Bierut and others of his caliber, then you have every reason to attend this event. This is not to mention the African made products and projects that will be on display during the design event. It will also be a time to sample the humility and the hospitality of the African people.

Interaction 16

Interaction 16 is a four-day annual design event which takes place in Helsinki, Finland. This conference is known to feature the best of the best in design. Not only designers are expected to attend but also key industry players in the international design arena. It is usually expected to have over 100 speakers from industry leading organizations such as BBC, Uber, Frog Design, Huge, and MIT Lab. The event takes place at the iconic Finlandia Hall, designed by none other than the legendary architect Aalvar Alto.

Offset Design Conference

In the month of April, all designers pack their bags for a trip to yet another exciting design event in Dublin, Ireland. The Offset Design event is an inclusive design conference covering a wide variety of professions in the design world. These include animations, graphic designs, photography, film, fashion, arts and industrial design amongst others.

This event is taunted as one of the best design events in the world as it brings together all players including students. It is thus a fertile ground for the young professionals to get contacts and mentors to hold their hands as they embark on a journey in the design world.

99U Conferences

The 99U Conference is one of the numerous design events held in New York every year. It is principally a doer’s conferences, and it is scheduled for the first week of May. The presentations during this design event are characterized by tips and insights from some of the leading world designers and entrepreneurs.

It is also a good place to get motivated owing to the teetering speeches that are given by some of the speakers. Additionally, there is always time scheduled for attendees to have a word with their role models or coaches in the design world. This is an awesome design event, especially for the young professionals who are just starting to get their bearing in the design world.

TYPO Berlin

TYPO Berlin is another annual design event that has been gracing the event’s calendar for the last two decades. It is Europe’s biggest design event and just as the name suggests; it was formed purposely to discuss issues to do with typography in the design world.

However, not just typography is usually discussed in the event. It covers a broad range of design topic, including but not limited to graphics design, animation, film, fashion, branding and advertising. This awesome design event takes place in the month of May.

SEGD Conference

If you are a designer, and you happen to be in the Seattle in the month of June, make all attempts to be one of the attendees at the SEGD Conference. This is the conference to attend if you are curious about several design spaces. It features a broad range of topics ranging from how to create signage for towns to how museums are adopting technology to give visitors memorable experiences.

The event is attended by almost all the specialties in the design world including graphic designers, architects, fabricators, brand strategists, exhibition designers and other specialists interested in the design world

What Web Design Can Do

The What Web Design Can Do is also another design event that takes place in the month of June in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event’s main focus is on the efficacy provided by design solutions in solving social problems.

Watch out for these events and make the necessary arrangements to attend as many as possible if you have the time and the resources.

 

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