#324: Design Conferences and Festivals

Your weekly guide to design events. Week 1, Monday 13 to Monday 2 January 2025

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Thomas Dahm
January 13, 2025

📅 This Week

14 January 2025 / Berlin
Eno - Berlin Premiere. Join us for one of two screenings on January 14th and a post-film conversation with director Gary Hustwit and digital artist Brendan Dawes after the 6:30pm show, moderated by Marc Thiele.

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21 Pictoplasma Conference – Original Characters

The 21st Pictoplasma Conference, 3-5 May, Berlin, features artist talks by over 25 innovative illustrators, filmmakers and designers who are creating the characters of tomorrow. Panels, networking events and conversations connect attendees with industry representatives, provocative thinkers, established artists and emerging talent. Workshops invite international attendees to get hands-on and unleash creative energy. And the Animation Screenings present over 60 animated shorts across four programmes.

www.neonmoire.com/event/1475/21-pictoplasma-conference-original-characters

Fontstand International Typography Conference

The Fontstand International Typography Conference is a two-day, unsponsored event by designers for designers, featuring world-class type experts, inspiring presentations and meaningful networking in a friendly, authentic atmosphere, taking place in The Hague on 14-15 March 2025.

www.neonmoire.com/event/1476/fontstand-international-typography-conference

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🎤 Speaking Opportunities for 2025

  1. OPEN CALL: Huiput Creative Festival Side Programme 2025. Deadline 27 February 2025

  2. Host a workshop or give a keynote at Hatch Conference in Berlin. Deadline March 9th

📰 News

  • Get your a custom self-portrait in Notion style at faces.notion.com

  • Design Observer started a new podcast serie Design As. The first is on Governance with Shin-pei Tsay, Geoff Mulgan and Chelsea Mauldin

  • Tÿpo St. Gallen announced that they stop after 14 years. Unfortunally.

Join the Variable Font Course

Arthur Reinders Folmer from Typearture teaches you in 11 lessons how to create a working variable color font and implement it in a website.

www.variablefontcourse.com

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📚 Resources

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👋 See you next week

Waving from Delft,
Thomas ✌️

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