#329: Design Conferences and Festivals

Your weekly guide to design events. Week 8, Monday 17 to Monday 24 February 2025

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Thomas Dahm
February 17, 2025

📅 This Week

20 February until 2 March 2025 / Rotterdam
Rotterdam becomes a design capital during the ten-day Design Biennale, where local and global designers present fresh perspectives on the power of design. With exhibitions, conferences, and experiences across the city, this event highlights design’s transformative role in shaping the future.

20 February / Berlin
Process Events 002 – Berlin, second edition with Creative Director and Co-Founder of New Standard Studio, Max Mauracher and Irina Madan, a Brand and Graphic Designer, born and raised in Moldova.

23 February 2025 / 11:00 – 18:00 / Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
Graphic Design Fair 2025 is part of the Design Biennale Rotterdam, the Graphic Design Fair at Nieuwe Instituut brings together designers, publishers, and book lovers. Admission is free, making it a must-visit for those passionate about visual communication and creative publishing.

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MANIFEST:IO

MANIFEST:IO returns for its third edition, a dynamic two-day symposium organised by TimeLab on 22 and 23 February, exploring the intersection of new media, electronic arts and critical discourse. Taking place in Berlin, the event brings together artists, media scholars and creative professionals to challenge norms, provoke dialogue and push boundaries on the most pressing global issues.

www.neonmoire.com/event/1486/manifest-io

The Presentation Design Conference

The 5th annual Presentation Design Conference - the essential how-to event for designers who need to who want to create compelling slide decks, interactive experiences and high-impact presentations. The Presentation Design Conference takes place online from 12 to 14 March, 2025.

www.neonmoire.com/event/1485/the-presentation-design-conference

designFAO 2025

designFAO, where designers, innovators and leaders come to network, share ideas and learn real-world strategies. designFAO takes place 25 and 26 September 2025 in Faro, Portugal.

www.neonmoire.com/event/1487/designfao-2025

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🎤 Open Calls and Speaking Opportunities for 2025

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

  2. Kuala Lumpur Illustration Fair 2025 is looking for talented illustrators, artists, and creators to be a part of this incredible journey!
    Deadline: 28 February 2025

  3. EXTENDED: Nominating yourself and take the stage of The Design Conference in Brisbane.
    Deadline February 28, 2025

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

  5. World Design Congress is now accepting submissions for extended abstracts and posters in line with the Design for Planet theme. Under the over-arching theme of ‘Design for Planet’, abstracts on the following three sub-themes will be called: Shifting Paradigms — From Extractive to Regenerative Design; Economy and Design — Innovating for Circular Economies and Policy and Design — Shaping a Global Response.
    Deadline: 31 May 2025 at 23:59EDT.

  6. Got big ideas on AI and creativity? Take the stage at Upscale Conf SF 2025. Happening MAY 20-21. Apply to be a speaker. Deadline:?

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

News

  • Pictoplasma announced events next to their flagship conference events in Barcelona, Copenhagen, New York City and London.

  • Oltre Terra, by renowned design studio Formafantasma, explores the evolving relationship between humans and sheep and the global impact of wool in this thought-provoking showcase. The exhibition opened at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam on 15 February and will run until 13 July 2025.

  • Watch back The making of DEMO: The world’s largest design and motion festival with Liza Enebeis creative director of Studio Dumbar/DEPT®. Presentation recorded at Nicer Tuesday.

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