#335: Design Conferences and Festivals

✨ New: AI x Design events

New to the site is a resources page with an overview of conferences focusing on AI and design. Given the rapid evolution of the field and its growing importance, I want to help you find an up-to-date overview of resources. For now, the page has an overview of upcoming events, but over the coming weeks I will be adding more related content such as workshops, courses and tools.

You can help build this resource by sharing tool tips, upcoming events, workshops, please drop me a line.

The image above was generated by ChatGPT, based on a prompt written by Gemini, with whom the idea of AI and design was brainstormed.

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🌺 April Timeline of Design Events

• 8-9 April - Prompt:UX / Berlin

• 9-11 April - SEEN Around the World-Symposium / Mainz

• 10 April - Workshop: Design Patterns For AI Interfaces with Vitaly Friedman / Munich

• 10-13 April - Desina / Milan

• 10-12 April - Creative South / Columbus

• 12 April - Softer Digital Futures: London / London

• 14-16 April - UXInsight Festival / Breda

• 22-24 April - Certified UX + AI 3-day workshop in Zürich by The School of UX / Zurich

• 22-26 April - ATypI 2025 / Copenhagen

• 23-24 April - Leadership Ateliers Lisbon / Lisbon

• 24-25 April - Crop Creative Conference / Austin

• 28-29 April - FITC Toronto 2025 / Toronto

• 30 April + 1-2 May - Future Days / Lisbon

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🎤 Open Calls and Speaking Opportunities for 2025

1. Submit your Design Dialogue, Panel Discussion, Presentation, Workshop, or another format to AIGA Design Conference in Los Angels. Deadline: March 31, 2025⁠.⁠

2. Be part of the AIxDESIGN Festival in Amsterdam May 1-3, 2025. There are multiple open calls. From hosting a session to help out with the organization and registration of the festival.

3. Blind Walls Talent Call, offers 5 creators the chance to create a mural at Ploegendienst Festival – and to have a solo exhibition at the Blind Walls Gallery Gallery. Under the guidance of a coach from within the field, the selected creators will develop their practice and be invited to various educational sessions. Submit your portfolio until April 25th, 5:00 PM.

4. 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:?

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. Submit your idea for a talk or breakout session and become part of the PUSH UX program. Deadline: The sooner you send yours, the sooner the board of curators can consider your proposal.

7. NEW! Do you have an idea for a talk, workshop, exhibition, for Design Matters Tokyo 25? Submit your proposal before June 30, 2025

Learn how to become a speaker at a design conference in guide.

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