#336: Design Conferences and Festivals

8 April, Berlin, Germany
The prompt:UX 2025 Conference is a premier international event focused on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and User Experience (UX) design. Scheduled for April 8–9, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, it provides a platform for UX professionals, including designers, researchers, and leaders, to explore cutting-edge trends and practical applications of AI in UX.

9-11 April, Mainz, Germany & Online
The ‘SEEN-Around the World-Symposium’ celebrates the typographic work of women* and non-binary people as part of a three-day event that will travel once around the globe. Live Lectures, panel discussions and previously recorded interviews with more than 30 international typographers and type designers exploring societal questions are sure to provide a deep insight into their respective creative practices as well as the future of design.

10 April, Munich, Germany
Workshop: Design Patterns For AI Interfaces with Vitaly Friedman Join PUSH UX and Vitaly Friedman in Munich on 10 April to learn how to create truly innovative and valuable AI features for your product. Learn a range of specific new patterns for AI experiences, including daemons, clustering, style lenses, structured presets and templates, dynamic editing, temperature knobs, and more.

10-13 April, Napels, Italy
Desina is the first festival in central and southern Italy that is all about graphics and visual cultures. It was created to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences and to promote the culture of good visual design in all its forms. It wants to be an open and inclusive space where creative people can compare ideas, be inspired and be part of a community.

10-12 April, Columbus, GA, USA
Creative South is a weekend of creative thinking, collaboration, and exploration. Attendees enjoy insightful workshops, inspiring presentations, and a community unlike any other. Our goal is to connect folks in the creative industry and the design community while we also have a whole lot of fun! If you have come before we can't wait to see you again. If not, check out the link below.

12 April, London, United Kingdom
Softer Digital Futures: London explores the relationship between nature and technology. We're interested in how we can use ecological thinking and more than human design to inform our digital lives and practices. We are curious about regenerative systems, the process of rewilding the internet, and how we can use empathy and mindful innovation to design softer digital futures.

12 April, Cambrige, USA
HarvardxDesign is an annual student-led conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) that brings together designers, academics, industry leaders, and students to challenge conventional design thinking. In collaboration with students from across Harvard’s schools, the 2025 conference, "Re-xDesign" will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2025

12 April, London, United Kingdom
MANIFEST:IO London Edition is a day of artist talks, performances and an exhibition at the intersections of new media and electronic art.

📚 Resources

🔠 Typography Conferences and Meetups

🌀 Animation and Motion Design Conferences

🎤 How to become a speaker at a design conference

🤖 AI & Design Events and Workshops (NEW)