Neon Monday #234 โ Getting ready for February ๐
Don't miss these events in February

Thomas Dahm
January 23, 2023
Welcome to Issue 234!
Happy Year of the Rabbit ๐ฐ
For this week, I have collected the best events happening in February ๐
All event listings, have now 'Good for: audience X'. It is an additional indicator, besides date and location, to help find the event for your needs. Inspired by an event organization description and the ux research roundup published on user interviews, and found it super useful, hope you do too.
CTM Festival
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Friday, 27 January to Sunday, 5 February 2023
๐ Berlin, Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
๐ Good for: Creators of all kindsโฆ
The 20-year-old festival stands out for its conscious pairing of daring artistic content and adventurous club experiences with an in-depth discourse program, framing todayโs sounds and music cultures within a shifting, hybrid global society.
Design Systems London #6
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Wednesday, 1 February 2023
๐ London, UK ๐ฌ๐ง and online ๐ก
๐ Good for: UX/UI Designers
The Design Systems London meetup will take place at the News UK building and will be live-streamed on their DSL Youtube channel; this way you can join them from wherever you are!
Nicer Tuesday
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Tuesday, 7 February 2023
๐ London, UK ๐ฌ๐ง
๐ Good for: Creators of all kindsโฆ
To kick off a new year of Nicer Tuesdays has an incredible line-up: Wilfrid Wood, Suzy Chan, and Crack Magazine! They are ready and waiting to give you an insight into their creative worlds. Theyโll be sharing wisdom on finding inspiration, honing your methods, and creating work that stands out from the crowd.
Leading Design
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Tuesday, 7 to Wednesday, 8 February 2023
๐ San Francisco, USA ๐บ๐ธ
๐ Good for: Design Managers
Leading Design is a world-class conference for people leading design teams, overseeing design direction, or striving to instill a culture of design within their organizations.
#TDC68 Best in Show Panel
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Thursday, 9 February 2023. 11:00 AM โ 12:00 PM EST
๐ Online ๐ก
๐ Good for: Brand Designers
This online panel with Michael Bierut and Jonny Sikov of Pentagram focuses on the identity for International Center for Photography, which won the โbest in showโ prize in the 68th TDC awards.
Outcome
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Friday, 10 to Saturday, 11 February 2023
๐ Chandigarh, India ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐ Good for: Product designers, developers
A conference about startups, products, UX, and design from a storytelling perspective.
Graphika Manila
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Saturday, 11 to Sunday, 12 February 2023
๐ Manila, Philippines ๐ต๐ญ and online ๐ก
๐ Good for: Digital Creators of all kindsโฆ
Two-day conference featuring creators and projects from the fields of design, animation, illustration, and beyond. Speakers include designer Beeple, UX Design Lead at Google Burton Rast, illustrators Soleil Ignacio as well as Dan Fajardo, and many others.
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UX New Zealand
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Wednesday, 15 to Friday, 17 February 2023
๐ Wellington, New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
๐ Good for: UX designers en developers
The event UX New Zealand is Aotearoa's biggest dedicated user experience conference. Whether you're new to UX or a seasoned professional, you'll gain valuable insights and inspiration - and have fun along the way!
Advocating for Design with Emily Cohen
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Thursday, 23 February 2023, 6:30 PM โ 8:30 PM EST
๐ Online ๐ก
๐ Good for: Designers
In this talk, Emily Cohen will discuss the current state of our industryโs value and discuss how we all can better advocate for our profession.
Interaction23
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Saturday, 25 to Friday, 3 March 2023
๐ Zurich, Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ and online ๐ก
๐ Good for: UX designers en developers
Interaction 23, IxDAโs annual interaction design week, is taking place in a hybrid format this year from February 25 to March 3, 2023. The much-anticipated Interaction conference will be held at Zurich Convention Centre in Switzerland from March 1 โ 3, 2023. The virtual segment will include the live streaming of the conference from the event venue. Apart from the conference, a series of activities from summits, and workshops to retreats have been scheduled to take place throughout the week.
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2023 Wall Planner

Just before Christmas, Valerie aka Madame Robot asked me if I could update my 2022 Wall Planner for 2023. Of course, I could. My useful wall planner for 2023, is giclรฉe-printed in black or blue on thick and durable matte, easy to write on, paper. It measures 700x1000mm, and the paperweight is 189g/mยฒ with a paper thickness of 0.26 mm. The planner ships flat, within 5 workdays. Get yours.
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Are you or do you have a friend/colleague who organizes a workshop, field trip, meet-up, festival, or conference and itโs a good fit for Neon Moirรฉ? You are invited to add the upcoming event to our event guide.โค๏ธ
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