While it may be hard to believe, 2020 is just around the corner. We have brought together the best conferences and events for creative minds, no matter in which part of the world you reside.
Pack your bags, bring some business cards in your pocket, and consider adding one of these design events to your 2020 itinerary.
1. In/Visible Talks
In/Visible Talks is an event for designers and creative thinkers across a wide range of disciplines to engage in conversation about the art of design. The theme of the 3rd annual conference is ‛GO BEYOND’.
Tickets: Early Bird $375, General Admission $450
Dates: January 16, 2020
Location: San Francisco, the United States
2. Awwwards Conference Tokyo
Every year Awwwards holds conferences in different cities across the world, from Los Angeles, New York, and London, to Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Paris. Next year’s conference will be held for the first time in Asia, more precisely, in Tokyo.
Dates: January 23-24, 2020
3. UX Copenhagen 2020
UX Copenhagen is a two-day conference for professionals working with UX design. This conference is a perfect opportunity to discover some of the newest trends in the field, presented by a diverse panel of speakers.
Dates: March 30-31, 2020
4. AIGA Design Conference 2020
The 2020 AIGA Design Conference brings the design community together in a 3-day event where attendees come to network, line up for book signings by design legends, learn about new products or services and so much more.
With more than 90 speakers and thousands of attendees, AIGA is a design conference you don’t want to miss.
Dates: March 30-April 1, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5. 99U Conference 2020
The 99U Conference is a widely popular annual event where participants speak over 2 days on the state of the current creative community. 2020 speakers will be unveiled in January.
Dates: June 3-5, 2020
Location: New York
6. The Design Conference
The Design Conference is an event for creative minds. It engineers an experience that is designed to move, motivate, educate and connect.
Dates: May 21-23, 2020
Location: Brisbane, Australia
7. OFFSET Dublin
With more than 2,500 attendees each year, Offset has fast become one of the world’s most inspirational conferences for the design and creative industries.
Tickets: Student €125, Recent Grad Ticket €170, Professional Ticket GRP €195, Professional Ticket €235
Dates: April 3-5, 2020
8. NEXT Conference
NEXT is an event where digital movers meet to learn, debate and connect. Every year, 1500+ digital minds gather to discuss the big questions of our time.
Dates: September 17-18, 2020
Location: Hamburg, Germany
9. Pictoplasma Berlin Festival
The 16th annual Pictoplasma Berlin Festival awaits all international character pioneers, artists, creators, newcomers and enthusiasts for a special celebration of contemporary character design and art.
First confirmed 2020 speakers include: Cristina Daura (Spain), Genie Espinosa (Spain), Niki Lindroth Von Bahr (Sweden), Joseph Melhuish (UK), Sarina Nihei (Japan) and Will Anderson (UK).
Dates: May 13-17, 2020
10. SmashingConf SF
Next year Smashing Magazine will organize 4 conferences in the following cities: Freiburg, San Francisco, New York, and Austin! Attendees of these conferences will be able to enjoy live sessions on performance, interface design, copywriting, fancy CSS/JS techniques and a few surprises along the way.
Dates: April 21-22, 2020 (San Francisco), June 9-10 (Austin), Freiburg (September 7-8), New York (October 20-21)
11. OFFF Barcelona 2020
Offf Barcelona is a conference that will be held at the Design Museum of Barcelona, starting on 23rd April. Started in Barcelona in 2000, OFFF is creativity, design and digital culture festival that involves around 20,000 people. OFFF hosts international and innovative talents that are sharing their insightful experiences.
Dates: April 23-25, 2020
12. CreativePro Week Design Conference
CreativePro Week is the world’s best how-to event for creative professionals who create in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft PowerPoint, and other creative tools.
Dates: June 1-5, 2020
Location: Austin, Texas
13. Pixel Up!
Pixel Up brings together UX and UI designers, UX writers, researchers, and product managers. Next year’s focus will be on UX, design, content, and research with design leaders and experts.
Dates: May 4-5, 2020
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
14. Design Thinking Conference 2020
The Design Thinking Conference is an interactive and high volume gathering of experienced design thinking practitioners from around the world. The conference provides attendees with an opportunity to share knowledge and expand their understanding of what is driving the changes that all experience in today’s world.
Dates: October 8-10, 2020
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
15. Adobe MAX
We are concluding our list with Adobe MAX – the premier conference launched in 2003 by Macromedia. It is a massive gathering of creative people from all around the world – artists, designers, web and mobile developers, and audio specialists.
Dates: October 19-21, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA