TOP 5 Design Conferences 2020: Which Industry Events To Attend In January & February?

We’re two weeks into 2020. Have you made any plans for visiting any events and conferences for designers this year? Even if you hate to admit it, networking is an essential part of any designer’s professional growth.

Visiting conferences and industry events will help you meet fellow professionals, exchange ideas and get inspiration for your daily work. In this post, you’ll find the best design conferences to attend in January and February 2020.

Check out the video covering each of the 5 top design events for graphic designers:

DesignTO

Toronto, Canada

January 17-26, 2020

Surface Tension. Photo by C.Shang.

DesignTO Festival is the largest annual event for designers held in Toronto, Canada. It celebrates design in the variety of forms and encourages artistic self-expression. Within the DesignTO, one can visit 100+ exhibitions and events that altogether form Toronto’s design week. This year, DesignTO celebrates its 10th anniversary which is reflected in the schedule of events.

DesignTO Launch Party

The official Launch Party will be the start of the 10th DesignTO Festival. Held in the historic Berkeley Church in Old Town Toronto, the perfect place to mingle with the participants and make new friends.

Tickets

• Admission - CAD $20

DesignTO Symposium

At the 5th annual DesignTO Symposium, a variety of topics will be discussed. Nine multidisciplinary experts will talk about the workforce and workspaces, labor market, and other thought-provoking topics.

DesignTO Talks

DesignTO Talks: Tiffany Pratt. Photo by C.Shang.

In 2020, the members of design and architecture collective They Feed Off Buildings (TFOB),  Luisa Rubisch and Rasa Weber, will talk about ‘Urban Terrazzo’. Their talks are devoted to the creation of a composite material that uses architectural debris of demolished buildings.

DesignTO Youth: The Skatrix

DesignTO has a special project for young designers - The Skatrix. The public screening of animated shorts made in collaboration with students from Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF).

Tickets

• Admission - Free

DesignTO Awards

DesignTO Awards praises the prominent achievements in design and design personalities.

In retrospect, DesignTO Conference 2019, welcomed 600+ artists and designers, plus 150K+ visitors!

UXCamp DC 2020

Washington DC, USA

January 18, 2020

Credit: UXCamp DC 

UXCamp DC 2020 is an unconference for design “thinkers and doers”. The program is quite intense - twenty-four 45-minute sessions and workshops are to be presented by design enthusiasts from different levels of experience - from beginners to professionals. This year, 150 participants are to partake in the unconference.

Tickets

• General Admission - $65
• Late Admission - $85

In Visible Talks

San Francisco, USA

January 16, 2020

Credits: invisibletalks.com

In/Visible Talks celebrates all forms of design and creativity, aiming to build a community of professionals. As the boundaries of design are perpetually evolving, the conference talks go beyond the traditional materials and guardrails.

The founders of the conference, Dava Guthmiller and Arianna Orland, have over 20 years of experience in the design industry. Having visited a lot of events and conferences for designers, they became disappointed with the surface-level approach. This is why, they’ve decided to create an event of their own and present a more profound way of seeing design.

This year’s speaker list is quite impressive as it features speakers from Google, Ueno, and other industry leading companies. Visit the InVisible Talks website to view the full list of speakers.

Tickets

• General Admission - $450
• Patron Tickets - $1500 

Awwwards Conference

Tokyo, Japan

January 22-24, 2020

Amsterdam, Netherlands 

February 20-21, 2020

Credits: awwwards.com

In 2020, Awwwards Conference will take place in three cities - Tokyo, Amsterdam, and Toronto. The Awwwards Conference is a major industry event for web designers, developers, and digital dreamers. This year’s event consists of talks by industry leading designers and workshops providing unique learning experiences. The speaker list is amazing - you’ll find Vitaly Friedman, Paul Boag, and other creative professionals. On the conference websites, you’ll find speakers’ social media to learn more about their activities.

Tickets

• Conference Ticket Amsterdam - from €499.00 
• Workshop Ticket Amsterdam - from €350.00

NDC {London}

London, UK

January 27-31, 2020

Credits: textcontrol.com

Since its beginning in 2008, in Oslo, the Norwegian Developers Conference (NDC), quickly became one of the largest events for .NET & Agile development. Today, NDC Conferences are 5-day events with two days of pre-conference workshops and three days of conference sessions. This year’s NDC {London} will host 108 speakers and have 114 talks and 14 workshops. Speakers from the industry leading companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, etc. will deliver their talks.

Tickets

• 1 Day Conference Pass - £1200

Hopefully, you’ll find a few great design events to put on your schedule. Don’t forget to give a thumbs up to the video review! Also, if you want to learn more about web design - subscribe to our YouTube channel to get updates about our new videos!

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