As we develop in our areas of professional expertise, conferences become increasingly critical to experience. The connections, inspiration and education you take away from these gatherings are unparalleled to most other events.
Why attend them? I lay down the bottom-line advantage in a previous posting:
“the general idea behind attending an industry conference is two-fold: to stay plugged in and to recharge. Industry conferences offer an element of newness and insight into what’s current in the industry and where the industry is going in the future. Besides, you’ve got to get out of the office and see what is going on outside of your cubicle walls.”
Although conferences can be highly beneficial for you, your team, and your brand, it can be difficult to choose the best one to attend. For that matter, it can be a pain to find a comprehensive list of your options.
Design Conferences
What: HOW Design Live 2013 – Rediscover Inspiration!
When: June 22-26, 2013
Where: San Francisco, California
What: Head, Heart, Hand: AIGA Design Conference 2013
When: October 10-12, 2013
Where: Minneapolis, Minnesota
What: AIGA | Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
When: July 21–26, 2013
Where: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
What: FUSE 2013
When: April 15-17, 2013
Where: Chicago, Illinois
What: DMI Conferences - DMI Conference Overview
When: Their three conferences range in dates. Check the link above.
Where: Europe, East Coast USA, and West Coast USA
What: RGD DesignThinkers 2013 (note: website not yet updated at the time of this posting)
When: November 6-7, 2013
Where: Toronto, Canada
What: INTERACT2013
When: September 2-6, 2013
Where: Capetown, South Africa
What: London Design Festival
When: September 14-22, 2013
Where: London, UK
What: A Better World by Design (note: website not yet updated at the time of this posting)
When: Fall 2013
Where: TBA
What: UCDA Design Conference
When: October 12-15, 2013
Where: Louisville, Kentucky
What: Redesign UXD
When: April 29-30, 2013
Where: Silicon Valley, California
What: Redesign Creative Directors
When: November 4-5, 2013
Where: New York City, New York
What: Sustainable Brands
When: June 3-6, 2013
Where: San Diego, California
What: Weapons of Mass Creation (WMC)
When: August 16-18, 2013
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
Our team of in-house creative consultants put this list together. Feel free to send us a message at anyone@thefulcrumagency.com .
Did we forget to include a conference? Comment below and it will be added to the list above.
Tags: 2013 Design Conferences, A Better World By Design, AIGA, Design Thinkers, DMI, Fuse, HOW Design, Interact 2013, London Design Festival, Professional Creative, RGD, UCDA
Jen: Thanks so much for mentioning A Better World by Design on your list! As the professional advisor to this student-led socially conscious design conference, it’s amazing to see how this event has grown since 2008…..over 3,500 participants in five years and students from 32 colleges/universities participating just last year (alongside professionals and academics). Thanks again for the mention!
I would love to see you include the Sustainable Brands conference on your list. This year’s 7th International gathering over 1500 bisiness and brand strategists, designers and sustainability experts from two dozen countries around the world once again carries the conversation about environmental and social innovation as a driver of business and brand value to the next level as the conversation shifts from Revolution to Renaissance. You can learn more here: sb13.co
Let’s not forget WMC Fest – http://wmcfest.com
Definitely, Joann!
After experiencing last year, I couldn’t agree more. There is so much in sustainability that stems from design and creative thinking.
SB has been added to the list!
Added! Thank you, Simon!