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Start date: 19 May 2026End date: 22 May 2026More info Europe’s leading exhibition for the print and signage industry. The event showcases cutting-edge innovations in wide-format, digital, screen, and textile printing, along with signage, personalisation, and sustainable technologies. Co-located with the European Sign Expo and the Personalisation Experience, it features product launches, live demonstrations, expert…

Date: 8 February 2026More info During this workshop with a letterpress/graphic artist, participants will design, typeset, and produce a unique letterpress printed poster. The workshop will utilise the museum’s collection of wood types. It will be a hands-on experience, covering the fundamentals of letterpress printing techniques and some of the craft’s history and background. Beautiful…

Date: 3 February 2026More info The future of cities is female … As cities around the world face mounting crises – climate change, traffic congestion and growing inequity – the need for bold, people-first solutions has never been greater. Enter the women leading the charge. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett highlight the groundbreaking work of female…

Date: 27 April 2026More info Design is often understood through objects, outputs, and outcomes. Yet its most profound impact lives in the physical, digital, and emotional spaces where human connection is made possible. This year’s International Design Day, hosted by the Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD), invites designers to focus on these thresholds where…

Date: 18 March 2026More info A Place in the City is a feature-length documentary exploring hope, resistance, and collective action in Latin American cities. Written and directed by Dr Gabriel Silvestre (Newcastle University), the film delves into the enduring influence of philosopher Henri Lefebvre’s revolutionary ideas on the “right to the city.” Through the lens of…

Date: 26 January 2026More info WEdesign events are safe spaces for diverse audiences to come together to explore placemaking through discussion and co-design activities. At a time of deep political and social divisions, when the importance of diversity and inclusion is being challenged and threatened, it feels more important than ever to enable connections and…

Date: 16 February 2026More info In the early 1920s, several artist-designers like El Lissitzky and Kurt Schwitters began developing theories of graphic design and letterforms that would shape the coming revolution in print. New technologies were transforming photographic reproduction and lithographic printing, but perhaps the most radical proposals were for the wholesale adoption of sans…

Start date: 24 June 2026End date: 26 June 2026More info A biennial academic conference that convenes scholars from disciplines engaged with grapholinguistics and, more broadly, the systematic study of writing systems and their manifestation in written communication. The conference seeks to examine the current state of scholarship in this domain and to assess the significance…