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Start date: 20 October 2026End date: 23 October 2026More info The 7th annual Design + Accessibility Summit, the essential how-to event for creating accessible content. Across four days of practical, expert-led sessions, you’ll learn proven workflows for creating accessible content with InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Word, Canva, and more. Whether you’re designing PDFs, presentations, social media…

Start date: 9 March 2027End date: 10 March 2027More info In March 2027, we will convene an online event bringing together industry, academia, government and NGOs to discuss cutting-edge developments in the science and application of behaviour change to global challenges. For event updates, join the mailing list.

Date: 24 September 2026More info To celebrate Commercial Type’s latest release, Spectator, Paul Barnes will talk on Scottish type and its impact on the world. Can a typeface ever represent a country, or is this just something that graphic designers imagine? Does Helvetica really say Switzerland? Does Antique Olive look French? Is Baskerville the face…

Date: 23 September 2026More info A talk by Paul Barnes on Scottish type, its historical contribution and ongoing influence on the world, to mark the release of Spectator. Can a typeface ever represent a country, or is this just something that graphic designers imagine? Does Helvetica really say Switzerland? Does Antique Olive look French? Is…

Date: 21 October 2026More info How do people actually navigate a space? How can designers make that journey clearer, more intuitive, and more accessible? Start your SEGD Conference experience in Kansas City with Wayfinding, Planning, and Design, a four-hour, hands-on Bootcamp. This bootcamp is focused on how people navigate complex environments and how designers can…

Date: 30 September 2026More info The Print Industry Awards celebrate excellence across the print and visual communications sector, recognising the achievements, innovation and talent that drive the industry forward. From outstanding print businesses and suppliers to individual professionals, the awards highlight the very best in print, digital and visual communications. Backed by decades of industry…

Date: 15 September 2026More info Join Crown Paints for a future-facing look at the cultural shifts, design thinking and emerging palettes. Colour is never just decorative. It shapes how spaces feel, how people connect and how design responds to the world around us. Join Crown Paints for the exclusive launch of Colour Insights 2027/28: a…

Start date: 15 September 2026End date: 17 September 2026More info Step inside the Good Growth Design Lab, an interactive exhibition that brings the Design Council’s latest Design Economy findings to life, revealing how design is powering economic growth, creating better places and services and helping businesses and communities thrive across the UK. Through compelling data,…

Date: 21 October 2026More info Designing accessible technologies and services plays a vital role in facilitating social and civic inclusion for people with diverse abilities; yet inclusion is equally vital to creating them. The methods through which research and design are conducted should themselves be inclusive, so that people with diverse abilities can participate as…

Date: 16 June 2027More info Bringing together thought leaders from the full spectrum of place – designers, researchers, developers and disruptors – Festival of Place is a day of visionary talks, workshops and walking tours. Be part of it! Our flagship annual conference brings together professionals working pan-industry in urban regeneration, place-based impact investing, social…