Event categories: Third-party event
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Women Changing Cities: Stories of Urban Transformation
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…
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International Design Day 2026: The Spaces In Between
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…
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Documentary Screening and Discussion: ‘A Place in the City’
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…
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Multigenerational Places: London
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…
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Sans Serif Typefaces and The New Typography (with Paul Stirton)
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…
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Grapholinguistics in the 21st Century, 2026: Entangled Scripts, Cultures, Disciplines
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…
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The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond
Start date: 26 February 2026End date: 1 July 2026More info Until the mid-fifteenth century books were normally written by hand. Then Johann Gutenberg developed a process for printing books using moveable type. The revolutionary new technique spread quickly from Germany to the rest of continental Europe. In 1476 William Caxton brought it to England. With…
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St. Bride Foundation: One Day Letterpress Poster Printing Workshop
Date: 28 January 2026More info Print your own letterpress poster, using our historic printing presses and wood type in this hands-on workshop. Choose any text you wish to print – it could be a quintessential quote, a punk poem or a lively lyric (though we recommend your creative inspirations to be no more than 12…
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INCLUDE London 2026
Start date: 9 September 2026End date: 11 September 2026More info An international conference organised by the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design in September 2026 invites speakers, participants and delegates. 2026 sees the 40th anniversary of the original New Design for Old exhibition, which Lady Helen Hamlyn curated in the Boiler House at the V&A in…
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The Justin Howes Memorial Lecture (Old Roots, New Energy: A typeface design between two continents With Nina Stössinger)
Date: 2 April 2026More info “Twelve years ago, traveling between the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway, I started drawing a typeface that I have finally finished – in New York City. Cassis took inspiration from the visual environments I found on both sides of the Atlantic; this is its story, and a reflection on how relocating…