Best Design Conferences In Autumn 2019
Being not just a good designer, but an expert, requires constant education and interaction with the professional community. And the best way to get all this is to visit design conferences as often as you can afford it time- and moneywise. We collected the best design conferences in Autumn 2019 to help you find the perfect event and boost your skills.
September 2019
Usability Professionals 2019
Date: September 08–11, 2019
Location: Hamburg, Germany
The Usability Professionals is the practice-oriented part of the annually Mensch und Computer conference organized by the German UPA. With more than 700 participants in the past, the Mensch und Computer alias MuC is one of the largest German-speaking IT conferences and the largest HCI conference in Europe. The main scope of this conference is to connect people from IT as well as design, psychology, etc., and keep in touch with the latest trends in the field of HCI, interface design and UX.
Learn more: https://muc2019.mensch-und-computer.de/en/
DIBI Conference
Date: September 13, 2019
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Now in its tenth year, DIBI is a well established international conference for UX Designers, Digital Creatives and Front End Developers. This one day conference offers actionable advice and inspiration from those shaping the future of digital products at big companies, tech unicorns and top agencies.
Learn more: https://dibiconference.com
Fluxible
Date: September 16–22, 2019
Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Canada
A full week of user experience goodness including meetups, workshops, and 2 days of the conference. Get to know top speakers from around the world at this “cheeky, ironic, playful” single-track conference. Delicious food, onsite baristas, and live music too!
Learn more: https://www.fluxible.ca
INTERSECTION19
Date: September 17–18, 2019
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Intersection is the worldwide leading event for Enterprise change-making by Design or Enterprise Design. This year’s theme is Designing Enterprises for Better Futures. During two days, there will be an exchange on approaches, tools, and cases of holistic and systemic design practice, applied to the enterprise itself.
Learn more: https://2019.intersectionconf.com
Design Matters
Date: September 18–19, 2019
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Design Matters is a place for inspiring, competent, visionary, nerdy, engaging talks, workshops and discussions about the work and role of digital designers now and in the future. For the fifth time, they bring together design practitioners from around the world for two days of design talks and socializing in Copenhagen.
Learn more: https://designmatters.io
Big Design
Date: September 19–21, 2019
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Big Design is a way of thinking, not just an event. It’s looking at bigger pictures and sharing them. Experience, wisdom, and creativity solve problems.
Many times, we are trying to solve the same problems but from different angles. Big Design can help you think bigger and learn from other industries.
Learn more: https://bigdesignevents.com
Talk UX
Date: September 20, 2019
Location: Manchester, Great Britain
Talk UX is a platform to promote the contribution of women in UX. It celebrates the exciting and innovative work women are doing within the industry while remaining informal, supportive, and encouraging. After being held in the UK, Atlanta, and Taipei over the last 4 years, Talk UX will be coming to Manchester this year in September.
Learn more: https://www.talk-ux.com
Blend Fest
Date: September 20 & 21, 2019
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Blend is a conference-style party in Vancouver for our motion, design & animation family. The heart of Blend is to be a place, online and offline, where people from all around the world share awesome work, get inspired, learn, and collaborate.
Learn more: https://www.blendfest.ca
EuroIA
Date: September 26–28, 2019
Location: Riga, Latvia
EuroIA is the leading Information Architecture (IA) and User Experience (UX) conference for Europe. It is organised by volunteers all around Europe, with three co-chairs, an active committee and over 35 country ambassadors.
Learn more: https://euroia.org
Us By Night
Date: September 26–28, 2019
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Us By Night is a unique nocturnal experience. The combination of an inspiring lineup and an endless night-market are guaranteed to provide 3 nights you can’t miss. Come in for the talks, stay for the experience.
Learn more: https://www.usbynight.be
October 2019
Intersection Conference 2019
Date: October 01–02, 2019
Location: Milan, Italy
An event connecting digital user experience designers and developers. Learn about the best processes, methodologies, and technologies on the market from high-profile professionals working for the World’s top tech companies.
Learn more: https://intersection-conference.eu
SIGDOC 2019
Date: October 04–06, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon United States
It is a lively, productive conference for sharing insights about the present and future of the design of communication. Professionals and researchers at the cutting edge of practice and theory come together in the conference of the Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC) to discuss topics such as information design, user experience, content creation, and documentation.
Learn more: https://sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2019
UX Designers Camp
Date: October 05–12, 2019
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
The first multifunctional camp in Europe that provides remote work and education for User Experience Professionals.
Get more space and time to network with people from the same industry, exchange feedback and establish deeper connections. Attend workshops, lectures and an unconference to improve knowledge of user experience.
Learn more: https://www.uxdesignerscamp.com
UXDX Conference
Date: October 07–08, 2019
Location: Dublin, Ireland
The conference that bridges the gap between UX, UI, Dev and Product. You’re going to meet the outstanding speakers from Google, Uber, Lego, Shutterstock, Shopify and a lot of other remarkable world-known companies.
Learn more: https://uxdxconf.com
Canvas Conference
Date: October 10, 2019
Location: Birmingham, England
Canvas is a 1-day digital product and user experience conference, all about exploring the insider stories behind the world’s most interesting products and services. The day will provide insights directly from the people involved in building those products, from a very cross-discipline point of view (tackling problems of UX/engineering/design/business).
Learn more: https://canvasconference.co.uk
Midwest UX
Date: October 10–12, 2019
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan United States
Learn from and be inspired by industry thought leaders through workshops, local excursions, and provoking lectures. Connect with other professionals, take in new perspectives, and finish each day by unwinding at our after-parties.
Learn more: https://2019.midwestuxconference.com
World Usability Congress
Date: October 16–17, 2019
Location: Graz, Austria
The World Usability Congress is an international premier user experience design conference.
Two days of conference presentations provide practical skills to take away, inspire you for your next projects, stretch your knowledge or show how someone has tackled a problem just like the one you’re facing.
Learn more: https://worldusabilitycongress.com
Amuse UX Conference
Date: October 16–18, 2019
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Amuse 2019 is an international conference in Budapest about UX design, user research, service design, creativity, product design, and more. A three-day event in Budapest to bring together UX people from the region to share ideas, experiences, and tools.
Learn more: https://amuseconf.com
UX-DAY Mannheim
Date: October 16, 2019
Location: Mannheim, Baden Württemberg Germany
The Conference for User Experience, e-Commerce, Marketing, and Industry. Three days of input and networking. Workshops, parties and exciting talks on the topics Digital Strategy, Marketing, Industry 4.0, E-Commerce, Design, Technology, User Experience, Social Media, New Work, Usability, Innovation, eBusiness etc.
Learn more: https://ux-day.de/masterclass
Brand New Conference
Date: October 17–18, 2019
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada United States
A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
Learn more: https://underconsideration.com/brandnewconference
ACM UIST
Date: October 20–23, 2019
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana United States
The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) is the premier forum for innovations in human-computer interfaces.UIST brings together people from diverse areas including graphical & web user interfaces, tangible & ubiquitous computing, virtual & augmented reality, multimedia, new input & output devices, and CSCW. The intimate size and intensive program make UIST an ideal opportunity to exchange research results and ideas.
Learn more: http://uist.acm.org/uist2019
Points Made Forum
Date: October 22–23, 2019
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota United States
Smart speakers, intelligent assistants, chatbots, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and more. The conversation revolution is here and the skills to design for it are in demand. Points Made is a forum for conversation designers, created by designers, to help us explore the why and how behind real conversation.
Learn more: https://www.pointsmade.net
An Event Apart
Date: October 28–30, 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado United States
An Event Apart Denver is a three-day conference with 17 sessions and an intense focus on digital design, UX, content, code, and more, giving you deep insights into where we are now and where things are going next.
Learn more: https://aneventapart.com
UX New Zealand 2019
Date: October, 30 — November 01, 2019
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
UX New Zealand is the biggest and the best user experience conference in Wellington. Learn from some of the top web and UX designers from New Zealand and around the World. Three days of workshops, talks and inspiration.
Learn more: http://www.uxnewzealand.com
Interaction Latin America
Date: October 31 — November 2, 2019
Location: Medellin, Colombia
Interaction Latin America 2019 It is the largest and most important Interaction Design, User Experience, Technology and Innovation conference in Latin America. The theme for Interaction Latin America 2019 will be convergence as a point where geography, people, culture, technology and ideologies meet and evolve.
Learn more: http://ila.ixda.org/ila2019/en/
JAM
Date: October 31 — November 02, 2019
Location: London, United Kingdom
Every year, 600 curious makers come hear honest stories, meet friendly people and eat great food together. 9 speakers will share in-depth stories on how they addressed specific challenges within their organisation.
Learn more: https://www.jamlondon.io/events/conferences/jam-london-2019
CanUX 2019
Date: October 31 — November 03, 2019
Location: Ottawa, Canada
A four-day showcase of modern experience design trends shaped as Canada’s premier annual UX event, featuring hands-on workshops and a world-class miz of amazing presentations, with plenty of chances to find inspiration, learn, exchange ideas and make new friends.
Learn more: https://canux.io
November 2019
UX Brighton 2019
Date: November 01, 2019
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
This year the conference will be focused on the craft of design: on expanding the understanding and the skills you need to build fluid and rewarding experiences. They want to stimulate discussion and enrich design knowledge, elevating the importance of design in the UX process.
Learn more: https://uxbri.org/2019
Front UX and Product Management Workshops
Date: November 07–08, 2019
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah United States
A 2 day, hands-on workshop series to learn to create amazing products and work like the teams you hear from at Front. Select 5 half and quarter-day workshops, for 2 intense days of learning and practice. No passive education here. Each workshop will be limited to 48 students and taught by internationally recognized industry leaders and some of tech’s most skilled practitioners.
Learn more: https://www.frontutah.com
The UX LIVE Conference
Date: November 11–13, 2019
Location: London, United Kingdom
UX LIVE 2019 presents three days of practical, actionable insights into the UX methodologies and best practices employed by some of the world’s leading researchers and designers. Spanning user research, product & service design, emerging technologies, and design leadership. UX Live offers multiple talk tracks, panel discussions and a full day of workshops.
Learn more: https://uxliveconference.com
UXSEA Summit 2019
Date: November 18–20, 2019
Location: Singapore
UXSEA Summit 2019 is a unique UX Design event bringing UX enthusiasts together from all over Southeast Asia
Learn more: https://uxsea.org/summit-2019
Mobile UX London 2019 Conference
Date: November 21, 2019
Location: London, United Kingdom
They have assembled an awesome team of expert designers, researchers, product managers and futurists to bring together the latest insights in UX. With speakers from Google, Uber, Microsoft, Fitbit, Samsung NEXT and more, you will certainly be in great company. Plus this year they will be running both masterclasses and workshops throughout the day, so you are sure to pick up a few skills whilst learning from the best.
Learn more: https://mobileuxlondon.com
