An unmissable all-day design and creative conference with some of the most exciting thinkers, makers and movers in design, branding, illustration, animation, art, advertising and beyond.
Speakers include:
- Liza Enebeis (Studio Dumbar/DEPT®)
- Marina Willer (Pentagram)
- vinca kruk and daniel van der velden (metahaven)
- Angela Kirkwood
- Mitch Paone (DIA)
- Joseph Lebus (PORTO ROCHA)
- Eric Hu
- Connor Campbell (CC Studio)
- Abb-d Taiyo (Driftime®/Readymag)
Marketplace, book shop and bar open all day.
Act 1: Join us for an interactive design therapy session, where audience and panel come together to discuss the most challenging aspects of being a designer today.
Act 2: Join in a discussion on the future of design. What will the industry look like in 10 years? Is graphic design dead? How can we shape the future?
Panel members include:
- Eric Hu
- Liza Enebeis (Studio Dumbar/DEPT®)
- Connor Campbell (CC Studio)
- Angela Kirkwood
Hosts: Beth Wilson and James Gilchrist (Warriors Studio, INTL), Mitch Paone (DIA)
Book shop, refreshments and snacks available.
Learn new skills and approaches in this rare opportunity to produce work with some of the most exciting names in the industry. Weekend workshops span across two days and involve combining theoretical and practical processes which can be learned, adapted and brought into your own practice. All workshops are focused around producing an outcome, whether individual or collaborative. Limited spaces available.
Doors: 09:00
Sound in Motion with Studio Dumbar/DEPT®
Crafting Characters with Angela Kirkwood
Creative coding with Vera van de Seyp
SOLD OUT: Motion Design with CC Studio
Type Design with Heavyweight
Learn new skills and approaches in this rare opportunity to produce work with some of the most exciting names in the industry. Power-packed into one day, weekday workshops focus on various conceptual and practical processes which can be learned, adapted and brought into your own practice. All workshops are focused around producing an outcome.
Doors: 09:00
World Building: From Identity to Immersion with Headless Horse
Signpainting with Bungo Sign Co
D.I.Y Clothing Brand Workshop with Habibis
Mural Painting with Recoat
Branding for food and drink with Orlando Lloyd (Fed and Watered)
Press Record: Building an Archive with Rectangle
Inside-Out Branding: A Brand Culture Masterclass with MadeBrave
Designing sustainably with ilka
Gaining Momentum with Jack Fletcher
Signpainting with Ciaran Globel
Advertising with STV Creative
Audio-Reactive Visual Design with Touchdesigner hosted by Konx-om-Pax
What the fuck is going on in the Scottish design industry?
There are some things we don’t often share or talk about… now is the time. Through open and frank discussion we’ll explore the business, organisational and unexpected aspects of working within the creative industries. Let’s get down to the Nitty Gritty!
Panel members include:
- Adrian Carroll (D8)
- Andrew Dobbie (MadeBrave)
- Lisa Henderson (ilka)
- Tom Joyes
- Beth Wilson (Warriors Studio, INTL)
- James Gilchrist (Warriors Studio, INTL)
- Phoebe Willison
Book shop, refreshments and snacks available.
Student & Recent Graduate Project. Work on a live competition project with mentorship and guidance from some of Scotland’s leading design agencies. Placements offered to the top 20 project creators and 3 winners awarded prize bundles and INTL champions of 2024.
Project mentors include:
- Agency of None
- D8
- Everything Will Be Fine
- FortyTwo
- Imaginary Friends
- Jamhot
- O Street (SOLD OUT)
- Tangent
- Thirst
- Touch
Project judges include:
- The Brand Identity
- Jonathan Gilbride (Brewdog)
- Jack Renwick (D&AD President)
This event is for student and recent graduates only. Students can be of any level. Recent graduates must be unemployed within the creative industries and be within 2 years of graduation.
Day 2 10:00-19:30
Doors 09:00
Join us for an evening of music, drinks and celebration to launch International Assembly 2024. This evening is also the opening of the International Poster Exhibition.
This event is free to attend and exclusively for people who attend other ticketed festival events within the programme.
A showcase and celebration of contemporary poster design from around the world.
The posters exhibited are a curated shortlist of entries to the 2024 International Poster Competition.
The deadline for the competition is 4. Aug 2024 and you can find all information here.
The exhibition is free to attend and you do not require a ticket. Simply turn up and enjoy!