Calendar

DMI Design and Business Seminars
Now through November
Multiple locations worldwide
Learn the strategies, tactics, and skills to transform design and innovation into high-value business resources. DMI seminars and webinars address the major real-world challenges facing today’s design and business professionals. The interactive format fosters learning in an intimate educational setting for the experienced professionals that typically attend.

IdeaFestival
September 13 – 15, 2007
Louisville, Kentucky
Founded in 2000, the IdeaFestival (IF) is a world-class event that attracts leading and highly diverse thinkers from across the nation and around the globe to explore and celebrate innovation, imagination, and cutting-edge ideas.

WIRED NextFest
September 13 – 16, 2007
Los Angeles, California
WIRED's vision of a new World's Fair, WIRED NextFest is a four-day festival of innovative products and technologies that are transforming our world.

Dwell on Design Conference + Exhibition
September 14 – 16, 2007
San Francisco, California
The Dwell on Design Conference + Exhibition is an idea-driven, multi-day experience designed to ignite a creative spark within anyone who is passionate about modern design, sustainability, and smart growth.

PSFK Conference
September 18, 2007
Los Angeles, California
A morning of trends and inspiration, an afternoon of creative ideas. frog’s David Merkoski will take part in the panel, “Technology, New Forms of Entertainment & Consumer Engagement."

AIGA Design Legends Gala
September 19, 2007
New York, New York
An evening honoring the 2007 AIGA Medalists, Recipients of the AIGA Corporate Leadership Award, the Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing and Criticism the AIGA Fellow Awards, and the winners of the Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships.

Flashforward
September 19 – 21, 2007
Boston, Massachusetts
The Flashforward Conference and Film Festival bring together the best minds in the Flash design and development community, with an optional intensive workshop day, a three-day conference, and the largest International Flash-related film festival on the planet. frog Jared Ficklin will present on “Sound Visualization Using Flash.”

100% Design
September 20 – 23, 2007
London, England
100% Design is the UK's premier contemporary interiors event for the contract market. There is no other show that connects the worlds of architecture and design with innovative, contemporary interior products, creativity, and an exciting mix of new and established talent.

Design Research Conference (formerly AWF)
September 21 – 22, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
The 2007 Design Research Conference will feature exceptional, breakthrough, disruptive approaches to design problems, and the outstanding ways in which research inspired uniquely new outcomes. The concepts showcased will demonstrate empathy for the cultures they serve, and respect for the context wherein they exist. frogs Jason Severs and Cobie Everdell will lead a presentation and workshop on “Concept Testing.”

32nd DMI International Design Management Conference
September 23 – 26, 2007
Williamsburg, Virginia
Thinking Ahead: The Changing Role of Design and Design Management in Business. frog founder Hartmut Esslinger will present on “Money is Green.”

PICNIC ‘07
September 25 – 29, 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands
PICNIC is not only a conference. PICNIC is a festival. A week of fresh creative and innovative ideas. One of the world’s leading events where creative minds from the world of media, entertainment, science and the arts convene.

An Event Apart
October 4 – 5, 2007
San Francisco, California
To gain a deeper understanding of web standards and emerging best practices. Be inspired by fresh ideas and new directions. Join the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today.

AIGA “Next” Design Conference
October 11 – 14, 2007
Denver, Colorado
In our rapidly changing world, what is the relevance of Design? In a time of political and environmental upheaval, what is the role and responsibility of the Designer? Join leading designers from around the world as we explore the value of design and seek to answer the question: what’s next?

Innovation Immersion: The 360 Degree Innovation Experience
October 15 – 17, 2007
Scottsdale, Arizona
Visionary Ideas for Advancing the People, the Process and the Product.

Web 2.0 Summit
October 17 – 19, 2007
San Francisco, California
Where are the greatest opportunities, and the greatest risks? At the Web's edge—the places where the Web is just beginning to take root: the industries, geographies, and applications that have yet to be conquered by the Web's wide reach.

IDSA/ICSID Connecting ’07 World Design Congress
October 17 – 20, 2007
San Francisco, California
Chaired by IDEO’s Bill Moggridge, this bi-yearly design congress promises to be “the design event of a lifetime.” frogs Hartmut Esslinger, Doreen Lorenzo, Luke Williams, and Jon Kolko will all participate.

Pop!Tech 2007: The Human Impact
October 17 – 20, 2007
Camden, Maine
Pop!Tech is a one-of-a-kind conference, a community of remarkable people, and an ongoing conversation about science, technology, and the future of ideas.

Maker Faire
October 20 – 21, 2007
Austin, Texas
Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects, and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It's for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. We call them Makers.

CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2007
October 23 – 25, 2007
San Francisco, California
CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment® focuses on integrating wireless data technologies into the enterprise and vertical business markets such as healthcare, government, automotive, retail etc. Additionally, the show reflects the explosive growth in wireless entertainment—encompassing everything from music downloads to digital cameras to interactive games.

6th German Design Conference
October 24 – 25, 2007
Berlin, Germany
At the 6th German Design Conference from October 24th to 25th businesses, designers, and scientists will look into the effects of acceleration and will present possible outlooks on future developments.

Fortune Global Forum
October 29 – 31, 2007
New Delhi, India
Heads of state and top thinkers exchange views on the most pressing issues global businesses face.

Sarasota International Design Summit
November 5 – 7, 2007
Sarasota, Florida
At Designing for Life, the 2007 Sarasota International Design Summit, you’ll meet visionary thinkers and practitioners who are using the power of design to solve global business and lifestyle challenges.

Future Trends: What Matters
November 11 –14, 2007
Miami, Florida
“Come together for four days of inspiration, ideas, and actions as we collectively understand the trends that are shaping our world.”

UX Intensive
November 12 – 15, 2007
Vancouver, B.C.
This intermediate-to-advanced workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design, and Information Architecture.

Future of Web Design
November 7 – 8, 2007
New York, New York
Join us for two days of cutting edge inspiration, advice, and best practices.

Future Of Mobile
November 14, 2007
London, England
Join the pioneers of mobile web on browsers, devices, standards, UI, and more…

Award Competitions

ID Annual Design Review
Deadline: December 1, 2007
Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture.

Red Dot Design Award
Registration Open, Deadline TBD
The international “red dot design award” ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world.