Events
- Meetups
- Conferences
August
- Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin25.08.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - Designing for Agents ⟡ When Psychology Meets UXNew25.08.26
18:00 — 21:00Designing for Agents ✧ When Psychology Meets UX is the tenth edition of a monthly event series on the human side of decision-making in product design, presented by Employed.world with IxDF Berlin. This session features Aswin Ranganathan, an AI engineer at Delivery Hero, on what changes when a product's user is a machine acting on someone's behalf. Attendees leave with a practical sense of where human-centered design still applies and how to design for people and their agents alike. The evening includes a talk, an interactive session, and networking, hosted at Zeitgeist Zentrum in Berlin. - Untitled_0527.08.26
18:45 — 21:30Untitled_05 is a monthly meet-up where Berlin's creative crowd gets together to learn, share, and hang out, diving into someone's work and swapping insights on topics ranging from branding and interface design to calligraphy, type design, illustration, and poster design. This fifth edition features speakers Gemma O'Brien and Irene Pereyra, and takes place at Overnice Studio in Berlin. Organized by Untitled_ Berlin, the meet-up aims to stay free and accessible to everyone. - Brunch for Change28.08.26
From 09:30Connect with Berliners driving socio-ecological urban transformation over brunch with coffee and plant-based snacks. Building a Resilient and Adaptive Urban Future Together. Join a gathering of Berliners and local organisations committed to fostering socio-ecological resilience and long-term transformation in the city. This free brunch event offers a welcoming space to connect, exchange ideas, and explore collaborative opportunities for sustainable urban development. - LTUX Berlin #48: Biergarten Social Event29.08.26
16:00 — 23:00This event is for women and non-binary UX talent to connect and network. Whether you're a local or just visiting, this is a fantastic chance to connect with like-minded individuals in a relaxed setting. If you are a parent, you can also bring your kids to the park! - Museum der Dinge: Designing Berlin – Express tour of the special exhibition29.08.26
21:00 — 21:15From Berlinale posters to the lettering for Kino International, from the U-Bahn to the bicycle, from the World Clock to climate-protective façades: generations of students, teachers and graduates from Weißensee have been shaping everyday life in Berlin since 1949. On this short tour, you’ll explore the Academy of Art’s influence on Berlin to this day.
September
- Off-the-Record Nights: Berlin02.09.26
17:30 — 20:30An invite-only evening for agency founders and independent senior consultants. Clients aren't buying raw thinking anymore. They want outcomes, faster, with less handholding. That's uncomfortable for a lot of firms and genuinely exciting for a few. - Politisches Panel: Mehr Kreislaufläden als McDonald's02.09.26
18:00 — 21:00Wie zirkuläre Grundversorgung alltäglich wird. Für das Panel bringen wir Vertreterinnen aus der Berliner Verwaltung, der kommunalen Wohnungswirtschaft, der Forschung und dem Bereich des kooperativen Wirtschaftens zusammen. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, wie sich Räume, Verantwortung und Finanzierung so zusammenbringen lassen, dass Infrastruktur und Kapazitäten für eine Circular Society flächendeckend entstehen und langfristig abgesichert sind – damit Reparieren, Teilen und Wiederverwenden nicht einzelne Nischenangebote bleiben, sondern selbstverständlicher Teil des Alltags werden. Die Ansätze des Kreislers nehmen wir dabei konkret unter die Lupe. - Built for Real Life: Korean Design Meets Berlin03.09.26
18:00 — 21:00Meet the Korean design studios exhibiting at IFA Berlin 2026. As part of IFA Berlin 2026, four leading Korean product design studios are coming to Berlin—not only to showcase their work, but also to connect with the city's startup and innovation community. Under the theme "Built for Real Life," this meetup explores how great design goes beyond beautiful concepts. The participating studios specialize in transforming ideas into manufacturable products and meaningful user experiences by designing for real people, real environments, and real business challenges. - Body of Work 5: Futurism Now03.09.26
20:00 — 23:45Towards Xeno-Consciousness and Synthetic Perception We’re thrilled to announce the 5th edition of Body of Work, presented as part of the official program for Berlin New Media Week (2 - 6 September). - Creative Code Stammtisch04.09.26
19:30 — 21:30The Creative Code Stammtisch is a casual show-and-tell for artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression. - Immersive Experience Huddle04.09.26
18:00 — 23:00For anyone building live immersive and interactive experiences: theatre, escape rooms, immersive & experiential art, scare attractions, ARG & transmedia, location-based VR & AR, themed attractions. If you make it, this is your crowd. - Employed.world Community Gathering #304.09.26
15:00 — 19:30This is a mini conference to connect, meet and learn. We are a community that supports job seekers, if you are UX, product, software engineers this is a space for you. If not, but you would like to join, everyone is welcome. A night for practical learning, hiring insights, and portfolio feedback, plus a chance to connect through real stories of resilience and career journeys. Don’t miss out! - Already Possible #4 (MIND/F◡̈CK)05.09.26
18:00 — 23:45ALREADY POSSIBLE is not a ◈ place to speculate about distant ⟕ futures, but to examine how ⧊ future is already happening – in ⩵ streets, ⨃ labs, ⩟ garages, ⫘ networks, ⧲ bodies, ⬚ systems and ⩨ minds. ALREADY POSSIBLE is an interactive event series exploring the emerging ⩯ transformations driven by revolutionary technologies, changing individuals and collectives – as our lived reality. We bring ⩙ tech, ⩕ art, ⩔ design, and ⩹ science into a shared space and invite people at the forefront of their field to share the weak ⩴ signals they perceive. - Taiwan Travelogue Inspired Collage Workshop05.09.26
13:00 — 16:00A special edition of the Berlin Collage Club (BCC) art workshops, inspired by the Taiwanese novel "Taiwan Travelogue" by author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, which won this year's International Booker Prize. BCC is teaming up with the East Asian Arts and Culture venue P60 and Impressions Taiwan for this event. The workshop is open to everyone interested in collage — no need to have read the book to attend and get curious about Taiwan and East Asia. - BYOB Berlin III — "Plug&Play"06.09.26
12:00 — 23:00BYOB Berlin III — "Plug&Play" is a one-day multimedia exhibition during Berlin New Media Week at LA18 Foundation in Berlin, organized by Pike Collective with School of Machines. Running from 12:00 to 23:00, the program includes a "Tiny Circuit Jam / Micro-Jam" workshop, projections and installations, AV live performances from 18:00 to 22:00, and a closing DJ set. BYOB, short for "Bring Your Own Beamer," is an open-format concept in which artists bring their own projectors to present their work, first staged in Berlin in 2010 by Rafaël Rozendaal and Anne de Vries. - Change als Chance für Kreative – Gestalte Veränderung07.09.26 – 05.10.26
10:00 — 12:30Du steckst gerade in einem Veränderungsprozess oder möchtest einen Übergang erfolgreich gestalten? Ob wegen neuer beruflicher, familiärer oder altersbedingter Herausforderungen – mithilfe von Methoden aus dem systemischen Coaching bringen wir in einer kleinen Gruppe Kreativer eigene Themen der künstlerisch-kreativen Selbstständigkeit voran und tauchen tiefer in diese ein. - Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin08.09.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - Deep Dive: Projekte überzeugend präsentieren09.09.26
10:00 — 16:00In diesem Workshop lernst du, worauf du bei der Präsentation deines Projektes achten solltest und wie du dein Konzept gut und bündig mündlich vermittelst. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und vor Ort als Präsenzveranstaltung statt. - Kreativ & selbstständig: Deine Zielgruppe(n) erkennen und verstehen10.09.26
09:00 — 15:00Wer soll sich für dein Produkt, deine Idee oder dein Angebot interessieren und warum? In diesem Workshop definierst du deine Zielgruppe(n) und entwickelst aus einem „alle ansprechen" eine Kommunikation, die an der richtigen Stelle ankommt. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und vor Ort im Podewil statt. - Intro to Riso: Analogue15.09.26 – 15.09.26
17:00 — 20:00Intro to Riso: Analogue is a hands-on introduction to analogue Risograph printing on the 15th of September from 5 to 8pm at Colorama in Berlin, where participants get to know the Risograph machine through multiple scanning modes and settings to collaboratively make two-color posters from cutouts, drawings, photographs and textures directly on the Riso scanner. - Gestalten mit Canva16.09.26
09:00 — 16:00Gestalten mit Canva – Visuelle Inhalte einfach umsetzen: Du brauchst ansprechende Grafiken für dein Projekt, hast aber keine Erfahrung mit Grafikprogrammen? In diesem Workshop lernst du Canva kennen – ein intuitives, browserbasiertes Design-Tool für Social Media, Präsentationen, Flyer, Poster und vieles mehr. Gemeinsam gestalten wir visuelle Inhalte, die Eindruck machen – ganz ohne Vorkenntnisse im Grafikdesign. Neben einem kurzen Input bleibt genug Zeit, um selbst zu gestalten und Fragen zu stellen. - What If Websites No Longer Have Pages?17.09.26
18:00 — 21:00What if the website you've spent years perfecting quietly stops being where your customers meet your brand? You optimized the navigation. Refined the design system. Obsessed over every step of the customer journey. But AI is changing where people actually go looking for answers. Instead of visiting your site, they ask an AI assistant, and your website becomes a source it pulls from, not a destination people arrive at. - Deep Dive: Fördergelder verwalten und abrechnen17.09.26
10:00 — 13:00In diesem Workshop erfährst du, wie du die Kosten und Ausgaben deines Projekts im Blick behalten kannst und welche Kenntnisse für eine reibungslose Abrechnung wichtig sind. Die Veranstaltung findet auf Deutsch und vor Ort im Podewil als Präsenzveranstaltung statt. - Design Mixer by Product Disrupt x Open Doors17.09.26 – 17.09.26
19:00 — 21:00A pre-conference social mixer bringing together designers ahead of the Hatch conference in Berlin. The evening offers a relaxed setting to meet other attendees, with conversation prompts and games to break the ice. Open to all, no conference ticket required. - Typografie für Professionals aus der Design-, Werbe- und Medienbranche19.09.26
09:00 — 17:00Das Seminar mit Wolfgang Beinert richtet sich an Fachleute aus der Design-, Werbe- und Medienbranche, etwa Art Directors, Corporate- und Editorial-Designer, Mediengestalter:innen, Verlagshersteller:innen sowie Expert:innen für Interface-, User-Experience-, Grafik- und Kommunikationsdesign. - Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin22.09.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - Brand Strategy Training – Frame your Brand22.09.26 – 23.09.26
09:00 — 16:00Ihr seid Gestalter:innen und liefert hochwertige Designs – und seid trotzdem immer wieder mit Geschmacksdiskussionen oder unfundiertem Feedback konfrontiert? Oder ein strategischer Ansatz gehört längst zu eurem Prozess, aber ist nicht Teil eures Angebots, weil euch hier das Standing fehlt? Das kostet Zeit, Geld und Wertschätzung. Genau deshalb haben wir aus unserem Markenprozess ein Brand Strategy Training speziell für Brand Designer:innen und Designagenturen entwickelt. - #01 Crowdfunding: Wie finde ich die richtige Plattform?22.09.26
10:00 — 15:00Tauche ein in die spannende Welt des Crowdfundings! Wenn traditionelle Finanzierungswege nicht ausreichen, bietet Crowdfunding eine innovative und vielseitige Lösung. In diesem ersten Teil unserer dreiteiligen Workshop-Reihe zeigen wir dir, wie du mit Crowdfunding deine Ideen zum Leben erwecken kannst. Dieser Workshop findet auf Deutsch und vor Ort im Podewil als Präsenzveranstaltung statt. - Social Media für Kreative23.09.26
09:00 — 16:00Du willst deine Social Media-Präsenz aufbauen – aber geplant und mit Konzept? In diesem Seminar entwickeln wir Social Media-Strategien für dein Projekt, mit denen du deine Zielgruppe besser erreichst. Dabei berücksichtigen wir deine individuellen Stärken, Ziele und Kapazitäten und betten Social Media sinnvoll in deinen persönlichen Marketingplan ein. In "Breakout-Sessions" zu verschiedenen Teilthemen bearbeiten wir die für dich größten Herausforderungen im Social-Media-Marketing. - Content Creation für Reels, Shorts & TikToks30.09.26
09:00 — 16:00Du willst mehr als nur Clips posten – du willst Geschichten erzählen? In diesem Workshop lernst du, wie du packende Inhalte für Instagram Reels, TikToks und YouTube Shorts konzipierst und umsetzt. Im Fokus steht das Storytelling in Kurzvideos: Wie lassen sich Inhalte in wenigen Sekunden spannend, klar und kreativ transportieren? Mithilfe von narrativen Techniken erarbeiten wir Content-Strategien und erstellen Kurzvideos, um eine stimmige Social Media-Präsenz zu realisieren.
October
- Creative Code Stammtisch02.10.26
19:30 — 21:30The Creative Code Stammtisch is a casual show-and-tell for artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression. - Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin06.10.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - #02 Crowdfunding: Kampagneninhalte06.10.26
10:00 — 15:00Im zweiten Teil unserer Crowdfunding-Reihe widmen wir uns der Königsdisziplin des Crowdfundings – der Konzeption und Planung deiner Kampagne! Erfahre, wie du deine Kampagne von der ersten Idee bis zum erfolgreichen Abschluss planst, welche Strategien wirklich funktionieren und wie du deine Community begeisterst. Ob Anfänger*in oder schon mitten im Projekt – hier bekommst du das nötige Know-how, um deine Vision zum Erfolg zu führen. - Yukiko Design School07.10.26 – 08.11.26
17:00 — 19:30Yukiko Design School is a six-session course run by Studio Yukiko and Colorama in Berlin, combining evening classes on the 7th, 21st and 28th of October and the 4th of November from 5 to 7.30pm with a collaborative production weekend on the 7th and 8th of November from 12 to 4pm, where participants develop their own publication exploring editorial design, sequencing and typographic storytelling before printing and binding an individual 12-page Risograph-printed publication in an edition of 25, priced at €460. - The Productivity Paradox — Creative Leadership Salon N°2009.10.26
18:30 — 22:00Businesses today pursue productivity obsessively—and almost exclusively through what can be measured. Outputs, efficiency, growth, optimisation, acceleration. Productivity gradually becomes an end in itself, often forgetting the human it was meant to serve. - Forschungsforum: Austausch über aktuelle Themen und Projekte15.10.26Wie bleibt die Forschung an der HTW zukunftsfähig? Wer forscht zu welchen Themen und mit welchen Ergebnissen bzw. Kooperationspartnern? Das Forschungsforum an der HTW Berlin bietet Gelegenheit, sich aus erster Hand zu informieren, ins Gespräch zu kommen und fachliche Anknüpfungspunkte zu finden.
- Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin20.10.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - #03 Crowdfunding: Storytelling & Kommunikationsplanung20.10.26
10:00 — 15:00Bist du bereit für den dritten Teil unserer Crowdfunding-Reihe? In diesem interaktiven Workshop dreht sich alles um das richtige Storytelling und wie du deine Kampagne erfolgreich planst und kommunizierst. Egal, ob du gerade anfängst oder schon mittendrin bist – hier bekommst du die Skills, die du brauchst, um Kund*innen von deiner Idee zu überzeugen. - Bookbinding School22.10.26 – 12.11.26
17:00 — 19:00Bookbinding School is a four-session evening course at Colorama in Berlin running from 5 to 7pm on the 22nd and 29th of October and the 5th and 12th of November, where participants learn traditional bookbinding techniques step by step to design and construct their own hand-bound book from scratch, priced at €160 with a maximum of 8 participants. - Riso: Autumn Scanning25.10.26 – 25.10.26
12:00 — 16:00Riso: Autumn Scanning is a hands-on workshop on the 25th of October from 12 to 4pm at Colorama in Berlin, where participants explore the Risograph scanner to create layered, textured prints using leaves, botanical materials and other autumnal objects directly on the scanner bed. - Brunch for Change30.10.26
From 09:30Connect with Berliners driving socio-ecological urban transformation over brunch with coffee and plant-based snacks. Building a Resilient and Adaptive Urban Future Together. Join a gathering of Berliners and local organisations committed to fostering socio-ecological resilience and long-term transformation in the city. This free brunch event offers a welcoming space to connect, exchange ideas, and explore collaborative opportunities for sustainable urban development.
November
- Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin03.11.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - Riso-printing: Posters03.11.26 – 03.11.26
17:00 — 20:00Riso-printing: Posters is a hands-on workshop on the 3rd of November from 5 to 8pm at Colorama in Berlin, where participants design and print their own multi-color Risograph posters, learning about layering, registration and color separation along the way. - Creative Code Stammtisch06.11.26
19:30 — 21:30The Creative Code Stammtisch is a casual show-and-tell for artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression. - Werkzeuge entscheiden nicht: Designpraxis und Lehre in Zeiten von KI09.11.26
18:00 — 20:00Wo endet Assistenz und wo beginnt Verantwortungsabgabe? Welche Rolle spielen Urteilskraft, Haltung und Verantwortung? Künstliche Intelligenz verändert die Designpraxis grundlegend: Sie eröffnet neue kreative Möglichkeiten, automatisiert Prozesse und unterstützt Entscheidungen. Gleichzeitig rücken Fragen nach Verantwortung, Transparenz, Qualität, Urheberrecht und ethischen Auswirkungen stärker in den Fokus. Wer trägt die Verantwortung, wenn KI kreative Inhalte mitgestaltet: die Technologie, ihre Entwickler*innen oder die Menschen, die sie einsetzen? - Riso School11.11.26 – 02.12.26
17:00 — 20:00Riso School is a multi-session Risograph course held on the 11th, 18th and 25th of November plus the 2nd of December from 5 to 8pm at Colorama in Berlin, covering the fundamentals of Riso-printing across four evenings for participants who want an in-depth introduction to the process. - Design and Animation (2D/3D) Meetup Berlin17.11.26
19:00 — 21:00It's all about getting to know new people from your favorite industry. So if you are interested in Motion Design, 2D or 3D Animation, CGI, Illustration or any related field, feel free to join us. Grab a beer in a relaxed atmosphere, have a nice chat about key frames or discuss your next project! Beginner or expert – wir freuen uns auf dich! - No Junk Mail please!17.11.26 – 17.11.26
17:00 — 21:00No Junk Mail please! is a workshop at Colorama in Berlin on the 17th of November from 5 to 9pm exploring the magic of letter-writing, where participants experiment with form, design and materials to create considerate, personal correspondence for friends and lovers, with all materials provided and no design experience required, priced at €45. - Intro to Riso: Analogue24.11.26 – 24.11.26
17:00 — 20:00Intro to Riso: Analogue is a hands-on introduction to analogue Risograph printing on the 24th of November from 5 to 8pm at Colorama in Berlin, where participants get to know the Risograph machine through multiple scanning modes and settings to collaboratively make two-color posters from cutouts, drawings, photographs and textures directly on the Riso scanner.
December
- Riso & Foil-blocking: Stationery01.12.26 – 01.12.26
17:00 — 20:00Riso & Foil-blocking: Stationery is a hands-on workshop on the 1st of December from 5 to 8pm at Colorama in Berlin, where participants design and produce their own notebooks and stationery combining Risograph printing with foil-blocking for a max of 8 participants. - Creative Code Stammtisch04.12.26
19:30 — 21:30The Creative Code Stammtisch is a casual show-and-tell for artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression.
January
- Creative Code Stammtisch01.01.27
19:30 — 21:30The Creative Code Stammtisch is a casual show-and-tell for artists, makers, designers, coders, performers, learners and anyone interested in the use of computing skills for artistic expression. - Riso: Photo Books10.01.27 – 10.01.27
12:00 — 17:00Riso: Photo Books is a hands-on workshop at Colorama in Berlin on the 10th of January from 12 to 5pm, where participants design and Risograph-print their own photo leporello, learning about layering and color separation to turn a personal set of photographs into a folded, hand-bound book, priced at €100 with a maximum of 6 participants. - Riso: Fanzine Weekend16.01.27 – 17.01.27
12:00 — 17:00Riso: Fanzine Weekend is a two-day hands-on workshop at Colorama in Berlin taking place on the 16th of January from 12 to 4pm and the 17th of January from 12 to 5pm, where participants design, print and bind their own Risograph-printed fanzine from start to finish, priced at €180 with a maximum of 6 participants.
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