To help you grow your network and elevate your creative career, we’ve rounded up some of the best networking events for graphic designers, from international conferences to local meetups and recurring gatherings. We’re also sharing a bit about our own approach at Creative Lunch Club, where you can connect with other creatives over lunch every month.

OFFF Festival – Barcelona, Spain

When: May 2025
Where: Disseny Hub Barcelona
Why Go: OFFF is a dream for designers. With talks, workshops, and installations from top creative minds, it’s a mix of inspiration and high-level networking. Expect to meet graphic designers, digital artists, and creative directors from all over the world.

Adobe MAX – Los Angeles, USA

When: October 2025
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center & online
Why Go: Packed with learning sessions, creative labs, and big-name speakers, Adobe MAX is both an educational deep dive and a designer’s playground. You’ll find branding experts, illustrators, motion designers, and more.

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Creative Mornings – Global

When: Monthly
Where: 200+ cities worldwide
Why Go: Short, free breakfast talks on creative topics, hosted locally in your city. Great for early risers who want to meet others over coffee, get inspired, and expand their creative circles in a relaxed setting.

Ladies, Wine & Design – Global Chapters

When: Monthly or quarterly events
Where: Global (100+ cities)
Why Go: Founded by Jessica Walsh, this initiative supports women and non-binary creatives through small, intimate gatherings focused on design and leadership. Perfect for meaningful conversation and community building.

Friends of Figma Meetups

When: Ongoing
Where: Local and virtual meetups
Why Go: Especially great if you work in product, UX, or interface design. Friends of Figma meetups often involve design critiques, lightning talks, and workshops. You’ll connect with folks deep in the design systems and prototyping world.

AIGA Design Events

When: Year-round
Where: Across U.S. cities and online
Why Go: AIGA, the professional association for design, offers conferences, portfolio reviews, webinars, and community events throughout the year. Great for connecting with fellow designers and staying current in the industry.

Creative Lunch Club

When: Every month
Where: In 150 cities around the world
Why Go: Big conferences are inspiring, but the most meaningful connections often happen in small groups. At Creative Lunch Club, each month you’re matched with two other creatives in your city for a relaxed lunch. Then you'll set up time and place and have lunch together.

What's different

Most design events are once a year. And while they’re exciting, they’re also overwhelming, expensive, and easy to forget. We wanted to create something different, something consistent, local, and human.

Creative Lunch Club exists because:

• We believe in building relationships slowly
• We value face-to-face, peer-level connection
• We want networking to feel more like meeting friends for lunch, not attending a seminar

Interested? Find all the details about Creative Lunch Club here.