Digital Design Days “RE-START LIVE – online edition”

3 Days, 32 Keynotes, 6 Masterclasses, 24h networking with the world gurus of Digital Design Days

Three days of conferences, workshops and networking activities with the visionary leaders, the most innovative brands and the most brilliant professionals from the global community.

• How to ask for up to 10 thousand dollars for your design thinking? 
• How can immersive storytelling bring people together and amplify your brand?
• Can you boost sales through Instagram Stories?
• What is a digital fashion and how is it spreading?
• How to manage a healthy international design team?
• How to take advantage of the accessible web?
• How can brands play on trends from the video game industry?
• How are sustainability and inclusion becoming strategic elements in design?

These are just a few of the countless questions that will be answered during the Digital Design Days, scheduled from 22 to 24 October exclusively online: answers that will come from the gurus of the world field of digital design. An event created with the goal of facing daily challenges and seizing the best opportunities for tomorrow.

A “RE-START” edition that brings the profession of digital design back to center stage, becoming a singular training, updating and driving opportunity to redesign our individual future.

«After the incredible success of the May edition, with over 150 thousand viewers all around the world, I wanted the new edition to provide all of the fundamental tools for a big-time comeback of the entire digital creative industry, in a year that has left a deep mark on the global scene – a truly unmissable edition, strongly centred around training and innovation, for which we’ve brought together all of the best brands and most exclusive creative talents to provide the public with inspiration, create new connections and new business opportunities. 

We’re unrivalled, it’s a unique opportunity we’ve been working on for months, that gathers the greatest creative minds from around the world who will take part with great enthusiasm and share their valuable knowledge in a full-immersion meant for designers, brand managers and professionals of every industry and level, which can be experienced live and even re-watched after the event to delve even deeper!».

states Filippo Spiezia, founder, creative director and curator of the Digital Design Days

A PANEL OF SPEAKERS REPRESENTING THE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY

The panel of 40 speakers has it all: men and women split 50%, 21 countries of origin, 7 shades of skin-tone, 9 native languages.

THE WORLD’S BIGGEST STAGE

From Thursday the 22nd to Saturday the 24th, round the clock from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm, these 40 extraordinary speakers connecting from 11 different timezones will bring the DDD virtual stage to life with their experiences and real-life case histories, sharing their creativity, genius and intuition:

• Eric Snowden, Senior Design Director at Adobe;
• Sanja Ristic, Immersive Digital Experiences Animalize;
• Marzia Battaglia – Carla Pinna, Lead Designers, Assist Digital;
• Margot Gabel, Lead Designer at Build in Amsterdam;
• Dot Lung, Mother of Social Media Dragons;
• Michelle Morrison, Design Operations at Dropbox;
• Cristina Baccelli, Head of creative shop, Facebook;
• Fabio Sergio, Design Director, Fjord;
• Filipe Carvalho, Motion designer & Director, Foreign Affairs;
• Mattia Carretti, Founder & Creative Director, Fuse*;
• Rachel Donnat, UCD teacher & coordinator, Gobelins école de l’image;
• Kris Woyzbun, Senior Design Leader, Google;
• David Ronhel, Founder & Creative Director, HKI Paris;
• Gianluca Brugnoli, Chief Design Officer, Huawei Milan Aesthetic Research Center;
• Bursa Demirci, Lead Product Designer, Instagram;
• Maxwell Reed, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Kingdom of Something;
• Melinda Livsey, Brand strategist & Educator, Marks & Maker / the Futur;
• Cindy Chastain, SVP, Global Customer Experience & Design at Mastercard;
• Michael Wong, Co-Founder Mizko, Raw.Studio;
• Catherine Turp, Creative Director, Moment Factory;
• JB Grasset, CEO, Monochrome;
• Ferdi & Eylul Alici, Founders & Creative Directors of Ouchhh;
• James White, Design Director, Roll Studio;
• Joel Krieger, Chief Creative Officer of Second Story;
• Polina Zakh, VP & Creative Lead, Sila Sveta;
• Amanda Lasnik,Senior UX Writer & Strategist, Spotify;
• Anrik Bregman, Founder & Head of Immersive AR/VR/MR, Studio Anrk;
• Davide Bianca, Head of Entertainment, Unit9;
• Nishita Tamuly, Researcher & Strategist, Your Majesty;
• Mara Sandoval, Head of Design and Interaction at the World Economic Forum;
• A Product Designer from Netflix will also be present.

Their speeches will focus on sharing projects, strategies and creative processes, from the initial concept to final results. This particular format makes the Digital Design Days the only truly formative industry event worldwide.

6 UNMISSABLE MASTERCLASSES

Always packed during physical editions, the digital edition’s masterclasses will continue  satisfying those who wish to delve deeper into the hottest topics of the moment and improve their skillset. 6 are scheduled – so far – across the three days: 

Instagram story sales – Dot Lung

The art and science of boosting sales through the power of Instagram stories. Devoted to creative entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in personal branding, where sales serve the ideal client. The more they serve, the greater the sales.

From idea to product market fit – Erez Naveh – Facebook

Learn to understand the role of the Product Manager, how to set up experiments on digital products that will validate an idea and reach an excellent positioning in your digital product’s market.

Sound design for moving things – Marcelo Baldin – Combustion

A designer’s point of view on audio. How to improve the symbiosis between moving images and sound.

Mastering digital PR – Patrick Abbattista – Design Wanted

The Masterclass introduces designers to the world of digital PR, sharing the basics of managing and promoting your name/brand in the digital world.

Generating business from your talent – Richard Moore – Linkedin

In this workshop, coach Richard Moore explains how to harness LinkedIn to achieve two essential results: visibility with the right target audience and converting attention into significant business opportunities.

Complex Systems for Design – Yohan Founs – Adobe

Where are we in the development of design systems? What new and unexpected challenges do we face? Yohan, Interaction Designer at Adobe, helps us see clearly in the vast realm of design systems and tries to zero-in on the true impact on digital design.

This extraordinary sharing of professionale experiences is a unique, concrete training opportunity aimed at elevating the competences and skills of participants of every level, exclusively provided by Digital Design Days and recognized across the world.  

DON’T MISS A THING

The event is hosted on two different stages, one for Talks and one for Masterclasses, so LIVE viewers will be able to choose what contents to watch on the spot. All of the content will be recorded to allow later viewing of unwatched sessions or re-viewing.

TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES

The platform used for live streaming was designed exclusively for DDD by Six Socks Studio – Creative Digital Agency to offer participants a top-of-the-line audio-video experience as well as fast and easy authentication.

«Creating a culture of innovation and constantly developing individual skillsets is vital for the future of our field that’s why we’re proud to have been able to support the Digital Design Days project and to have collaborated in creating the best possible experience for all the people like us who want to innovate, grow and take digital one step up.».

states Alessandro Rigobello, co-Founder of Six Socks Studio

TECHNOLOGY, APP AND A NEW LOOK

The platform’s restyling and solid technical framework are not the only new technological features of the seventh edition: the SAY HELLO App is already available, allowing users to come into contact with participants, partners and Digital Design Days speakers. SAY HELLO, developed by A-LL Tech is the only App that enables active participation in the global digital design community. Click here to access the mobile-only app.

SITE, NEWSLETTER, STREAMING PASS

The www.ddd.it website is the point of reference for any information: program, speakers, newsletter subscriptions, purchasing the event Pass.

The Streaming Pass (direct link here) features 3 days of online events, access to all talks, networking experience app, exclusive discounts + goodies and the recording of the talks for later viewing. The Masterclass Pass (direct link here) allows access to the content included in the Streaming Pass and, also, to all the scheduled Masterclasses.

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