22–23 January 2020
Nottingham UK
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New Adventures 2020

22–23 January, Nottingham, UK

Don't miss Nottingham's world-renowned, future-focused digital design conference. Our fifth event will explore speculative and critical design, radical inclusivity, climate, sustainability, and much more.

Design is changing. Be ready.

Meet our speakers


Tatiana Mac

Tatiana Mac

Tech Misanthropologist

Tatiana is an independent designer who works directly with organisations to build clear and coherent products and design systems.

Jeff Veen

Jeff Veen

Designer and investor

A true web pioneer, designer and investor Jeff also hosts the popular Presentable podcast exploring the way we design and build the future.

Florence Okoye

Florence Okoye

User experience designer at the Natural History Museum

Florence's practice centers on using service design methods to design inclusive digital experiences.

Laura Kalbag

Laura Kalbag

Designer, author of Accessibility For Everyone

Laura is a respected voice on ethics, inclusivity and privacy, and also one third of Small Technology Foundation.

Natalie Kane

Natalie Kane

Curator of Digital Design at the V&A, London

Natalie is responsible for the acquisition, care and display of the museum's digital design collection.

Cennydd Bowles

Cennydd Bowles

Designer and futurist, author of Future Ethics

Cennydd will also be instructing Building Better Worlds, an invaluable full-day futures design workshop.

Akil Benjamin

Akil Benjamin

Design thinker leading the research team at Comuzi

A former biologist, Akil works with innovators to produce new, digital products services and experiences.

Liz Jackson

Liz Jackson

Founder, The Disabled List

The Disabled List engages in disability as a creative practice. Liz is also a curator at Critical Axis, analysing disability representation in media.

Bastian Allgeier

Bastian Allgeier

Workshop: Kirby CMS

Kirby CMS powers thousands of websites around the world. Learn how to build websites with its creator, designer and developer Bastian.

She Wins

She Wins

Workshop: How to Negotiate with Confidence

For self-identifying women who want to negotiate effectively on their own behalf and develop their own strategies.

Core events

Essentials for design-minded practitioners

  • Conference Unmissable single-track event with bold ideas and practical advice from renowned experts and upcoming voices
  • Workshops Build better worlds with speculative design; build static sites with Kirby; learn to negotiate with confidence.
PDF icon Convince Your Boss — 250KB PDF

What else to expect

Community makes all the difference

  • Warmup Wednesday Choose from Design Exchange meetup or JH Bowling
  • Lunchtime takeover Light-hearted, informal fun with Women in Tech Notts
  • After–party We're taking over Nottingham Contemporary
  • Cooldown Friday Coffee tour, riverside run, friendly footy, impromptu meetups
  • Magazine Our accompanying printed publication
  • Exhibitors and treats Exhibitor booths, giveaways, and speciality coffee

Not only was it in one of the most beautiful rooms I've ever set foot in, but Simon and Geri had curated an intimidating, inspiring lineup — maybe one of the finest I've ever been part of. In short, it was a marvellous day.

Ethan Marcotte, design leader at Vox Product


What. A. Day.

—Westley Knight, author and designer

Safe, inclusive, ethical

It's our job to keep you smiling

New Adventures is safe and inclusive. We enforce a custom Code of Conduct to cover our events and online activities. We offer student tickets, and 30+ scholarship tickets. Our lunch is tailored to bespoke dietary needs. Badges are customisable with pronouns and methods to manage conversation and photos. We provide superb live captioning. The conference has a quiet room, and the after-party will be conducive to conversation, with alcohol optional. Our volunteers are well-drilled in assisting attendees with their needs. Our venues are accessible and carers get free access. Data collection is strictly GDPR-compliant. We have a detailed climate impact policy.

New to our adventures?

Take a look at our previous events

New Adventures began as a trilogy of events between 2011–2013, designed to encourage debate and move digital design forward, returning in 2019. Carefully curated, we ensured our speakers became part of each event’s narrative. We attracted world-renowned speakers, including Ethan Marcotte, Jessica Hische, Jason Santa Maria, Wayne Hemingway, Dan Mall, Frank Chimero, Veerle Pieters, and Denise Jacobs. We also supported new voices from our main stage and fringe events. Many took NA to their hearts and considered it the best event they ever attended.

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