creatiff

Our gathering for designers, bringing together artists, graphic designers and creatives from all disciplines and corners of tech to explore design thinking.

Gilberto Gil, artist, on Center Stage at Web Summit Rio
Gilberto Gil
Artist

What’s happening?

As technology enters a new era, so does design. creatiff celebrates the people behind the blueprints for the societies of the future.

Your Web Summit Rio ticket gives you access to all masterclasses and roundtables at the event, as well as to talks on creatiff and 15-plus other tracks.

The brave new brand world

Where once brand purpose was little more than a line in a mission statement, it’s now key to consumer choice. What does this mean for the relationship between consumers and brands, and how can design improve it? How can companies define and realise their brand purpose, and where do innovation and new technologies fit in?

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Delivering the end product

Modern design is always a work in progress. It can be complex, chaotic and subject to constant change. Navigating the product cycle from conception to shipping is fraught with problems, challenges and unknown unknowns. Hear from industry experts and product leaders for perspectives and best practices on how to successfully deliver world class technology.

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UI & UX in Web3

Never before has humanity spent so much time in virtual environments. Possibilities in the metaverse and Web3 abound. But what have been the major aesthetic shifts from app designers and content creators, and how has user behaviour changed? What trends are we seeing in UX and UI design in 2023 and beyond?

Next-gen design tools

The barriers to entry into the design industry are gradually being lowered. The focus is shifting from ‘how’ we create to ‘what’ we create. Specialist work which once took hours now takes only minutes. It’s an exciting time for creatives, leaving them with more freedom to focus on the big ideas rather than a single process. Find out what will become the ‘can’t live without’ design tool for 2024.

Meet some of our past speakers

Dylan Field
Dylan Field
Dylan Field
CEOFigma
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins
Co-founder & CEOCanva
Virgil Abloh
Virgil Abloh
Virgil Abloh
Artistic directorLouis Vuitton
Scott Belsky
Scott Belsky
Scott Belsky
Chief Product OfficerAdobe
Sairah Ashman
Sairah Ashman
Sairah Ashman
Global CEOWolff Olins
Ynon Kreiz
Ynon Kreiz
Ynon Kreiz
CEOMattel
Sagi Haviv
Sagi Haviv
Sagi Haviv
Partner & Principal DesignerChermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
Yiying Lu
Yiying Lu
Yiying Lu
Designer, Lecturer & Creative Director
David Droga
David Droga
David Droga
CEOAccenture Song
Luke Southern
Luke Southern
Luke Southern
CEODrum
Amy Thibodeau
Amy Thibodeau
Amy Thibodeau
Chief Design OfficerGusto
John Maeda
John Maeda
John Maeda
CTOEverbridge
Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman
Podcast HostDesign Matters
Hovhannes Avoyan
Hovhannes Avoyan
Hovhannes Avoyan
Founder & CEOPicsart
Emily Oberman
Emily Oberman
Emily Oberman
PartnerPentagram
Timothy Morey
Timothy Morey
Timothy Morey
Presidentfrog
Natasha Chetiyawardana
Natasha Chetiyawardana
Natasha Chetiyawardana
Co-founder & Creative Partner of Venture BuildingAccenture Song
Mauro Porcini
Mauro Porcini
Mauro Porcini
SVP & Chief Design Officer PepsiCo
Tim Kobe
Tim Kobe
Tim Kobe
Founder & CEOEight Inc
Jane Geraghty
Jane Geraghty
Jane Geraghty
Chief Client OfficerWPP

Companies that attend

“Pieces of content – featured films – are infused with more technology than planes.”

– Kate Swanborg, Senior VP of Technology Communications, DreamWorks Animation

“Design is like a joke. If you need to explain it, it’s no good.”

– Graham McDonnell, Creative Director, The New York Times

“Brands don’t belong to us. They belong to the people we create them for.”

– Sairah Ashman, CEO, Wolff Olins

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