Talks

07 Mar 2026

Cabel Sasser, Panic

Don’t waste this. Keep everyone guessing. Make me proud. When Panic co-founder Cabel Sasser spoke at our second festival in 2013, the Mac software company had just started venturing into games by funding the studio behind Firewatch, an indie blockbuster that launched Panic’s games publishing business and, eventually, the Playdate handheld console.

17 May 2025

Lessons on Creativity with Rick Rubin

Dive into the creative mind of Rick Rubin, the iconic music producer behind some of the biggest albums in history. In this interview with Jay Shetty, Rick discusses the philosophies and practices that fuel his creative process. From breaking through artistic barriers to inspiring change in the world, this conversation is packed with insights that can inspire anyone to live more creatively.

13 May 2025

Config 2025: Figma product launch keynote

Config 2025: Figma's conference for people who build products Figma’s biggest product launch of the year kicks off Config. Design and product-building are changing, and so are the roles we play in the process. This means rethinking product development from the ground up—shifting mindsets and methods to make great work. Featuring: Dylan Field, CEO & Co-founder, Figma

16 May 2020

Slow Design for an Anxious World

"Slow Design for an Anxious World" by Jeffrey Zeldman is a An Event Apart video. Great to watch in these anxious times.

07 Feb 2018

The era of the algorithm

Inspiring talk by Josh Clark about the next era and outcomes of algorithms in our lives.

22 Nov 2017

Inspiring talk by Tina Eisenberg aka Swissmiss

This year at the Adobe MAX conference, Tina Eisenberg aka Swissmiss gave this inspiring talk:

20 Aug 2017

Christoph Niemann: How to Overcome the 3 Fears Every Creative Faces

In this 99U talk, illustrator Christoph Niemann shares his three biggest fears: the fear of not being good enough, the fear that our work will be irrelevant, and the fear of running out of ideas. Each of these cripple our process in different ways, but as Niemann explains (complete with hilarious illustrations), there are solutions we can apply to each.

18 Aug 2017

BULLSHIT!

Harry Frankfurt is an American philosopher and author of the New York Times Best Seller "On Bullshit". Although first conceived as an essay over 30 years ago, his theory on bullshit is more relevant than ever before.

30 Aug 2016

Do Schools Kill Creativity?

With a brand new school year starting within a few days, i watched again this brilliant talk by Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

15 Aug 2016

How to use graphic design

Talks at Google: Michael Bierut about graphic design.