IDD 2026's theme The Spaces In Between focuses on the physical, digital, and emotional spaces where human connection is shaped.

Contemporary Gala Honorees include Adobe, MillerKnoll, Target, Tiffany, Thom Browne, Tory Burch, Maya Lin, Jenna Lyons, MacKenzie Scott; and Martha Stewart. Historic figures include Peter Cooper, Frederick Law Olmsted, Louis Sullivan, Candace Wheeler, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Adobe MAX is returning to London on April 24 to showcase the latest advancements in design and generative AI. Join online to experience the keynote, draw inspiration from leading creatives, explore the latest products Adobe has to offer, and receive expert insights - all streamed directly from London.

Renowned expert Joe Treacy will give a talk at the Museum of Printing on April 26 on how to design a typeface, punctuated with stories and examples from his own award-winning journey. Joe will also provide one-on-one professional critiques for student type designers with a chance for a new typeface to be produced on treacyfaces.com.

March marks the return of Print HERstory Month, an annual celebration dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the printing industry that coincides with Women’s History Month. It is hosted and founded by Girls Who Print.

The ‘Reverberations’ exhibition at the Ford Foundation seeks to revises design history by spotlighting Indigenous, Black, and People of Color (IBPOC) designers and cultural figures. The subtext: a challenge to narrative of design tradition as a single dominant line.