We’re lucky to have an awesome line up of award-winning designers and international keynote speakers for our annual State of the Design Nation SydDT event.

What are the themes and trends connecting design disciplines at all scales… and at a local, national, regional, and global level?

This has been a SydDT tradition since 2018 with Ben Crothers sharing his observations, insights, and reflections on the state of the design nation as one of the judges on the Australian Good Design Awards.

This year we’re extending it beyond the state of the design nation in Australia by adding reflections on the World Design Congress (WDC) held in London last month and the Seoul Design Awards – to bring not just a national but a regional and global perspective. As a bonus treat, it’s also the 20th anniversary of World Usability Day, so we’ll be reflecting on good design as it relates to emerging technologies and human experience.