WELCOME TO WOW DESIGN LIVE!

Monday, August 16– Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Pre-Conference Sessions Sunday, August 15, 2021

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Illinois 60611

One of the largest annual gatherings of creative professionals in the world, WOW Design Live is a career-changing, life-altering experience that provides:

  • More than 80 educational sessions that will change your thinking, radically improve your work and build business and marketing skills essential to your job
  • 13 keynotes representing the best creative minds in design, business and technology
  • A truly global happening, with nearly 4,000 attendees from every state in the U.S. and from dozens of countries around the world
  • An exclusive opportunity to preview new tools, technologies and products from up to 100 vendors in the exhibit hall
  • Workshops and Master Classes designed to create a more in-depth, hands on learning environment
  • A creative community that embraces everyone and empowers real opportunities

“Everything about the conference is extremely beneficial. The creative inspiration, the techniques learned to work smarter and more efficiently, and the endless opportunity in the resource center, just to name a few. It’s the connections, for me, that make it all worthwhile. The four conferences I’ve attended have spanned nine years. Nine years ago I met a bunch of people that to this day, I consider some of my best friends. We may live around the country and the world, but we stay in touch. Connected. Everyone at WOW Design Live, thank you for this conference. Believe it or not, it’s changing the world.”

— Bryan Konieczka, WOW Design Live Attendee

About WOW

Founded in 1985, the WOW brand began its life as a print magazine. Today, the brand still includes an award-winning design magazine, but has grown to encompass a host of products and events including several design competitions, WOW U’s online design courses, design books and, of course, WOW Design Live. Whether you work for a design firm, for an in-house creative department or for yourself, it’s our mission to serve the business, creativity and technology needs of graphic designers.