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TDKtuesdays • Interviews • Video Interviews • Design Process Talks • Design Challenges • Live AMAs • How You Built Your Studio • Monthly Mentors • The TDK Book Club • Speak at The TDK Annual Summit • Judge the TDK Awards • Apply to be a City Host • Show off your School!
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TDKtuesdays bring designers together all around the world, fostering creativity, collaboration, and career growth.
Whether you're a student, freelancer, or seasoned pro, these casual meetups provide the perfect space to connect, share ideas, and find new opportunities. Join us in your city and be part of something bigger.
- Partner with our City Host in your city
- Host a studio tour, Q&A panel or folio showcase
- Connect with your local design community
- Showcase your studio to emerging talent
Interviews
Your story matters! Celebrating global design talent by sharing real stories, career insights, and creative journeys to inspire and educate the next generation of designers. Apply to be featured and connect with thousands of designers worldwide.
- 500 - 1,500 words in length
- Three hero images
- Links to your website and socials
Video Interviews
Your Global Voice. Join a conversation with one of our city hosts and share your creative perspective in a 30-minute video interview. Reach a global audience, inspire emerging designers, and contribute to the design dialogue.
- 30:00 pre-recorded video
- Interviewed by a TDK City Host
- Published in our community
Design Process Talks
Unpack your process with another Designer! Great design is in the details. This session is a deep dive into how designers bring ideas to life, from concept to execution. Share your approach, techniques, and creative philosophy with an engaged audience. worldwide.
- 30:00 pre-recorded video
- Introduced by a TDK City Host
- A discussion between you and another design leader
- Share and discuss your design process
- Published in our community
Design Challenges
Set a challenge for emerging designers! Provide a real-world brief and watch the TDK community bring it to life. This is your chance to challenge emerging designers and see fresh interpretations of your creative direction.
- 15:00 pre-recorded video
- Provide a brief or design challenge
- Published in our community
- Select a winner
Live AMAs
A Live Conversation! Take part in an unfiltered, live Q&A where you set the tone. Whether it’s career advice, industry insights, or personal anecdotes, this is your space to share, connect, and inspire.
- 30:00 live video
- Hosted by a TDK City Host
- Answer questions posed by the community
- Share your advice, insights and ideas
- Published in our community
How You Built Your Studio
Share your journey! Behind every great studio is a story of vision, challenges, and growth. Talk about how you built your culture, the lessons you learned, and what you look for in new hires. Your insights can shape the next wave of creative studios.
- 30:00 pre-recorded video
- Hosted by a TDK City Host
- Share your journey and your work
Monthly Mentors
Mentor emerging talent! Each month, we bring a design leader to answer the questions that matter most. Share your career wisdom, help emerging designers navigate their path, and leave a lasting impact.
- 30:00 live Q&A video
- Answer questions based on a single career theme
- Share your advice, insights and ideas
- Minimum of two sessions
- Hosted in our community
Show off your school!
Show off your design school to thousands of future students! The TDK community is filled with thousands of future students who are looking to start design studies, make a change into a career in design, or send their communities to the best design schools out there!
- 30:00 pre-recorded overview video
- Shared across our community
- Interview with lecturer
- Showcase of student work
The TDK Annual Summit!
A global conversation! Apply to be one of a select group of designers from around the world to grace the TDK Summit stage! This is your chance to contribute to a global dialogue and connect with a community of like-minded designers.
- Pre-recorded presentations
- 30:00 - 60:00 in duration
- Hundreds of global viewers
- An optional post-presentation live Q&A
- Published in our community
- Annual event
Apply to be a TDK City Host!
Join our team of City Hosts! As a City Host, you’ll organise studio tours, creative talks, and casual meetups, building a vibrant local design community. Whether you’re an industry leader or an emerging creative, this is your chance to grow your network, bring designers together, and put your city on the global design map.
- Be the face of TDK in your city
- Monthly meetups with TDK HQ
- Free access to all TDK events
- Build a local and global network
- Connect with designers in your city
The TDK Book Club
Curate a Designer's bookshelf! What books shaped your creative journey? Each month, we feature a design leader’s top five must-read books. Share your recommendations and help designers expand their thinking and craft
- Recommend five books that shaped your career.
- Write a short review about each one.
- Shared with our community.
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If you are a brand, organisation or educational insitution looking to connect and add value to thousands of designers around the world, feel free to get in touch. 
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