The 2020 Event Design Trends That Will Define The New Year

The trends keep on coming, and today we’re tackling 2020 event design trends! Ahead of the new year, the #EventIcons team is laying down the foundation for what’s to come. And we’ve already covered business and marketing trends, so it’s time to get a little more creative. Design is always one of the most exciting topics we cover on the show. And we can guarantee you that the conversation about the future of design in the industry will keep up that pace.

Joining our amazing hosts Alex Plaxen and Brandt Krueger are icons David Merrell and Susie Perelman. David is an experience designer, storyteller, public speaker, creative mind and puzzle solver. He’s been in the business for 30 years as the owner and creative director for AOO Events, known for the live immersive events. And Susie has decades of experience in events, a thirst to travel the world and a curiosity to explore trends pertaining to design. She uses her experiences to curate linen collections at Mosaic. So, are you ready for this? Then press play, we’re talking 2020 event design trends!



Year to year, some things that we see just grow more and more, and some sort of evolve, so they are new iterations of the same concept. Click to Tweet
This year now more than ever, everything pertaining to well-being, to sustainability, to mindfulness, all of these things are exploding in a new way. Click to Tweet
If you want to be respected as a professional and be respected for your expertise, you have to start thinking about event experience. Click to Tweet

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And that’s a wrap on this week’s edition of #EventIcons! What are the 2020 event design trends you’re most excited about? Are there any trends you don’t particularly like? Make sure you share all of your event design trends with you! And don’t forget to join us next week for some extra iconic conversations, here on #EventIcons!

Alex Plaxen

Founder of Little Bird Told Media, Alex is an award winning international speaker and digital communication strategist for events and conferences. When he's not scrolling through Instagram, you can find Alex at a Washington Capitals game rocking the red, at the movies, or playing board games with his twin brother.

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