Dubai: The Society for News Design (SND) will be having its first SND Creative news design conference in London on November 3.

Home of iconic designers and publications, London deserves a very special event to celebrate creativity in news design.

The conference will bring together the most creative minds in the industry to talk about what’s going on in their professional life, what are the challenges of designers and how they succeed.

The SND London conference is in partnership with the biggest network News UK, a global media business based in London owner of The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Notable keynote speakers appearing on the main stage include: the master Neville Brody, who is considered one of the most influential graphic designers of the late 20th century and founder of Brody associates.

To represent the innovative Nordic design, Søren Nyeland the Design Editor of the Danish daily Politiken. The publication is SND’s World’s Best-Designed Newspaper in 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2015. And notably, the European Newspaper of the Year in 2010 and 2016.

The New York Times Magazine art director Matt Willey, the ‘Designer of the Year’ by Creative Review, will be sharing his experience in magazines designs at the conference.

The conference will present distinguished speakers coming from China, Russia, Europe, South America and the USA and it is expected to have an international audience. It will be a worthwhile experience not only for learning to be more creative but also for connecting with designers all over the world.

All student participants are eligible for a portfolio review; it is the opportunity to get valuable advice and constructive critiques from publishing professionals for you to be fully prepared in the professional business world.

The topics will cover all areas of editorial design, online, mobile, infographics, magazine and VR. More than 20 speakers will share their experience in the publishing industry during this one whole day conference.