Championing, connecting and inspiring the West Midlands creative community
Upcoming events
Fancy hanging out? Here‘s a selection of upcoming events you might be interested in.
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Birmingham 2022 Festival
hosted by Common Wealth Games 2022
Tue 1 Mar – Fri 30 Sep 2022
Throughout Birmingham
The Creative City
Watch the new film showcasing some of the amazing talent in and around Birmingham as part of our BDF2021 exhibition.
Introducing…
Find a Freelancer
A directory of freelancers working in or around design, based in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Find your next designer, illustrator, photographer and more.
Support for the community
Things are tough at the moment. Let us help you navigate these uncertain times.
Join the Birmingham Design Slack community
Come and join our community. Sign up is dead quick and you’ll be chatting in no time with your local peers, swapping tips and comparing woes.
BFF Scheme
Helping connect graduates with industry mentors. Register as a graduate or an employer and begin mentoring today.
Submit a job vacancy
Reach our audience of West Mids based designers with your job ad and help support the Birmingham Design community.
Register as a freelancer
We’re building a database of freelancers to help local businesses find local talent.
Introducing Birmingham Design
A new resource from the folks who bring you Birmingham Design Festival. We’re here to help connect the design community.
Connect with us
Buy some of the world famous BDF merch
We’ve just launched our new online store. The perfect place to pick up BDF merch from festivals past.