National Student Show and Conference

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It’s time to ✏️create 🏆compete 🤝connect at NSSC 2026.

See the full schedule at the link in our bio for all event details. Don’t miss out on some very special events including incredible keynote talks, exciting breakout sessions, a book signing with Cheryl Miller, portfolio reviews, round tables, a ✨new✨ vendor market, fun giveaways, and an awards gala celebrating your outstanding work. See you tomorrow!

❗4 DAYS ❗ It’s officially conference week! If you haven’t purchased tickets yet, there’s still time be part of NSSC!

Visit the 🔗 in our bio to purchase day passes or extended deadline tickets and view the schedule. Portfolio reviews, round tables, exciting breakout sessions, special keynote speakers and an awards gala! Join us for NSSC 2026 to ✏️create 🏆compete 🤝connect.

Closing out our NSSC 2026 keynote lineup: Matt George 🎤⚡️

has spent 20 years translating big, abstract thinking into design systems that turn heads in the wild. Across tech, fashion, sports, hospitality, museums — everywhere there are eyeballs. Now he’s the Executive Creative Director at where he’s still turning ideas into design systems people can understand and use.

But here’s the thing: ask around, and you’ll hear just as much about the people he’s shaped as the brands. Matt’s built a quiet legacy of mentorship, helping young designers get sharp, get confident, and get in the game. A lot of them are now leading teams of their own, which feels kind of beautiful🥹

Alongside his wife, he also co-runs The Georges: part studio, part life experiment in making things side by side. (Yes, that’s as wholesome and aspirational as it sounds.)

So, yeah. If you’re into design systems, storytelling, and sustaining a creative career without losing your mind, you’ll want to be in the room when Matt’s on stage.

Extended deadline tickets and day passes are still available. Link in the bio🎟️

⏰🎟️Regular price conference tickets close tonight! Grab yours now and join us April 9–11, 2026 in Downtown Dallas for a weekend full of world class keynote speakers, professional portfolio reviews, and so much more!

Click the link in our bio for conference schedule details. Don’t miss out on a chance to attend NSSC 2026!

Tickets can be purchased at nationalstudentshow.com (link in bio). All tickets purchased are final sale, no refunds will be given. Day passes open soon.

Next up in the world of NSSC 2026 keynote speakers: ✨

Kelli doesn’t just design, she enchants. Think books that turn into cameras, planetariums you can hold in your hands, and interactive typography that feels alive. Her work has been seen at MoMA, Chronicle, NPR, Apple, and even in classrooms at NYU and Cooper Union.

She’s the mind behind viral paper record players, utopian counterfeit newspapers with The Yes Men, and apps that help Doctors Without Borders communicate nonverbally in remote areas. Awards? Ars Electronica Prix, twice-nominated Cooper-Hewitt, and an unspoken title of “wizard of delightful, impossible things.”

In short, she’s done it all, and we’re ecstatic to have her speaking at this year’s conference!

🎟️Tickets are still open!🎟️ Come see how creative magic gets made at NSSC 2026. (And maybe let us know in the comments what you would ask Kelli if you got the chance👇)

Spend less, relax more 🌴🌞 This is your last chance to save on conference tickets! Use code SPRINGNSSC2026 at checkout and secure your spot at NSSC 2026. Offer valid THIS WEEK ONLY until 11:59 PM CST on 3.14.2026.

Welcoming another heavy hitter NSSC 2026 judge: . 📸

For over four decades, Manny has been making food and products look borderline transcendent for brands like PepsiCo, Burger King, Chili’s, Target, and American Express. His lighting is surgical. His compositions are locked in. And he’s known for getting the shot exactly as envisioned, scary fast. (Is that just discipline or dark magic?)

His work has been recognized by Communication Arts and Saveur, and he’s spent years mentoring the next generation of image-makers, which makes him the perfect voice to have on stage.

Submissions are closed. Now it’s about being in the room. Grab your ticket to NSSC 2026 and come see how the pros do it🎟️