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beyond tellerrand 2012 · Cologne | SpeakersList

beyond tellerrand

A beloved single-track conference at the intersection of design, development and creativity.

Product DesignFuture of Design

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Latest edition

April 2026

Location

Düsseldorf, Germany

Format

In person

Organiser

Marc Thiele

About beyond tellerrand

beyond tellerrand is a single-track conference held in German cities including Düsseldorf and Berlin. It sits at the intersection of design, technology, and creative culture, and is known for a strong community ethos.

Though broader than user experience alone, its programme regularly features digital product designers and explores the craft and future of design. The event pairs talks with a welcoming atmosphere that has built a loyal following across the European design community.

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2026
27–28 Apr
Düsseldorf
16 speakers
2025
6–7 Nov
Berlin
12 speakers
2025
5–6 May
Düsseldorf
12 speakers
2024
7–8 Nov
Berlin
11 speakers
2024
13–14 May
Düsseldorf
12 speakers
2023
11–12 Sep
Berlin
12 speakers
2023
17–18 Apr
Düsseldorf
12 speakers
2022
1–2 Sep
Berlin
15 speakers
2022
19 May
Hamburg
7 speakers
2022
2–3 May
Düsseldorf
12 speakers
2021
8–9 Nov
Düsseldorf
12 speakers
2019
13–16 Nov
Berlin
12 speakers
2019
13–15 May
Düsseldorf
13 speakers
2018
5–8 Nov
Berlin
13 speakers
2018
7–9 May
Düsseldorf
13 speakers
2018
15–17 Jan
Munich
16 speakers
2017
6–8 Nov
Berlin
13 speakers
2017
15–17 May
Düsseldorf
13 speakers
2016
7–9 Nov
Berlin
14 speakers
2016
9–11 May
Düsseldorf
14 speakers
2015
2–4 Nov
Berlin
15 speakers
2015
11–13 May
Düsseldorf
14 speakers
2014
3–5 Nov
Berlin
13 speakers
2014
19–21 May
Düsseldorf
13 speakers
2013
9–11 Dec
Düsseldorf
15 speakers
2013
27–29 May
Düsseldorf
13 speakers
2012
19–21 Nov
Düsseldorf
16 speakers
2012
24–27 Apr
Cologne
18 speakers
Speakers in 2012Speakers at beyond tellerrand 2012
24–27 AprCologne
Andreas Dantz
Work and Play with SASS & Compass (German)
Bastian Allgeier
Design Your Code, Code Your Design
Eric Eggert
How to Tackle the New Hot Shit in an Accessible Way
Eugene Zatepyakin
ASFEAT – ActionScript Computer Vision
Frank Reitberger
Illogical(higly)
Grant Skinner
HTML5: Life in the Trenches
Joshua Davis
Beyond Play!
Keith Peters
Playing with Chaos
Marcin Wichary
You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
Rob Bateman
Getting Some Perspective: Away3D 4.0 & Friends
Saban Ünlü
I Like
Sascha Wolter
Next Generation Media
Seb Lee-Delisle
Pixels for the People
Sebastian Golasch
You Want to Do WHAT with JavaScript?!
Stray
Talking and Walking: Robotlegs 2 and Fluent Code Strategies
Tim Ahrens
New Font Technologies for New Media
Tom Beddard
Exploring the Infinite!
Wes Grubbs
Generative Cognition and Data
2011
20–22 Nov
Düsseldorf
15 speakers

Speakers in 2012Speakers at beyond tellerrand 2012

24–27 AprCologne

Andreas Dantz
Work and Play with SASS & Compass (German)
Bastian Allgeier
Design Your Code, Code Your Design
Eric Eggert
How to Tackle the New Hot Shit in an Accessible Way
Eugene Zatepyakin
ASFEAT – ActionScript Computer Vision
Frank Reitberger
Illogical(higly)
Grant Skinner
HTML5: Life in the Trenches

Joshua Davis
Beyond Play!
Keith Peters
Playing with Chaos
Marcin Wichary
You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do
Rob Bateman
Getting Some Perspective: Away3D 4.0 & Friends
Saban Ünlü
I Like
Sascha Wolter
Next Generation Media
Seb Lee-Delisle
Pixels for the People
Sebastian Golasch
You Want to Do WHAT with JavaScript?!
Stray
Talking and Walking: Robotlegs 2 and Fluent Code Strategies
Tim Ahrens
New Font Technologies for New Media
Tom Beddard
Exploring the Infinite!
Wes Grubbs
Generative Cognition and Data

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