Events
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CfP due 2 February 2025! see more
The Special Interest Group (SIG) Designing Retail & Services Futures from the Design Research Society (DRS) was established in 2021 under the guidance of the Design Research Society. The SIG strives to gain a better understanding of the value of design in the commercial sector, including disciplines, such as interior design, architecture, retail and hospitality, branding, marketing, strategic design, design management and consumer psychology. Design and its value have been a subject of study for many years and from many different disciplinary perspectives (ranging from product design to marketing, business economics, service design, management, environmental psychology, (interior)architecture, etc.). However, these perspectives have been developed in a fragmented way with discrete research methods and results that present limitations to practically applying these findings holistically across the inter-related fields of design, retail, and services.
Recent developments have integrated services into retail and vice versa. This shift, driven by consumer needs and retailer dedication, has led to new approaches combining service and retail design. Whether online or offline, for products, services, or experiences, these changes highlight the need for research support. This colloquium aims to unite various disciplines to share knowledge and reach a consensus on terms and meanings related to retail and service design. Emphasizing sustainability, it seeks to ensure that advancements in these fields are environmentally, socially, and culturally responsible. By integrating sustainable practices, the goal is to make retail and service design more holistic, encompassing, and relevant to contemporary global challenges.
Find out more on Theme and Tracks.
Where
Auditorium Carlo De Carli, Building B9, Campus Bovisa Durando (Milan, Italy)
When
14-15 May 2025
Call for papers
Here to download the Call for Papers.
Submission date February 2nd, 2025
Find out more about Submission Guidelines.
Key dates
Submission of papers: Midnight February 2nd, 2025 (CET)
Notification of acceptance: February 28th, 2025
Registration opens: March 1st, 2025
Colloquium: 14 – 15th May 2025
Who
Find out on Colloquium Commitee.
Contacts
Any inquiries about this colloquium can be directed to ICDRSFColloquium@outlook.com
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Second Designing Retail & Services Futures SIG colloquium. see more
Key dates
Registration opens: March 1st, 2025
Colloquium: 14 – 15th May 2025
The Special Interest Group (SIG) Designing Retail & Services Futures from the Design Research Society (DRS) was established in 2021 under the guidance of the Design Research Society. The SIG strives to gain a better understanding of the value of design in the commercial sector, including disciplines, such as interior design, architecture, retail and hospitality, branding, marketing, strategic design, design management and consumer psychology. Design and its value have been a subject of study for many years and from many different disciplinary perspectives (ranging from product design to marketing, business economics, service design, management, environmental psychology, (interior)architecture, etc.). However, these perspectives have been developed in a fragmented way with discrete research methods and results that present limitations to practically applying these findings holistically across the inter-related fields of design, retail, and services.
Recent developments have integrated services into retail and vice versa. This shift, driven by consumer needs and retailer dedication, has led to new approaches combining service and retail design. Whether online or offline, for products, services, or experiences, these changes highlight the need for research support. This colloquium aims to unite various disciplines to share knowledge and reach a consensus on terms and meanings related to retail and service design. Emphasizing sustainability, it seeks to ensure that advancements in these fields are environmentally, socially, and culturally responsible. By integrating sustainable practices, the goal is to make retail and service design more holistic, encompassing, and relevant to contemporary global challenges.
Find out more on Theme and Tracks.
Where
Auditorium Carlo De Carli, Building B9, Campus Bovisa Durando (Milan, Italy)
When
14-15 May 2025
Who
Find out on Colloquium Commitee.
Contacts
Any inquiries about this colloquium can be directed to ICDRSFColloquium@outlook.com
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6th NERD Conference 14-15 Nov. in Augsburg. see more
New Experimental Research in Design (NERD) Conference: 6th Sense
The 6th NERD conference (New Experimental Research in Design) will take place from 14-15 November at the TH Augsburg, Faculty of Design. For two days, international design researchers will present and discuss their work. The Board of International Research in Design (BIRD), which also publishes the BIRD series at Birkhäuser, takes the attributes ‘New’ and ‘Experimental’ very seriously. The focus is therefore on bold, unconventional, sometimes anarchic approaches and the question of what specific approaches and methods design research can provide. BIRD is alsopleased to present the book ‘NERD – New Experimental Research in Design III – Positions and Perspectives’, the 30th volume in it's series, at the conference.
For (free of charge) registration + full programme, check out these websites:
https://www.bird-international-research-in-design.org/conferenceshttps://nerd-conference.tha.de/
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This month sees the launch of the PoGoSIG reading group. see more
WHAT: PoGoSIG Reading Group meeting
WHY: Discuss “Historic perspectives of public sector design”
WHEN: 13th of November at 4.00 P.M. CET
WHERE: Join Zoom meeting
HOW: Register hereThis month sees the launch of the PoGoSIG reading group. The PoGoSIG reading group is a platform for scholars around the world to come together and discuss a theme at the intersection of design, policy, and governance. The reading group is organized by Brian Morgan, Luis Garcia, and Geert Brinkman, and will be held monthly at different times to accommodate different time zones. While the reading group offers a great opportunity for junior researchers to connect with one another and acquaint themselves with relevant literature, it is open to anyone who has an interest in this field.
Our next meeting will be held on the 13th of November at 4.00 P.M. CET. The theme will be the historic perspectives of public sector design. What are the different origins and corresponding perspectives on public sector design? When and how do they intersect? What are the differences and similarities? We will begin to piece together a timeline of seminal works from different streams of literature.
Below are the three papers with which we will begin our conversation. We hope to see you there!
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The twin faces of public sector design by Clarke and Craft juxtaposes the policy design tradition along with the new interest of design for policy.
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Applying design in public administration: a literature review to explore the state of the art by Hermus, van Buuren, and Bekkers consists of a state of the art literature review on applying design from a public administration perspective.
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Design for public policy: Embracing uncertainty and hybridity in mapping future research by Kimbell, Richardson, Mazé, and Durose maps out areas of debate building on studies of design from policy studies and from within design research.
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CfP due 15 November 2024 for SoniHED2025. see more
We are delighted to announce the third Conference on Sonification of Health and Environmental Data (SoniHED 2025), which will be HYBRID (online or in person) on 29 January 2025 at KTH Royal institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
This year's conference is organised in collaboration with the DRS SIG on Sound-Driven Design, the EU MSCA Lullabyte Doctoral Network, the Sound for Energy Project and with the support of Digital Futures Centre.
See the conference webpage for more information:https://soundforenergy.net/sonihed2025
Call for Papers
Sonification, and more generally sound design, sonic interaction design and sound-driven design, are concerned with using data and information in sonic form so that listeners (experts and/or non-experts) can perceive and engage with data structures, complex information and their meaning.We are interested in short (max 4 pages) or long research papers (max 8 pages) at the intersection of sound, health and environmental science.
This year we especially, but not exclusively, welcome research addressing the theme: Sound and Sleep. Sleep and relaxation play crucial roles in maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health. Many people use sound and music to aid their sleep. In this context, there is growing interest in interactive sonic designs and applications informed by sleep data that can embed in our lives and sleeping habits in a more sustainable and personal way.
For details on topics of interest, submission instructions, and additional conference information please visit:
https://soundforenergy.net/sonihed2025
Important Dates:Friday 15 November 2024: Submission of abstract
Friday 22 November 2024: Submission of full paper
Friday 13 December 2024: Notification of acceptance
Wednesday 15 January 2025: Submission of camera-ready paper
Wednesday 29 January 2025: SoniHED 2025
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CfP for 'The Built Ocean' due 1 January 2025. see more
The Built Ocean
Thematic Conference of the European Architectural History Network
EAHN Porto 2025
Hosted by the research project Fishing Architecture “The Built Ocean” will take place at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto 10-13 September 2025.
Architects require solid ground on which to base their practice, yet oceans have always been a key element shaping the history of architecture and the built environment. This themed conference aims to shift the focus of architectural history from the land to the sea. It will address the planet’s bodies of salt water either as areas of increasing urbanization (through the building of structures such as underwater cables, oil rigs, windmills, etc.), as connectors between space and cultures (navigation routes for people and resources, transported in the form of knowledge, labour, and materials), or as an ecosystem functioning, in connection with the land, as an essential life-support system (defining climatic patterns, providing resources from food to raw materials, and securing services from carbon sequestration to large-scale habitats). The conference aims to bring together scholars representing a wide range of interdisciplinary knowledge and sets out to cover a broad chronological scope, from deep history and archaeological sources to more recent accounts of ecological decline and potential futures. Where is the architecture of the sea? To what extent does the built environment impact saltwater landscapes? What reciprocal impacts do seascapes have on the built environment?
Proposals are to be submitted using the conference’s online platform, via a link soon available; they should include an abstract of no more than 400 words and an author’s bio (c.200 words per author).
Abstracts will be evaluated primarily on the basis of their relevance to the conference theme; innovative methods, interdisciplinary exploration, and sound research will also be taken into account. Contributions should be the result of original research and should not have been previously published or be in the process of being published elsewhere.
We welcome and encourage proposals from researchers from around the world, at any career stage and representing a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds and methodological approaches to architecture and the built environment—including but not limited to marine biology, ecology, literary studies, history, geography, archaeology, anthropology, or media studies.
For further details, please see the conference website: www.thebuiltocean.com
Email: fish@arq.up.pt
Fishing Architecture is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through a Consolidator Grant under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 101044244). More information about the project can be found at www.fishingarchitecture.com.
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Submission portal opens 1 March and closes 1 May 2025. see more
01 Submission portal open
March 1, 2025
02 Main submission deadline
May 1, 2025, (May 31 hard deadline)
03 Announcement of acceptance
August 31, 2025
04 Revision Due; Camera-Ready Copy
Sept 30, 2025
After twenty years of growth, IASDR 2025 returns to Taiwan, the site of its inaugural event, marking a significant milestone for reflection and renewed departure. The theme for this 2025 conference delves into the changes in design research following pivotal paradigm shifts highlighted at the Milan 'design change' in IASDR 2023. It will explore NEXT innovative actions subsequent to these changes, examining new topics in design research such as more than human-centered design , and new methodologies, such as digital environments and AI collaboration. The conference is hosted by the Taiwan Design Research Institute and the Chinese Institute of Design, showcasing Taiwan's collaborative effort. This integration of design research and practice will particularly address industry and public design issues. As design research and practice often manifest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations, this conference also emphasizes design-driven integrative innovation and the reflection on different cultures as sources of design meaning and value. These themes, encompassing systems, AI, culture, and new cross-disciplinary approaches, will also be addressed in discussions on global critical issues such as health, aging, and sustainability. IASDR 2025 aims to gather collective wisdom and action to forge a better future through design.
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IASDR2025 will take place Dec 2-5 in Taipei, Taiwan. see more
IASDR 2025
Organization
TDRI (Taiwan Design Research Institute)
CID (Chinese Institute of Design)Date
Dec 02-05, 2025City
Taipei, TaiwanLocation
Songshan Cultural and Creative ParkAfter twenty years of growth, IASDR 2025 returns to Taiwan, the site of its inaugural event, marking a significant milestone for reflection and renewed departure. The theme for this 2025 conference delves into the changes in design research following pivotal paradigm shifts highlighted at the Milan 'design change' in IASDR 2023. It will explore NEXT innovative actions subsequent to these changes, examining new topics in design research such as more than human-centered design , and new methodologies, such as digital environments and AI collaboration. The conference is hosted by the Taiwan Design Research Institute and the Chinese Institute of Design, showcasing Taiwan's collaborative effort. This integration of design research and practice will particularly address industry and public design issues. As design research and practice often manifest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations, this conference also emphasizes design-driven integrative innovation and the reflection on different cultures as sources of design meaning and value. These themes, encompassing systems, AI, culture, and new cross-disciplinary approaches, will also be addressed in discussions on global critical issues such as health, aging, and sustainability. IASDR 2025 aims to gather collective wisdom and action to forge a better future through design.
01 Submission portal open
March 1, 2025
02 Main submission deadline
May 1, 2025, (May 31 hard deadline)
03 Announcement of acceptance
August 31, 2025
04 Revision Due; Camera-Ready Copy
Sept 30, 2025
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This course activates a critical exploration of research practices see moreWhat counts as research practice and how to frame Practice Based Research are of prime importance in disciplines where aspects of making exist alongside theoretical research at an advanced scientific level. This course activates a critical exploration of research practices that are part of a researcher’s scholarly activities (“Practices that Question”) and contributes to the critique and development of such practices (“Practices in Question”). This course is designed for doctoral students from a range of disciplines but is particularly intended to support research in humanities/social sciences, media and communications, design, arts, and performance. The goal is to support students to deepen, critique and expand the methodologies used in their research processes.
see more and register: https://mau.se/en/research/doctoral-studies/doctoral-courses/#accordion-88241
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Join us for an online seminar hosted by DRS SIGWELL. see more
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Date: November 6th, 2024
Time: 10:00-11:30 AM EST / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT / 4:00-5:30 PM CETRegistration Link: Microsoft Event Link
Join us for an online seminar hosted by DRS SIGWELL (Special Interest Group in Design for Well-being, Happiness, and Health). This event will showcase three presentations that expand on research originally presented at the DRS conference in Boston, highlighting innovative approaches to enhancing subjective well-being through design.
The seminar will feature the following presentations:
1. Daily Doses of Well-being: How Everyday Technology Can Support Positive Activities presented by Lisa Wiese, Delft University of Technology-
DRS Paper: Wiese, L., Pohlmeyer, A., and Hekkert, P. (2024) Daily doses of wellbeing: How everyday technology can support positive activities, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.795
2. Tinder, I Don’t Like This: Identifying Desired User Interaction Qualities to Support Intimacy Building in the Online Environment presented by Petra Salaric, Loughborough University
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DRS Paper: Salaric, P., Cain, R., Zitkus, E., and Visch, V. (2024) Tinder, I Don’t Like This: Identifying Desired User Interaction Qualities to Support Intimacy Building in the Online Environment, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.380
3. Connecting Sustainable and Well-being-enhancing Behaviors: Reflections Through Daily Practices of Young Adults presented by Michael Kowalski and JungKyoon Yoon, PhD, Cornell University
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DRS Paper: Christopher Kowalski, M., and Yoon, J. (2024) Connecting sustainable and well-being-enhancing behaviors: Reflections through daily practices of young adults, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.386
The presentations will be followed by a collective Q&A session, offering attendees the opportunity to engage with the researchers and explore how design can positively influence subjective well-being.
Presenter Bios:
Leandro Tonetto is an associate professor at the School of Industrial Design at Georgia Institute of Technology (United States). His research focuses on design for health and subjective wellbeing, focusing on vulnerable populations and digital technologies.
Lisa Wiese is a PhD candidate at Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on how everyday technologies can be (re)designed so that they foster sustained wellbeing.
Petra Salaric is an entrepreneur and a doctoral researcher at the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University. Within the area of design for wellbeing, she focuses on behavior change and emotions and specializes in taboo topics.
Michael Kowalski is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Human-Centered Design at Cornell University. His research seeks to empower designers through a greater understanding of the human dimension of more sustainable futures.
JungKyoon Yoon, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Human-Centered Design at Cornell University, where he leads the Meta Design & Technology Lab. His research focuses on experience design with an emphasis on affective experience, subjective wellbeing, and design-mediated sustainable behavior.
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DRS Members receive 10% discount! see more
DRS Members Receive a 10% Discount!
Early bird registration: 20 Sept – 04 Oct 2024
Explore the dynamic world of design research at ICoRD’25 from January 8th to 10th, 2025, at the Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad which also celebrates the shaping of a decade of “Design Excellence” at the Intersection of Innovation and Collaboration.This tenth edition of this biennial conference delves into the multifaceted nature of design, showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering collaboration. It aims to showcase cutting-edge research about design to the stakeholders; aid the ongoing process of developing and extending the collective vision through emerging research challenges and questions; and provide a platform for interaction, collaboration and development of the community in order for it to take up the challenges to realize the vision.
Organized jointly with the Department of Design and Manufacturing (DM) (erstwhile Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing – CPDM), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, this event brings together practitioners, researchers, pupils, and educators in a vibrant space where technology and human experience intersect. Join us in shaping the future of design innovation.
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Using local design to support STEAM education in Nepal see more
This event will present a toolkit co-designed to support STEAM education in Nepal.
Further event description to follow!
When: 10 January 2025 at 13:00 BST
Who: Alessandra Campoli
What: Using local design to support STEAM education in Nepal
Where: Teams Meeting
The Futures of Design Educaiton series oraganises monthly presentations and discussion on key topics in global design education. The aim is to highlight and share the plurality of contemporary, global practice and issues, as well as how this may inform futures of design education.
Each event hosts a presentation or conversation starter followed by open discussion. Anyone interested in design education is welcome to attend and take part. The 2024 series of events can be found on the DRS events page: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/event_list
Recordings of all past events can be found here.
Further details of the DRS Pedagogy SIG can be found here.
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Topic to be confirmed. see more
Event theme to be confirmed.
When: 14 March 2025 at 13:00 BST
Who: TBC
What: TBC
Where: Teams Meeting
The Futures of Design Educaiton series oraganises monthly presentations and discussion on key topics in global design education. The aim is to highlight and share the plurality of contemporary, global practice and issues, as well as how this may inform futures of design education.
Each event hosts a presentation or conversation starter followed by open discussion. Anyone interested in design education is welcome to attend and take part. The 2024 series of events can be found on the DRS events page: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/event_list
Recordings of all past events can be found here.
Further details of the DRS Pedagogy SIG can be found here.
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Topic to be confirmed. see more
Event theme to be confirmed.
When: 14 February 2025 at 13:00 BST
Who: TBC
What: TBC
Where: Teams Meeting
The Futures of Design Educaiton series oraganises monthly presentations and discussion on key topics in global design education. The aim is to highlight and share the plurality of contemporary, global practice and issues, as well as how this may inform futures of design education.
Each event hosts a presentation or conversation starter followed by open discussion. Anyone interested in design education is welcome to attend and take part. The 2024 series of events can be found on the DRS events page: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/event_list
Recordings of all past events can be found here.
Further details of the DRS Pedagogy SIG can be found here.
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EdSIG and PluriSIG collaborative event (TBC) see more
Event theme to be confirmed.
When: 13 December 2024 at 13:00 BST
Who: TBC
What: TBC
Where: Teams Meeting
The Futures of Design Educaiton series oraganises monthly presentations and discussion on key topics in global design education. The aim is to highlight and share the plurality of contemporary, global practice and issues, as well as how this may inform futures of design education.
Each event hosts a presentation or conversation starter followed by open discussion. Anyone interested in design education is welcome to attend and take part. The 2024 series of events can be found on the DRS events page: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/event_list
Recordings of all past events can be found here.
Further details of the DRS Pedagogy SIG can be found here.
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Exploring design through Design PhD, research methodologies, and Academic writing see more
João Batalheiro Ferreira will discuss how new book “Writing Is Not Magic, It's Design: The Designer’s Guide To Writing And Supercharging Creativity”. The book, with endorsements by Dr. Gjoko Muratovski, Ken Friedman, presents a writing method tailored for how designers think. It demystifies the writing process, teaches how to master the building blocks of writing, and shows how to write with confidence, clarity, and precision.
The event will be a panel presentation and discussion with the community.
When: 08 November at 13:00 BST
Who: João Batalheiro Ferreira in discussion with Violeta Clemente
What: Educating the next generation of design researchers
Where: Teams Meeting
The Futures of Design Educaiton series oraganises monthly presentations and discussion on key topics in global design education. The aim is to highlight and share the plurality of contemporary, global practice and issues, as well as how this may inform futures of design education.
Each event hosts a presentation or conversation starter followed by open discussion. Anyone interested in design education is welcome to attend and take part. The 2024 series of events can be found on the DRS events page: https://www.designresearchsociety.org/event_list
Recordings of all past events can be found here.
Further details of the DRS Pedagogy SIG can be found here.
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LearnXDesign 2025
Call for Papers see moreWe are pleased to announce the forthcoming 2025 Design Research Society (DRS) Special Interest Group (EdSIG) Learn X Design conference, which will be held at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, from 22nd to 24th September 2025. This event is hosted by the Lab OIKOS – Design Ecosystemic Spaces of Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+) of the University of Aveiro.
intertwinia in design education
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the field of design education finds itself at pivotal juncture, demanding unified and collaborative approaches to tackle emerging challenges and opportunities. The 2025 edition of Learn X Design conference underscores the significance of integrating diverse perspectives, disciplines, communities and cultures. This conference intends to serve as a hub for nurturing meaningful interactions, stretching traditional boundaries and encouraging the intersection of expertise. By intertwining these threads, our goal is to catalyse unforeseen and transformative outcomes for design education, leading to the creation of a new Intertwinia.
The conference’s four tracks aim to explore a variety of questions, including but not limited to:
1. creators and connectors
Who are the creators of design education Intertwinia and how do they intertwine? How do attractive and repulsive forces influence interactions between mentors and learners, professionals and beginners, and privileged and underprivileged groups in design education? What unseen connections bind these individuals involved in design education?
2. principles and methods
Which methods and/or practices are most effective in intertwining disciplines, cultures, and communities within design education? How can design programmes strategically promote collaboration across different fields?
3. tensions and challenges
What challenges and strains define the landscape of design education Intertwinia, requiring both skill and patience to untangle? What essential elements are currently lacking in design education Intertwinia, and how can we identify and integrate them effectively?
4. future and uncharted connections
How are the present and the future of design education intertwined? What connections are waiting to be explored amidst the rich diversity within design and its relationship with other fields? What career paths and prospects might design graduates anticipate (or not) await them, and how can design education empower students to effectively navigate whatever these may be?
types of submissions
Full papers (3000 – 6000 words)
Case Studies (4 000 words)
Statements of Pedagogy (2000 – 3000 words)
Conversations (length dependant on case)
Letters (1000 – 2000 words)
Visual Submissions (maximum 2000 words)
important dates
call for submissions opening: July 28, 2024
full submissions deadline: December 09, 2024
notification of acceptance: April 28, 2025
camera ready deadline: June 23, 2025
registration
early bird: from May 28 to June 23, 2025
regular registration: from June 24 to July 30, 2025
submission
We welcome submissions from authors with formal academic affiliations or professional organization affiliations, as well as authors that are independent researchers.
Each author can submit a maximum of two works as the lead author. The participant fee includes up to two submissions, all of which are subject to peer review. To be included in the proceedings, at least one of the authors must register, attend, and present their work physically at the conference.
All accepted submissions will be published as part of the Proceedings of Learn X Design series and archived in the DRS Digital Library.
As with all DRS archive publications, all papers will be double blind peer reviewed, with third reviews where necessary. Authors will be expected to engage in reviewing as part of the Call for Papers.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: https://www.lxd2025.com
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EKSIG 2025: Data as Experiential Knowledge and Embodied Processes. see more
Over the centuries our understanding of what constitutes data has – and continues today – to shift. In the 18th century, datum, the singular of data, referred to a piece of information through which inferences could be drawn. For the scientific community, the focus shifted from receiving what is given to extracting what is not. Data transitioned from an entity that was previously unknown or unexplored to being the epitome of what scientists strive to uncover via systematic investigation and observation.
More recently, the art and design community’s engagement with data has once again shifted understanding of the term. Data became an experimental medium for artists and designers and data literacy of general audiences began to emerge. These changes have prompted a more nuanced understanding of the term. Beyond the purely quantitative, data are now recognised to carry temporal and emotional qualities that can be meaningful, malleable and evocative.
Making with data is no longer exclusively digital. Data appear in hybrid and physical forms that invite various perspectives, interpretations, and reflections. For example, data can be found in physical forms like 3D-printed models, sculptures, or even tactile exhibits in museums. In addition, users can explore the embodied nature of data in virtual environments, offering unique perspectives on data's virtual materiality and influencing our perception of scale, complexity, and interconnections between humans and data. Data are no longer exclusively a scientific output either, but instead appear in art and design accessible to entirely different publics. The growth of self-tracking technologies now allows anyone to track, experiment with, and explore data in ways that extend what is known about the self and decision-making in everyday life. More recently, artificial intelligence has once again contributed to shaping our understanding of the term through the use of generative technologies. Even design education has shifted in recent years, using data to inspire, support, and expand students' projects.
Thus, the idea of data has expanded beyond its conventional scientific boundaries and has become a versatile and ever-changing medium that influences how we see the world, stimulates creative expression, and enhances our daily lives in new and remarkable ways.
Dates
Sunday-Tuesday, 11-13 May 2025
Venue
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest
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CfP: EKSIG2025 Data as Experiential Knowledge and Embodied Processes. see more
Over the centuries our understanding of what constitutes data has – and continues today – to shift. In the 18th century, datum, the singular of data, referred to a piece of information through which inferences could be drawn. For the scientific community, the focus shifted from receiving what is given to extracting what is not. Data transitioned from an entity that was previously unknown or unexplored to being the epitome of what scientists strive to uncover via systematic investigation and observation.
More recently, the art and design community’s engagement with data has once again shifted understanding of the term. Data became an experimental medium for artists and designers and data literacy of general audiences began to emerge. These changes have prompted a more nuanced understanding of the term. Beyond the purely quantitative, data are now recognised to carry temporal and emotional qualities that can be meaningful, malleable and evocative.
Making with data is no longer exclusively digital. Data appear in hybrid and physical forms that invite various perspectives, interpretations, and reflections. For example, data can be found in physical forms like 3D-printed models, sculptures, or even tactile exhibits in museums. In addition, users can explore the embodied nature of data in virtual environments, offering unique perspectives on data's virtual materiality and influencing our perception of scale, complexity, and interconnections between humans and data. Data are no longer exclusively a scientific output either, but instead appear in art and design accessible to entirely different publics. The growth of self-tracking technologies now allows anyone to track, experiment with, and explore data in ways that extend what is known about the self and decision-making in everyday life. More recently, artificial intelligence has once again contributed to shaping our understanding of the term through the use of generative technologies. Even design education has shifted in recent years, using data to inspire, support, and expand students' projects.
Thus, the idea of data has expanded beyond its conventional scientific boundaries and has become a versatile and ever-changing medium that influences how we see the world, stimulates creative expression, and enhances our daily lives in new and remarkable ways.
Topics of Interest Include, But Are Not Limited To:
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What constitutes making when designing with data at various scales?
- How do the cultural, social and contextual influences of data affect design processes?
- How might engaging with data shift our understandings of space?
- What role does data play in speculation?
- Are data and material practices antithetical?
- At what points in the design process does data provide inspiration?
- How can data take the form of new materialities?
Papers
For EKSIG 2025, we invite the submission of full papers (4000-5000 words excluding references) that offer new or challenging views on the conference theme that have not been previously published. The papers will be selected through a double-blind peer-review process by an international review team.Workshops
We also invite for workshop submissions that should include:- Workshop Description (max 2 pages)
- Schedule of the Workshop
- Technical Requirements (including material requirements)
- Organisers pictures and bios
- We invite contributions from creative subjects and other disciplines, e.g. design, architecture, engineering, craft, media, HCI, performance, music, fine art, curation, museology, archaeology, philosophy, knowledge management, education, health, cognitive science, sensory studies and other fields that are concerned with collaboration in research and in creative and professional practice.
Please submit an anonymized version of your full paper of 4000-5000 words or workshop according to this template.
Important Dates for papers and workshops:
Deadline for Paper Submission: 22nd November 2024
Notification of Acceptance: 10th February 2025
Camera-ready Papers Due: 10th March 2025
Conference Date: 11th-13th May 2025Submission link coming soon...
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Humanity-Centered Design Summit, November 14-15, 2024, in San Diego, California. see more
The Humanity-Centered Design Summit, November 14-15, 2024, in San Diego, California (USA) allows everyone to share their knowledge, their lessons learned from both failures and successes, and to provide guidance and a platform for sharing. The Summit marks the start of the creation of an active society where every year people gather to share and learn. There are two parts to the Summit: Talks by leaders in H+CD with breakout sessions, and an informal, participant-driven “unconference,” with format and conversations determined by the participants.
The Aga Khan Foundation is joining us in organizing (and presenting at) the summit. We hope that this first meeting might lead to a formal organization for practitioners and educators of humanity-centered projects, and that the Summit will become an important meeting place for practitioners doing these kinds of societal projects and educators preparing people for the task.----
One day 1 of the Summit, award winners are announced, and keynotes will discuss the challenges of working on community-based, participatory projects, including lessons learned. Breakout sessions will explore special topics, where award winners, both projects and educational groups, get to expand upon their experiences.
Day 2. The morning will be a continuation of the summit and the afternoon an unconference, with no fixed agenda. Participants list topics of interest, attendees sign up for sessions, and each proceeds in whatever fashion they decide.
Anyone can attend the two days of the summit: No admission fees. We hope to make this an annual meeting to teach lessons learned for practitioners (supplementing the primarily academic Participatory Design Conferences). - See more events...
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