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    • Isabel Prochner posted an article
      DRS Student Research Bursary Winners 2019
      We received 30 DRS Student Research Bursary applications this year—a record number! see more

      DRS Student Research Bursary Winners 2019

      We received 30 DRS Student Research Bursary applications this year—a record number! These bursary awards provide funds to carry out a research project. This includes data collection, equipment purchase and prototyping, but not normally conference travel or fees. Two DRS Council members reviewed each submission based on quality, value for money and impact. Bursary coordinator Robin Roy conducted a final review of high-scoring applications. This resulted in five full awards of 500 GBP and four awards of 250 GBP. Offering full and smaller awards enabled us to issue nine bursaries, instead of the seven we budgeted for.

      The bursary winners were Pushpi Bagchi, Britta Boyer, Tung Dao, María José Izzo, Alessandra Peppi, Viola Petrella, Valentina Marques da Rosa,  Virginie Tessier and Florencia Varas. The winners are based in Chile, Brazil, Canada and the UK. Their research topics are broad and include a comparative project on transnational education in the UK and Shri Lanka (Bagchi); collaboration with UK-based companies to increase product life (Dao); hospital design to reduce distress for children undergoing cancer treatment (Marques da Rosa); and assessment guidelines for student designers learning to work collaboratively (Tessier).

       

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      Robin Roy, DRS Student Research Bursary Coordinator
       November 19, 2019
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    • Isabel Prochner posted an article
      DRS Student Research Bursary Winners 2018
      Overview of three winning projects from 2018 see more

      DRS Student Research Bursary Winners 2018

      The DRS Student Research Bursary Awards support design research projects by DRS Student Members. In 2018, the DRS awarded seven bursaries of 500 GBP, which supported a range of projects from students working in the UK, France, Chile and China. A DRS Council panel selected the winners based on project quality, value for money and project impact.

      The following are three winning projects from 2018.

       

      Multi-Sensory Interface, Learning the Basics of Trigonometry

      Maria Elena Errázuriz, School of Design, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

      The goal of this project was to build a device to enhance student learning of trigonometry. It involved designing a Tangible User Interface (TUI) that helped students learn through their senses (see photo above and check out this video). The Bursary Award helped fund prototype construction and Maria Elena's travels to the Seminario de Investigación en Diseño where the project was presented.

      Neurophysiological Correlates of Cognitive Design Behaviours

      Julie Milovanovic, Graduate School of Architecture Nantes, France

      Julie's project explored design learning cognitive patterns in studio environments. She used EEG tracking to study brain activities while designing (see image below). The DRS Bursary Award helped fund a trip to the Depict Lab in Sweden, where Julie explored neuro-cognitive design science and conducted a pre-test for her project. 

      Crisis|Wellbeing in the Emergency Department

      William Wang, Royal College of Art, UK

      This project explored the mental health patient journey in the Emergency Department of Charing Cross Hospital, London. William collaborated on the redesign of a high-risk mental health patient room (see image below). The Bursary Award funded production of research and collaboration tools like a card deck and 3D model.

       

       Above left: Eye-tracking data and emotions during building design, Julie Milovanovic | Above right: New patient room, William Wang

       

      The 2019 DRS Bursary Award deadline is 23 September. Visit the Bursary webpage for more information, to download the application form and to see project reports from previous winners.

       

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      Robin Roy, DRS Student Research Bursaries Coordinator
       August 09, 2019
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    • Isabel Prochner posted an article
      Announcing Three New DRS Fellows
      The DRS is proud to announce three new Fellows: Gjoko Muratovski, Hua Dong and Teal Triggs. see more

      Announcing Three New DRS Fellows

      The DRS is proud to announce three new Fellows: Gjoko Muratovski, Hua Dong and Teal Triggs.

      Gjoko Muratovski is Director and Endowed Chair at The Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design, University of Cincinnati (USA). Gjoko gained his PhD on Design Research and Corporate Communication Strategies from the University of South Australia (Australia) in 2010. Prior to his post at the University of Cincinnati, Gjoko worked at Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand) and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia). He is currently Seed Consultant to Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, Stanford University (USA) and Inaugural Scholar-in-Residence at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater (USA). His research interests cover evidence-based design research, human-centred design, communication design, transportation design, mobility and branding. He has published extensively on these topics.

      Hua Dong completed her PhD in 2005 at the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre. In the last 15 years, she has conducted research related to design at the University of Cambridge, Brunel University,  Tongji University and now Loughborough University as Professor of Design. Hua has published widely and served as a reviewer for many international journals and conferences. She has won grants from research councils in the UK and a number of research grants and prestigious fellowships from China, including the Thousand Young Talents Fellowship and EastChina Scholar Fellowship. Hua’s research focuses on inclusive design and she is coordinator of the DRS Inclusive Design Special Interest Group (InclusiveSIG). Hua is also a member of the DRS2020 Programme Committee. 

      Teal Triggs is Professor of Graphic Design and Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art School of Communication. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Reading Department of Typography & Graphic Communication in 2006. Teal has been an academic champion for research and teaching in Graphic Design for over thirty years and has authored numerous publications on many aspects of graphic design. She was awarded a lifetime membership in ico-D for her contribution to graphic design research and education. Teal has also co-curated exhibitions on graphic design as a lead researcher collaborating with colleagues from the Royal College of Art (UK) and RMIT (Australia). Teal has been an editor and an editorial board member for a number of international academic journals and continues to champion graphic design globally.

      Gjoko, Hua and Teal were granted DRS Fellowships in autumn 2019. The DRS Fellowship program recognises an established record of achievement in design research, and attainment of peer recognition as a researcher of professional standing and competence. More details about this honour are available here.

      Contact DRS Administrator Linda Anderson if you’d like to join this important network. Applications are reviewed by the DRS Council.

       

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      Rachel Cooper, DRS President 
       November 12, 2019
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    • Derek Jones posted an article
      Nominations for Design Studies Best Paper Award Announced
      Nominations for Design Studies Best Paper Award Announced! see more

      Nominations for Design Studies Best Paper Award Announced

      Elsevier Science and Design Research Society have announced the final nominations for the Award for Best Paper, 2017. Even better, all nominated papers are available as a freely available virtual special issue here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/design-studies/virtual-special-issues/design-studies-award-2017

       

      The Design Studies announcement 

      We are pleased to announce the nominations of the Design Studies Award for the best paper published in 2017, and the release of a Virtual Special Issue containing all of the papers nominated for the 2017 Award.

      This award is made annually, jointly by Elsevier Science and the Design Research Society (DRS). The criteria for the Award, in order of priority, are: contribution to the development of the field of design research, originality of research or scholarship, breadth of relevance, and clarity and style of presentation.

      Nominations for the Award are made by the journal Editors and the winner selected by the Editor in Chief and the Chair of the DRS.

      This collection of outstanding research papers has been made freely available as a Virtual Special Issue until March 31, 2019. This is in recognition of their contribution to advancing knowledge in the field of design studies and with our sincere thanks to the Authors.

       

      Nominations for the Design Studies Award 2017

      Behavioural design: A process for integrating behaviour change and design
      Philip Cash, Charlotte Gram Hartlev, and Christine Boysen Durazo
      Volume 48, pages 96-128 

      Prototype for X (PFX): A holistic framework for structuring prototyping methods to support engineering design
      Jessica Menold, Kathryn Jablokow, and Timothy Simpson
      Volume 50, pages 70-112 

      Where next for research on fixation, inspiration and creativity in design?
      Nathan Crilly and Carlos Cardoso
      Volume 50, pages 1-38 

      The dynamics of micro-conflicts and uncertainty in successful and unsuccessful design teams
      Susannah Paletz, Joel Chan, and Christian Schunn
      Volume 50, pages 39-69 

      Thinking Difference: theories and methods of design thinking
      Rivka Oxman
      Volume 52, pages 4-39 

      Meta-parametric design
      John Harding and Paul Shepherd
      Volume 52, pages 73-95 

      Advancing the strategic impact of human-centered design
      Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer, and Kees Dorst
      Volume 53, pages 1-23
    • Peter Lloyd posted an article
      Nominations for the Design Studies 2018 Best Paper Award Freely Available in a Virtual Special Issue
      Nominations for the Design Studies best paper award 2018 see more

      Nominations for Design Studies 2018 Best Paper Award 

      We are pleased to announce the nominations for the Design Studies best paper award for papers published in 2018. The award is made annually, jointly by Elsevier Science and the Design Research Society (DRS) in recognition of the contribution to advancing knowledge in the field of design research.

      Nominations for the Award are made by the journal Editors and the winner selected by the Editor-in-Chief and the Chair of the DRS. This collection of outstanding research papers has been made freely available as a Virtual Special Issue until March 31, 2020. Please visit: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/design-studies/ 

      The criteria for the Award are:

      • contribution to the development of the field of design research
      • originality of research or scholarship
      • breadth of relevance, and clarity and style of presentation

       

      Nominations for the Design Studies Award 2018

      Design, learning networks and service innovation
      Lucila Carvalho and Peter Goodyear

      Imagining design: transitive and intransitive dimensions
      Alfredo Jornet and Wolff-Michael Roth

      Timescales and ideaspace: an examination of idea generation in design practice
      Kathryn Shroyer, Terri Lovins, Jennifer Turns, Monica Cardella and Cynthia Atman

      Principles of maker and DIY fabrication: enabling design prototypes at low cost
      Bradley Camburn and Kristin Wood

      Participatory design for sustainable social change
      Rachel Charlotte Smith and Ole Sejer Iversen