The Design Society, established in 2000, is an interdisciplinary community of academics and industry practitioners with the goal of developing and promoting a robust, usable and scalable means of designing complex solutions that a sustainable and globalised society needs to thrive, in the 21st century.
We see the development of Design Science, through design research, design teaching and design practice, as the enabler for maturing novel technologies into innovative solutions, as well as a way to engage diverse people in articulating their needs and challenges and to participate and even lead the creation of appropriate solutions.
Our aim is to develop the innovative means that support designers in their practice. At the same time, we support the exchange of best practices to improve the routine design and conduct research to develop and maintain solid theoretical foundations of design.
The Design Society has an extensive palette of conferences, seminars, meetings, research schools and other collaborations. Explore these here!
All DS publications are available electronically for Society members to download free of charge through this web site.
SIGs provide opportunities for DS members and non-members to network, share ideas, experience and knowledge, collaborate, learn and open new research topics.
The Design Practice SIG is pleased to announce this presentation with guest speakers Andreas Braun & Alexander Gelner. AI – Hype or Means for the Support of HV Battery Development?
Clive L. Dym MUDD Design Workshop XIV - Call for Papers - ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: BRIDGING CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE INNOVATORS (submit by December 1st 2024)
The latest addition to our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) is Design Research Quality! The DRQ SIG aims to enhance the quality of design research by celebrating the diversity of perspectives, methodologies, outputs, and impacts within the field.
The Design Society is launching a series of online talks to encourage women to explore opportunities in engineering and foster diversity and equality. The inaugural talk is by Lucienne Blessing and can be watched LIVE on 06 November 2024.
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The Conference will bring together representatives from education and industry interested in sharing new perspectives on design education.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor. (Apply by 15 October 2024)
Asia Design and Innovation Conference, 5 - 6 December 2024, hosted by the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University in Shanghai, China
Retrospective of the 6th International Summer School on Product Architecture Design
The inaugural ISDC symposium is a pioneering initiative of Design Creativity SIG that will foster a vibrant forum dedicated to exploring the boundaries of design creativity. (FREE Registration)
Participants at CDW3 will share ongoing design education research from institutions across Canada, establish a collective research agenda, and sustain continued and increased collaboration to grow Canadian capacity in this area (Apply by 16 Sep 2024)
