Benefits of membership

Access to several thousand online papers of Design Society and endorsed conferences and workshops.
Regular news on the activities of the Society and community including job vacancies, call for papers and events.
Opportunities to join all events and initiatives organised by the Design Society, often with additional benefits, such as reduced fees.
Reduced personal subscriptions to key journals in the field: AI EDAM, Co-Design, Design Studies, Journal of Engineering Design, and Research in Engineering Design.
Experience multi-disciplinary views through workshops, debates and Special Interest Group participation.
A chance to shape the future of the Society. The Society is democratic and open to all disciplines and any member can become involved and contribute.
Participation and access to the Society’s research student Summer Schools, for new researchers to learn different design research approaches, techniques and methods and to develop their research ideas and join a community of new researchers.
Access to what is going on in the design community by means of:

List of members with their areas of interest, expertise and contact details; seach facility to find competencies, expertise and people to co-operate with either for evaluations, reviews, advice or joint ventures.
List of internships and job vacancies.
Lists of news and events.

Opportunity to use the membership-workspace to initiate discussions, create discussion forums, to add topics and suggest new areas that you would like supported.
Support with organising and running events, e.g. by being able to use standard procedures and checklists as well as the Design Society's mailing list.