DS Membership Survey 2024 - NOW CLOSED

Thank you to all who completed the survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and essential in allowing us to continue developing the Design Society's activities in accordance with your interests and needs.

WIE TALK SERIES

Engineering with Empathy: Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Career

The Design Society has launched a series of online talks to encourage women to explore opportunities in engineering and foster diversity and equality. Our next talk is by Malin Hane Hagström and can be watched LIVE on 30 April 2025.

Call for Papers

Base Diseño e Innovación special edition on Design and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Plural, and Situated Perspectives

As the integration of AI continues to reshape the global creative landscape, this special issue seeks to explore how academia can foster responsible design principles and AI literacy. The journal is inviting academics, researchers, and professionals to contribute to a dialogue that prioritises ethical and diverse viewpoints on the future of technology in design.

Research School

SSEDR'26 - Summer School on Engineering Design Research

SSEDR is aimed at PhD students and candidates working on topics related to Design Science. This year’s Engineering Design Research Summer School will take place in two stages: first in Samobor, Croatia, followed by Oropa, Italy, one month later.

Radical Innovation Design - An open access e-book for DS Members

Bernard Yannou and François Cluzel have produced an open-access e-book on a "Radical Innovation Design" methodology for managing innovation projects.

William Powell Lewis: A passionate and innovative design educator

William Powell Lewis 1931-2022: It is with great sadness that the Design Society has learned of the passing of Associate Professor William (Bill) Lewis, a pioneer of engineering design education in Australia.

Database and Report: The Value of Engineering Design Research - UK Study

Members of Design Society now benefit from a newly accessible database showcasing a collection of significant Engineering Design research projects. This repository serves as a robust foundation to support and advocate for future research endeavours.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Call for Applications: DfAM SIG Chair and Co-Chairs

With the aim of ensuring the continued relevance of the Design Society within the field of Additive Manufacturing, the Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) Special Interest Group (SIG) is looking for a new motivated leader and two co-leaders.

New publication: Methodical Development of Modular Product Families

Check out this publication co-authored by Dieter Krause, and spread the word.

Late Registration Still Open for ICED25 in Dallas!

We are pleased to announce that late registration for the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED25) in Dallas is still open!