Introducing the D-LAD Framework: A New Approach to Project-Based Design Assessment

How do we ensure that assessment in project-based design education values not only the final outcome, but also the learning, decision-making and collaboration that occur along the way? The Design Learning Assessment Dimensions (D-LAD) Framework was created to help educators explore this question and make assessment practice more visible, balanced and intentional.

ICED Conference LinkedIn - Follow for updates!

ICED now has a dedicated LinkedIn account. Make sure you follow it for all the latest updates.

CALL FOR PAPERS - Design By Data: Cultivating Datasets For Engineering Design

Journal of Mechanical Design, Special Issue, "Design by Data: Cultivating Datasets for Engineering Design." Explore the transformative influence of data on engineering design, covering theory, decision-making, optimization, and educational curricula.

New publication: Springer Handbook of Engineering Systems Design

We are delighted to announce this Springer Reference Works: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-81159-4.

Call for bids to host ICED27 (now closed)

After announcing that ICED25 will be hosted in Dallas, the Design Society Board of Management is calling for bids to host ICED27.

Survey on the use of virtual reality for design review sessions (model-based design strategy)

Please support this research survey effort if you have experience in industrial design review practice.

2025 Sir Misha Black Medal Recipient

Congratulations to William Ion

We are delighted to share that Design Society Fellow Professor William Ion has been awarded the Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education.

Making Sustainability 2026

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Crafts

The Special Issue of Crafts, "Regenerative Craft and Circular Practice: Material, Technological, and Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Sustainable Making", invites contributions that advance our understanding of sustainable making through craft-based practices, with a focus on the following themes: (i) material innovation; (ii) technological integration; (iii) socio-cultural dynamics; (iv) systems thinking and framework; and (v) case studies and interventions.

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.

Designing a better world for all

Design Science Journal Thematic Collection

Designing a better world for all: diversity, equity and inclusion