AFRICA-DESIGN

AFRICA-DESIGN is a Design Society initiative to build a network of design researchers, educators, and practitioners based in African countries with particular emphasis on design for sustainable development.

Design Society Rigi Meeting 2019

Every year the Board of Management, Advisory Board and SIG and Chapter Leaders of the Design Society meet to discuss the development and administration of the Society and, in a day of scientific discussions.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Emerging Issues In Spatial Reasoning And Engineering Design

The editors of this ASME Journal of Mechanical Design special issue invite the submission of original research papers that address issues pertaining to spatial reasoning within the context of engineering design. (Submit by 15 September 2025)

We Are Not Users: Dialogues, Diversity, and Design, MIT Press - A new book on design (Subrahmanian, Reich, Krishnan, 2020)

This book culminates work of over three decades on design. It addresses issues at the heart of contemporary challenges and debates and written in a way accessible to a large audience.

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!

The Design Society on Social Media

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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.

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ICED25 Conference Location and Theme Reveal

Back in the Summer of 2023, the location and theme of ICED25 was unveiled at ICED23 Bordeaux using a unique method - a jigsaw puzzle.

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Rigi 2022 - Science Day (incl. SIG & Chapters Day)

Science Day 2022 will incorporate SIGs & Chapters Day. All information required for 17th March 2022 can be found here.