Leadership and Team

The Board of Management is the Governing body of the Society and is responsible for managing the business of the Society.

Minutes of the General Meeting 2019

The General Meeting was held in Delft, Netherlands at ICED19

Committees

Since 2018, the Design Society has strengthened its operations by establishing a number of Committees. These Committees comprise mainly current and past members of the AB, but also some members, with no formal role in the BM/AB structure.

Code of Professional Conduct

The fundamental purpose of the Design Society is to create and propagate a body of knowledge in design through research, education and practice.

Co-owned events

The Design Society supports co-owned events through advertisement on the website and support publishing papers. 

How to start and run a SIG

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) address specific topics for a limited time. SIGs have to act in the interest of the Design Society as a whole and must follow a set of rules.

Constitution

ARTICLES of ASSOCIATION of The Design Society

Minutes of the General Meeting 2023

The Design Society General Meeting was held in Bordeaux, France at ICED23

Why Join the Design Society?

The Design Society is a community dedicated to design and the study of design. By joining you become part of the community.

Collaborative Projects

Engagement models

We have been working very hard over the past years, to establish a set of procedures and a professional toolbox, to support our Members to host, run and promote their events.

Endorsed events

The Design Society seeks to endorse international and national conferences, workshops and student events that will be of interest to Society members. 

Who we are

The Design Society is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation of design scientists, practitioners and educators.

Minutes of the General Meeting 2021

The General Meeting was held as a hybrid meeting online and in Gothenburg, Sweden at ICED21

How to run a Design Society Event

The Design Society is defined largely by its events and the DS Members who invest their time and their organisation’s resources into the many events that the DS holds.

Hosting ICED

Are you interested in hosting a DS conference? Find information on applying to host ICED here.

Events and Publication policy

The Design Society can offer support to new and existing events including publicity, publication and organisation.

History of Design Society

The Design Society was formed in 2000 building upon WDK's foundation of 15 ICED conferences, 26 major publications and more than 60 workshops on a wide range of topics...