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Welcome to the Design Society!
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Welcome to the Design Society!
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Welcome to the Design Society!
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Welcome to the Design Society!
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The Design Society is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose members share a common interest in design. The Society strives to contribute to a broad and rigorous understanding of all aspects of design, and to promote the use of design knowledge for the good of humanity and the world we live in.
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The Design Society has an extensive palette of conferences, seminars, meetings, research schools and other collaborations. Explore these here!
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All DS publications are available electronically for Society members to download free of charge through this web site.
Special Interest Groups
SIGs provide opportunities for DS members and non-members to network, share ideas, experience and knowledge, collaborate, learn and open new research topics.
Latest News & Events
Research schools and courses
Summer School on Industrial Product Design and Concept Development (PRODECT 2019) in Syros, Greece
The Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering (University of the Aegean) organizes, for a third year, a Summer School on “Industrial Product Design and Concept Development – PRODECT 2019” at its facilities in Syros Island, Greece
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IEEE Transactions on ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Special Issue: Innovation in Design Processes
This special issue aims to foster this collaboration across fields and to explore the latest, emerging and innovative concepts, methodologies, tools and strategies for structuring, managing and planning design processes ...
Workshops & Seminars
Design for Social Innovation
In this program based in Brazil, students will undertake a hands-on experience aimed at collaboratively designing innovative solutions to tackle complex social issues, together with key stakeholders.
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Lightweight Design in Product Development
The purpose of this thematic collection is to selectively address and discuss actual topics along the entire value chain from material to design and fabrication, sharing achievements at the leading edge of research ...
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The future of design cognition analysis
Design cognition analysis provides a basis for cognitive models and theories of design activity and is central to advancing scientific knowledge about designing.
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Design Research in Industry
This Thematic Collection seeks to contain high quality and novel contributions reporting on how design research relates to design practice.
Past events
Swinburne Design Lecture Series
This free public lecturer will be presented by Dr Gregory Quinn on the topic of 'blowing your cover: shelters, computation & innovation'.
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National Geographic Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge
The Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge asks problem solvers from around the globe to help tackle the world’s plastic waste crisis.
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Design Practice Speaker Series VOD now available
Visit our private members Online Learning Zone to watch videos from the Design Practice SIG Speaker Series
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Design Neurocognition: Understanding of Design Through Studies of the Brain
This thematic collection seeks to capture exciting design neurocognition research across all neuroimaging modalities (fMRI, fNIRs, EEG, etc.), as well as to identify and delineate future directions for research in design neurocognition.
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Deep Learning for Design
The aim of this thematic collection is to bring together leading edge research that focuses on the intersection of design and deep learning.