The Design Society, established in 2000, is an interdisciplinary community of academics and industry practitioners with the goal of developing and promoting a robust, usable and scalable means of designing complex solutions that a sustainable and globalised society needs to thrive, in the 21st century.
We see the development of Design Science, through design research, design teaching and design practice, as the enabler for maturing novel technologies into innovative solutions, as well as a way to engage diverse people in articulating their needs and challenges and to participate and even lead the creation of appropriate solutions.
Our aim is to develop the innovative means that support designers in their practice. At the same time, we support the exchange of best practices to improve the routine design and conduct research to develop and maintain solid theoretical foundations of design.
The Design Society has an extensive palette of conferences, seminars, meetings, research schools and other collaborations. Explore these here!
All DS publications are available electronically for Society members to download free of charge through this web site.
SIGs provide opportunities for DS members and non-members to network, share ideas, experience and knowledge, collaborate, learn and open new research topics.
After a DM Dinner in Paris (June 15th), a hybrid research seminar will be organized for June 16th. The objective is to discuss and deliver a big and discipline-bridging picture of Decision-Making and Data to improve the early product design process.
The International DSM Conference provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and developers of DSM-related tools to exchange experiences, discuss trends, and showcase results and tools.
The laboratory of Design Science, Optimization, and Production of Grenoble (G-SCOP) is a multidisciplinary research laboratory on engineering design, production systems, and optimization in Grenoble, France.
Chalmers University of Technology's Department of Industrial and Materials Sciences seeks candidates for an open-rank, tenured position in Product Development.
AFRICA-DESIGN presents it's 3rd BARAZA under the theme 'Considering the Social Impacts of Design'. Hosted by the Brigham Young University Design Exploration Research Group. Taking place online on Wednesday, 20th April 2022.
Ethics/Philosophy Department of TU Delft, Netherlands, has an opening for a postdoc on exploring the societal and ethical impact of quantum technologies by analysing how their applications can be incorporated in existing sociotechnical systems.
The book describes the potential of both design objects and concepts, as well as design as a process, with a specially strong focus on the process of design engineering in the past, present and future.
Special Issue on Emerging Technologies and Methods for Early-Stage Product Design and Development
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is looking for a postdoc researcher to join our new Sustainability Centre
Applications are invited for a postdoc to take a leadership role in research and management of a multi-university equity/STEM program building a pipeline to greater numbers of students from low-income backgrounds pursuing professional Masters degrees
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is looking for a postdoc researcher to join our vibrant research team
Applications are invited for a continuing position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Design within our dynamic and growing Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.
