
The Design Society (DS) has been approved by the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs under Section 344 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 allowing UK taxpayers to claim tax relief on professional membership fees.

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

William Powell Lewis 1931-2022: It is with great sadness that the Design Society has learned of the passing of Associate Professor William (Bill) Lewis, a pioneer of engineering design education in Australia.

CLIVE L. DYM MUDD DESIGN WORKSHOP XIII - Call for Papers - Collaborations in Student Design Experiences: Cross-Disciplinary, Cross-Institutional, Community, and Industry Partnerships

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor William Ion in May 2022.

Special Issue on the Theory and Practice of Design Margins

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.

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.

Research Notes are short papers, motivated by the growing need for design research to more actively reflect on, celebrate, and build research quality to mature as a field.

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Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor P. John Clarkson in August 2021

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on ProfessorWarren Seering in August 2021

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor Panos Y. Papalambros in August 2021

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor Emeritus Margareta Norell Bergendahl in August 2021

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A two volumes Special Issue within Strategic Design Research Journal

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

Support this research work if you have experience as a professional working in the field of Design.

Visit our 'Online Learning Zone' to watch videos of seminars and keynotes from notable names in the design community.

Umberto Cugini 1941-2021: The Design Society sadly announces the passing of Prof. Umberto Cugini, well-known by many DS members for his active role in the world of engineering design and ICT technologies.

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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.

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.

The year 2020 marks a milestone for The Design Society achieving 20 years of a worldwide community towards Design research, education and practice.

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

Design cognition analysis provides a basis for cognitive models and theories of design activity and is central to advancing scientific knowledge about designing.

This Thematic Collection seeks to contain high quality and novel contributions reporting on how design research relates to design practice.

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