NORDIC DESIGN RESEARCH CONFERENCE
May 29 – 31 2005, Copenhagen Denmark
Design is a restless field positioned as a productive practice in between
conceiving and making. Design research is no less volatile,
as it explores, explains and challenges what we know in and through design.
“In the making” is the theme of the first Nordic Design
Research Conference. The conference invites contributions from researchers
working internationally in universities, design schools and industry who
share an interest in understanding and developing design as a trans-disciplinary
practice that is always in the making. The scope of the conference reaches
beyond the traditional design disciplines and includes other research
areas with common interest in how people shape and make sense of things
in an increasingly man-made world.
The conference directs its interest towards the diversity, challenges,
emerging practices and understanding of design. Rather than searching
for common definitions or a unified approach to design, “In the
making” addresses the frontiers of design research as it is practiced
in a broad array of academic fields. The conference theme reflects a range
of issues that characterize design and design research today.
Issues and themes
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The role of the designer is changing.
Design processes are becoming arenas for change where many people
collaborate, and designed objects play an even broader role as explicit
socio-cultural manifestations of new possibilities. |
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The object of design is expanding. We see
the need for designers to understand wider notions of user experience
at the same time as to explore classical issues of form in light
of new technologies and media. |
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The products of design practice are never conclusive.
People appropriate design artifacts in use whereby the social and
cultural role and meaning of the artifacts undergo continuous change. |
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The conceptual foundations for design work are
shifting. Incorporating methods and approaches from areas such
as the social sciences and humanities, the basic concepts we use
to describe, understand, and reflect upon the design process are
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Important dates
| Deadline for all submissions |
March 1, 2005 |
| Feedback to authors with suggestions for
revision |
April 1, 2005 |
| Registration for the conference opens |
April 20, 2005 |
| Final paper submissions uploaded to website |
May 1, 2005 |
| Conference in Copenhagen |
May 29 – 31, 2005 |
Register for the conference program!
Registration for attending the conference is now open – more information
in:
REGISTRATION
More information on the conference program is continually updated in:
PROGRAM
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