DRS2014: Design’s Big Debates: Design Research Society's Seventh Biennial International Conference, Umeå, Sweden, June 16–19, 2014 (conference review)

Boess, S.U.

doi:10.1162/DESI_r_00385

DRS2014: Design’s Big Debates

Title

DRS2014: Design’s Big Debates: Design Research Society's Seventh Biennial International Conference, Umeå, Sweden, June 16–19, 2014 (conference review)

Author

Boess, S.U. (TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design)

Date

2016

Abstract

This article reviews the Design Research Society’s (DRS’s) 2014 conference and looks ahead to the upcoming DRS2016 conference. One theme characterizing DRS2014, the seventh biennial conference, was its openness: It was open by design. This character was expressed in two new formats that I review here. The second, related theme that became apparent is articulation. The conference
raised questions of how design researchers and designers articulate
their contribution and value in relation to societal issues. Because sessions in which academic papers are presented are at the core of DRS conferences, I offer some observations first about the sessions and then review the new, open formats introduced at DRS2014.

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https://doi.org/10.1162/DESI_r_00385

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2016-09-21

ISSN

0747-9360

Source

Design Issues: history/theory/criticism, 32 (2), 91-94

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