General Discussion
Wie international ist Designforschung?
June 26th, 2008 by jules
English for Runaways – unter diesem Stichwort könnte die Scheu vor dem professionellen Einsatz der englischen Sprache als internationale Konferenzsprache stehen.
Interesting Topic: Formgiving in China
June 23rd, 2008 by jules
found on the web:
An introduction to formgiving in
Chinese product design
Vigleik Norheim
Department of Product Design
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
design criticism
June 14th, 2008 by hg

Remarks on the current state of design criticism
by Francois Burkhardt
Shaping Things - Interview with Bruce Sterling
June 12th, 2008 by jules
This seems a bit off-topic, but please comment if you would appreciate more web-findings, interviews, books.
Designboom has an interview with author bruce sterling (shaping things, 2005) who outlined an interesting view of tomorrows design and meaning in his writings.
Kommunikation, Wissen und Metaphern
May 8th, 2008 by Vent

Welchen Einfluss haben Metaphern auf Design, Kommunikation Wissen und Technik?
Der angehängte Texte geht auf die folgenden Fragen ein:
best Design Schools
April 22nd, 2008 by Gesche
A difficult question I would like to discuss with you - what do you think are the best design schools today?
Design Reserch Network
April 22nd, 2008 by Vent
Dear Users of Design Research Network,
Most of the 200 members aren’t active. What is the reason for it?
Reshaping communication design tools. Complex systems structural features for design tools
April 16th, 2008 by gaia.sca

Dear all,
this is the paper my colleague Donato and I presented at the IASDR 2007 Conference in Hong Kong Polytechnic.
How Communication Design tools can facilitate social integration processes?
April 16th, 2008 by gaia.sca

Dear researchers, designers and designer-researchers,
this contribution aims to present my PhD research results and to open the discussion about how design can provide tools that can facilitate social integration processes between complex systems.
Call for papers: "Re-public:Distributed Creativity and Design"
April 9th, 2008 by jules

Re-public , an online journal published in
Greece, focuses on theoretical and practical innovations that might renew
Kolloquium "Ist Schönheit messbar?" 7. Mai, Berlin
April 8th, 2008 by jules

Am 7. Mai 2008 findet in der Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Berlin das Kolloquium der Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung statt.
Neuer PhD Kunst und Design / Freie Kunst in Weimar
April 6th, 2008 by jules

die Fakultät Gestaltung an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar bietet einen neuen Promotionsstudiengang speziell für Absolventen von Kunst-, Design- und Gestaltungshochschulen an.
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Call for Papers – Questions & Hypotheses
April 3rd, 2008 by jules
Dear DRN, as you might have noticed:
The call for Papers for the DRN Conference "Questions & Hypotheses" is out!
DRN Assistance: Living sustainibly as a Design Student
April 3rd, 2008 by beenonesuch

Despite all methodology, PhD Students often struggle with motivation and health issues.
Cultural Exchange
April 3rd, 2008 by benjaminma
There is some experience about design research to share with others.
