Swiss Design Network Symposium 30-31 May 2008

«Focused» - current design research projects and methods

Swiss Design Network Symposium 2008
30-31 May 2008 in Bern, Switzerland

The 2008 Symposium of the Swiss Design Network (SDN) focuses on the «daily practice» of design research on its agenda.

Real-world design research projects illustrate questions, processes, methods and activities involved in their conception, execution, and evaluation. Projects are connected to various design disciplines, ranging from product design to interface design, visual communication and service design.

Keynote speakers:

Key notes were selected for their specific vicinity to the symposiums focus on current questions around design research praxis. We are pleased to announce that the following Key-note speakers fort he SDN Symposium 2008.

Rosan Chow: „Case Transfer Vs Case Study: An Evaluation on Case Study as a Method for Design Research“

Alain Findeli: „Research 'through' design and transdisciplinarity: a tentative contribution to the methodology of design research“

Karmen Franinovic: „Basic Interaction Design for Sonic Artifacts in Context“

Gavin Melles: “The academization of design and designer identity in universities with regards to visual literacy of design students”

Kristina Niedderer: “Thoughts on experiential knowledge - research projects and examples” (working title)

Margareta T. Tillberg: The design praxis in the Soviet 1960s-70s and currend collaborative design praxis (working title)

Teal Triggs: “Information Environments: Design Research and the Everyday“

Workshops on:

Teaching Design Research
Design Research Methods
Research and Partnerships

General information:

Venue: Mount Gurten, Berne, Switzerland

Date: 30–31 May (morning and afternoon sessions)
Berne

Symposium fee: 2-day ticket, Sfr. 280.-, student ticket: Sfr. 50.-

Conference dinner: Sfr. 50.-

For registration, please visit the symposium website: www.focused08.ch

Please register for the SDN-symposium before May 15

For further information please contact: Bettina.Minder@hslu.ch