The 18th International Design Conference

2024.05.20-2024.05.23

Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Time: 20 - 23 May, 2024

Discussion and further development of all aspects of design knowledge from cognition and philosophy to methods and tools, from research theory to practice.

The DESIGN Conference programme offers broad exchange possibilities to researchers and practitioners, strategic decision makers, managers, design and engineering professionals, national or regional agencies or governmental bodies.

Our goal is to bring together researchers and practitioners who have worked on or thought about engineering and industrial design from various perspectives, disciplines, and fields: engineering, aesthetics, ergonomics, psychology, sociology and the like...

・DESIGN THEORY AND RESEARCH METHODS
・DESIGN ORGANISATION, COLLABORATION AND MANAGEMENT
・DESIGN INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
・DESIGN METHODS AND TOOLS
・HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND DESIGN CREATIVITY
・DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
・DESIGN FOR HEALTHCARE
・DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
・DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE
・ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN
・INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
・SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
・DESIGN EDUCATION
・ENGINEERING DESIGN PRACTICE
A detailed description of the topics is available at: https://www.designconference.org/topics


INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The DESIGN Conference programme offers broad exchange possibilities to researchers and practitioners, strategic decision makers, managers, design and engineering professionals, national or regional agencies or governmental bodies.

Applied, theoretical, and results-oriented papers from academia and industry, based on thorough analysis or argumentation, will be considered for the conference programme. The submitted papers should fit into one of the proposed conference topics. It is expected that these specific topics are extensive and non-exhaustive.

A list of example keywords is added to illustrate the core topics. It is required explicitly from all contributors to show how they contribute to the overall research within these areas. A detailed description of topics and instructions for online submission is available at www.designconference.org.

Programme chairs welcome high-quality submissions covering substantial, original, and previously unpublished research. Rigour academic research should provide designers with the next generation of methods and tools appropriate to the demands.

A detailed description of the topics is available at: https://www.designconference.org/topics

IMPORTANT DATES:

Full paper submission deadline: November 15, 2023
Final acceptance of papers: January 31, 2024
Publish ready papers: February 23, 2024
Final conference program: April 2024
DESIGN 2024 Conference: May 20-23, 2024
PROGRAMME CHAIRS:

John Clarkson, University of Cambridge, GBR
Tim McAloone, Technical University of Denmark, DNK
Julie Stahl-Le Cardinal, CentraleSupelec, FRA
Sandro Wartzack, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, DEU
Mario Storga, University of Zagreb, HRV
Stanko Škec, University of Zagreb, HRV
DESIGN Conference papers are published online at Cambridge Core Journals pages as: Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference. All papers are indexed in SCOPUS and WOS - CPCI and referenced in CrossRef with DOI identifier.

Further information is available on the DESIGN 2022 website: www.designconference.org