Design Principles & Practices Research Network

Exploring the nature, meaning, and purpose of design.

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Founded in 2007, the Design Principles & Practices Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum to explore the meaning and purpose of design. In professional and disciplinary terms, the network traverses a broad sweep to construct a trans-disciplinary dialogue, which encompasses a wide array of design paradigms and practices. We move between theoretical reflection on the nature of design and case studies of design practice, and from research-based perspectives to the experience-based perspectives of design insiders. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

You can become a participant by submitting a presentation to our annual conference, a research article to one of our journals, or book proposal to out imprint. When you join the Design Principles & Practices Research Network, you become part of an international network of scholars, researchers, and practitioners. Membership makes our independent organization possible. Membership also comes with many benefits, including subscriber access to all electronic publications, discounts to conference registrations, and a range of other opportunities to stay connected and be supported by the Network. If you are not already a member, we encourage you to find out more. Join today to connect with a movement of likeminded researchers, get access to a large body of knowledge, and professional development opportunities, and let our Research Network become the advocate of what you do.

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The Design Principles & Practices Research Network is thankful for the contributions and support of the following organizations.

European Academy of Design

UK

Cumulus: International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media

Helsinki, Finland

University of Newcastle

Newcastle, Australia

Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College

Toronto, Canada

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering

Barcelona, Spain

DESIS Lab ELISAVA

Barcelona, Spain

DESIS Network

Milan, Italy

St Petersburg University

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, USA

University of Monterrey

Monterrey, Mexico

Sapienza University of Rome

Rome, Italy