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

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

Author(s) -

Stella Boess

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

design issues

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1531-4790

pISSN - 0747-9360

DOI - 10.1162/desi_r_00385

Subject(s) - stella (programming language) , product design , product (mathematics) , usability , industrial design , new product development , library science , sociology , engineering , engineering management , management , computer science , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , economics

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.Conference reviewApplied Ergonomics and Desig

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