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DESIGN RESEARCH NEWS Volume 14 Number 9 Sep 2009 ISSN 1473-3862
DRS Digital Newsletter http://www.designresearchsociety.org
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CONTENTS
o DRS Montreal Conference 2010
o DRS 2008 conference archive
o Calls
o Announcements
o The Design Research Society: information
o Digital Services of the DRS
o Subscribing and unsubscribing to DRN
o Contributing to DRN
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DRS2010 Conference
Montreal 7-9 July
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
We invite you to present your research at the 2010 Design
Research Society (DRS) International Conference to be held July
7th to 9th 2010, in Montreal (Quebec), Canada.
THEME
To be held under the theme, Design & Complexity, the Conference
will be a springboard for sharing ideas and concepts about
issues in design research. The theme is intended as a focus for
stimulating discussion and exchange among researchers exploring
design problems of a complex nature as well as novel approaches
for dealing with them. Contributions are sought on a wide range
of topics, whether relating directly to the theme or to other
contemporary issues of interest to the design research community
This is a general design research conference, and it is expected
that a wide variety of work in progress or with final results
will be reported. Irrespective of range and stage of research,
the organisers expect the highest standards of scholarship in
setting the work in context, explicating the methods of inquiry,
and reporting results which may be of help to other researchers
or practitioners.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
In addition to other streams, DRS 2010 will provide dedicated
sessions adressing topics of particular pertinence to specific
special interest groups (SIGs). Contributors are invited to
submit proposals on themes that relate to the three active DRS
SIGs:
- Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge
- Special Interest Group on Design for Health and Well Being
- Special Interest Group on Design Pedagogy
Contributions are invited on papers that deal with different
facets of contemporary approaches to design research, education
or practice. All proposals will be independently peer-reviewed
by at least two members of the DRS 2010 review committee.
PROPOSALS
Proposals of no more than 800 words must initially be submitted
for review. They may be in English or in French, should describe
the context of the research, questions addressed, hypotheses,
how the research has been developed including research methods,
findings or conclusions, and be supported by a sufficient number
of bibliographic references. Clear indication must be provided
whether the proposal is for completed research or work in
progress. Images are not requested at this time.
Proposals should be submitted electronically, directly on the
conference website at http://www.drs2010.umontreal.ca.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Following peer evaluation, authors of accepted proposals will
receive an invitation to submit a full paper, accompanied by
reviewers' remarks and suggestions. Full papers, in either
English or French and between 3000 and 5000 words long, should
be in the form of original contributions that present completed
research (specifically the objectives, issues, hypotheses,
conceptual framework and methodology), describe work in progress
demonstrating the relevance or the innovative nature of the
object of study or develop a theoretical reflection about an
issue relevant to design research, education or practice.
Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work
at the 2010 Design Research Society (DRS) International
Conference. They will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and
a further 10 minutes to respond to questions. The conference
will be held in English with simultaneous translation of French
presentations.
The conference proceedings will be published digitally.
CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
Deadline for proposals: Monday, October 12th, 2009
Notification of acceptance of proposals: Monday, November 16th,
2009
Deadline for full papers: Monday, January 18th, 2010
Notification of acceptance of full papers is expected to be
completed by March 22nd, 2010
Submission of final, formatted copy: May 15th, 2010
Conference: Wednesday July 7- Friday July 9, 2010.
For more information, please visit the conference website at
http://www.drs2010.umontreal.ca or write to [log in to unmask]
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DRS Conference Proceedings 2008
We have now completed archiving the online proceedings of the
2008 Design Research Society conference Undisciplined! The
proceedings have been published in Sheffield Hallam University's
research archive and you can find them, along with some of the
supporting conference information.
Although the original conference website will still be available
for the foreseeable future, this new site is a permanent place
for the conference proceedings. Each paper has a unique,
permanent url and all abstracts and key words are fully
searchable by search engines such as Google. Papers are listed
alphabetically by each author's name and can also be found
chronologically by date, session and presentation track.
You can click on the title of a paper to view details of author,
abstract, key words and to download a copy of the full paper.
http://digitalcommons.shu.ac.uk/drs2008/
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CALLS
CALL for the new journal of CRAFT RESEARCH
Editors
Dr Kristina Niedderer, University of Wolverhampton, UK email:
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Dr Katherine Townsend, Nottingham Trent University email:
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Aims & Scope
Craft Research is the first peer-reviewed academic journal
dedicated to the development and advance of contemporary craft
practice and theory through research. The aim of Craft Research
is to portray and build the crafts as a vital and viable modern
discipline that offers a vision for the future and for the
sustainable development of human social, economical and
ecological issues. This role of craft is rooted in its flexible
nature as a conduit from design at one end to art at the other.
It gains its strength from its at times experimental, at times
developmental nature, which enables craft to explore and
challenge technology, to question and develop cultural and
social practices, and to interrogate philosophical and human
values.
Call for Papers
Craft Research aims to actively promote and strengthen this
future-oriented role of the crafts. In order to do so, it
recognises inter and cross disciplinary practices, and
encourages diverse approaches to research arising from practice,
theory and philosophy. It welcomes contributions from new and
established researchers, scholars, and professionals around the
world who wish to make a contribution to advancing the crafts.
Contributions may include research into materials, technology,
processes, methods, concepts, aesthetics and philosophy, etc. in
any discipline area of the applied arts and crafts, including
craft education. Craft Research welcomes a number of different
types of contributions as set out below.
Contributions
Full Research Papers (4000-6000 words) They will describe
completed research projects, including research problem,
questions, methods, outcomes, and findings. They should include
original work of a research and/or developmental nature and/or
propose new methods or ideas that are clearly and thoroughly
presented and argued.
Short Research Papers / Position Papers (2000-3000 words)
- Short Research Papers may describe smaller research projects
or research in progress including research problem, questions,
methods, (expected) outcomes and findings. They are an
opportunity to new researchers/practitioners to get into
publishing.
- Position papers may put forward and debate a position on a
particular (current) issue (e.g. new technology, material,
theoretical, social or educational issue). Both should include
original work of a research or developmental nature and/or
propose new methods or ideas that are clearly and thoroughly
presented and argued.
Both should include original work of a research and/or
developmental nature and/or propose new methods or ideas that
are clearly and thoroughly presented and argued. They are an
opportunity for new researchers/practitioners to have their
research/work published.
Craft & Industry Reports (1500-3000 words)
Reports of Investigative Practice from Craft & Industry should
present an advance in and for the field, including
collaborations and new developments of work, processes, methods,
ideas etc. by practitioners and industry in the crafts.
Review Section. We invite reviews of the following:
- The Portrait Section (1000-2000 words) Will feature the work
of an individual (crafts person, artist, designer, maker,
researcher) within the field whose creative work stands out for
its developmental / research qualities and contribution to the
crafts.
- The Exhibition Section (1000-2000 words) Will feature
scholarly reviews of exhibitions that are of particular
developmental / research significance for the field for the
technical, conceptual, aesthetic, social etc. quality of the
work or for the curation.
- The Publication Review (1000-2000 words) Will feature
reviews of publications in print and new media.
- The Conference Section (1000-2000 words) Will feature
reviews of any relevant conferences/symposia/etc. in the field.
Calendar of Exhibitions & Conferences
We invite notifications of important and relevant forthcoming
craft exhibitions and craft conferences/research events.
Remarkable Image Section
We invite the submission of images of outstanding quality for
their novelty, beauty, complexity, simplicity, challenging
nature, humour, humanity, etc. that are representative of
contemporary crafts developments and research.
The final date for submissions for the first issue is Friday 15
January 2010.
For guidance notes, for submissions, or further information
please contact the editors.
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=172/
9-10 November 2009: International Conference on Professional
Doctorates
Cavendish Conference Centre, London
Jointly hosted by Middlesex University & the UK Council for
Graduate Education
Call for Poster Contributions
Poster submissions are now being accepted for the International
Conference on Professional Doctorates. Posters may feature any
aspect of Professional Doctorates, however they are particularly
encouraged from current or recently completed students who wish
to share their experience of studying for a Professional
Doctorate.
The deadline for the submission of abstracts posters is 15th
September 2009. Further details can be obtained and submissions
can be made by following the link at:
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/profdocs. Further information about the
Conference, including booking and registration:
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/profdocs
Journal of Applied Arts and Health - call for papers
Edited by Ross Prior at The University of Northampton
([log in to unmask]), the journal provides a forum for
debating the effectiveness of the interdisciplinary use of arts
in health and arts for health, defining health broadly to
include physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, occupational,
social, and community health.
Journal of Applied Arts and Health invites submissions from
artists, researchers, healthcare professionals, educators,
therapists and programme administrators throughout the world
that seek to broaden the evidence base for the application of
arts to health and healthcare practices. The journal publishes
articles, interviews, book reviews, and conference reports. All
submissions and requests for further information should be sent
to the Editor.
BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION POLICY (BJSEP)
ISSN 1313-1958 (Print) ISSN 1313-9118 (Online)
The Online BJSEP (ISSN 1313-9118) has just been launched.
http://bjsep.org/
The existence of both print and online versions of the journal
guaranties its normal and successful development in future. The
accepted papers will appear in a short time. All the papers
published up to now are presented at bjsep.org with their PDFs.
The access to these papers is free.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The submission of manuscripts for the Number 2 of Volume 3
(2009) of BJSEP is just open. Manuscripts (in English or in
Bulgarian) should not exceed 20 standard pages in length.
Articles should be accompanied by summary of size not exceeding
20 lines. Style should conform to that of Publication Manual of
the Psychological Association (APA), widely used for such type
of publication. The electronic submission of the manuscripts (in
word format) is preferable.
Articles embracing any aspects of science and education theory,
policy, practice (especially in science education) and
management are welcome, including biographical portraits of
prominent scholars and educators of any nation. Book reviews
related to the scope of the journal are also solicited.
http://bjsep.org
2-4 December 2009: 2nd Call for papers and participation -
iDOC'09 "What's up DOC?"
2nd Call for Papers! The 2009 iDOC conference "What's Up DOC?
Designing Places, Products, Systems and Processes to Reduce
Crime, Terrorism and Anti-social Behaviour" will be held at
Edith Cowan University in sunny Perth, Western Australia.
We welcome everyone who is interested in using design in crime
prevention.
iDOC'09 will highlight new directions in design knowledge,
policy and practice to reduce crime, terrorism and anti-social
behaviour and create more sustainable, liveable and healthy
communities.
The conference is aimed at designers, policy-makers,
researchers, architects, planners, urban designers, product
designers, police, security experts, public health
professionals and community groups.
For more details and to submit papers see:
http://www.designoutcrime.org/ocs2/index.php/iDOC/2009
Academic research papers (2500-4000 words) are invited for
blind-peer review by external reviewers. Final date for academic
papers is 30 September 2009. Non-refereed papers (500-2500
words) and 'Tales from the Field' (15 minute presentations or
posters) are also welcomed.
All accepted papers will be made available online via Open
Access to maximise dissemination and citation.
Please email your colleagues now with this call for papers for
iDOC'09.
The conference is organized by the Design Out Crime Research
Centre, a cross-institutional collaborative research centre.
We welcome sponsorship and partnering for the iDOC conference.
DESIGNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WORKSHOP at CREATIVITY &
COGNITION 09
please circulate and/or consider attending:
Workshop Call for Participation
DESIGNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE is a day devoted to applying
sustainable design ideas to software initiatives. Our initial
focus will be on the areas of research, synthesis, experience
design, and interaction design, but participants will take the
conversation from there to formulate something truly inspiring
and practical.
We welcome participants from industry, government, and education
who are involved with strategy, planning, ideation, ethnography,
synthesis, design, construction, and collaboration, whether in
theory or in practice.
The workshop takes place all day on October 27, 2009, during the
Creativity & Cognition Conference at UC Berkeley. Organizers
come from SAP, Parc, Jump Associates, Indiana University, and
Catabolic Design.
Design Agenda
Leaders in the field will speak throughout the day, to help
facilitate forums and exercises that we hope will challenge and
inspire you. By the end of the day you will generate a design
agenda that will describe the responsibilities we bear, cradle
to grave, for what we choose to make.
Topics will ultimately be chosen by you, but candidates include
the following:
- Sustainable design theory and practice. What concepts,
practices, ethics, principles, methods, and case studies can we
share which demonstrate effective and practical ecologic design
work?
- Natural resources. How must our assumptions and practices
change to make responsible use of energy, water, and precious
materials? How can the results of our design work encourage
similarly positive behavior?
- Society. How can our practices--and our designs--encourage
meaningful human interaction and correct matters of social
disparity?
- Business. How can we amplify intelligence and divert bad
decisions as we collaborate with executives, managers, and
others to design and operate businesses that offer sufficient
profits without doing violence to other values?
- Healthcare. How can our research, synthesis, and design
efforts help create a sensible healthcare system that provides
everyone with the best care available, that improves treatment
outcomes, and that drives costs downward?
- Food. How can our work ensure that everyone benefits from
agriculture, that our land remains bountiful, that people are
well-nourished, and that the health of ecosystems aren't
imperiled in the process?
- Transportation. What can transportation systems, services,
and products yield greater efficiencies, comfort, and economy?
Participate!
If these challenges interest you, and you'd like to contribute
to the growing intellectual commons on sustainable design,
please:
- Submit statement of interest: [log in to unmask]
- Workshop submission deadline Sept 21st
- Workshop to be held at C&C'09 on Oct 27:
http://www.creativityandcognition09.org/
CFP: Special Issue of Behaviour and Information Technology
Services and Human-Computer Interaction: New Opportunities
GUEST EDITORS
Peter Wild, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
Geke van Dijk, STBY London/Amsterdam
Neil Maiden, Centre for HCI Design, School of Informatics, City
University London
INTRODUCTION
As well as becoming an ever more important part of local and
global economies Services and Service Design are emerging,
crossing, and in some cases redefining disciplinary boundaries.
Papers have emerged in HCI venues that have explicitly examined
services. Service has emerged as a frequent metaphor for a
range of computing applications, both web based, pervasive and
ubiquitous. Here researchers and practitioners often talk of
Services instead of applications. In addition, Service-oriented
architectures receive continued attention in Computing, but
research is often divorced from HCI issues. In turn the user,
value, and worth centred ethos of HCI of existing and emerging
approaches, is making its way into Service design approaches
with the usual range of complements and challenges that occur
when disciplines interact.
Service definitions and Service design have often stressed the
intangible, activity-based, and participatory nature of service
acts. Vargo and Lusch define Services as "the application of
specialized competences (knowledge and skills), through deeds,
processes, and performances for the benefit of another entity or
the entity itself." This definition stresses the activity-based
nature of Services. HCI has much to offer in this area, from
the foundation principles espoused by Gould and Lewis, through
to approaches that provide sophisticated analysis of tasks /
activities. In addition, characterisation of Service such as
Service as experience, Service as journey, overlap with
experience oriented approaches that have emerged for analysing
and designing computing. In turn, many approaches to Service
design either borrow, overlap or complement HCI's design focus
and academic rigour. For example Parker and Heapy's use of
prototypes, personas, and measurement of the Service experience.
Another of HCI's strengths is its strong emphasis on original
creative and systematic conceptual design. This can inform new
ways of approaching Service design, which can enhance the focus
that Service Marketing and Operations communities have taken to
date. In addition, HCI is in prime position to take advantage
of emerging technologies in Service-Oriented Architectures in
support of long-standing Design goals such as personalization
and adaptivity, and aid us in understanding human issues in
adaptive software systems.
This special issue will bring together papers that explore the
Intersection between Services and Human-Computer Interactions.
Possible areas include:
- Reports of experiences applying HCI approaches (e.g.
Personas, Scenarios) to the design of services
- Reports of experiences using Services Marketing (e.g.
Blueprinting) approaches in HCI contexts
- Service Quality (e.g. SERVQUAL) in relation to Usability /
User Experience measures
- Conflicts and complements between Service as Experience and
'harder' measures of Service quality.
- Adaptation of existing perspectives to the analysis and
design of Services (e.g., Task Analysis, Activity Theory,
Distributed Cognition)
- Human Centred perspectives on Service Oriented Architectures
- The User Centred Service System Requirements Generation
- How SOA technologies enable long standing HCI goals such as
personalization and adaptivity
- From Service to e-Service and back again
- Relationship between SOA metrics and HCI measures
- Novel representations of Services
- Participatory approaches throughout the HCI lifecycle
- The intersection between theoretical accounts of
Participatory approaches and Value Co-Creation and Co-Production
- The application of Conceptual Design processes (e.g.,
Metaphors, Patterns) to services
- Educational perspectives.
We will welcome a broad range of papers that are practical,
empirical, or theoretical in orientation, in addition to tightly
argued polemics and theoretically informed review papers.
SUBMISSIONS
BIT provides extensive instructions for authors, which can be
found at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/printview/?issn=0144-929X&
linktype=44
Submission is through the standard BIT website, all submissions
should be submitted as being for the Special Issue on "Services
and Human-Computer Interaction: New Opportunities"
All papers will be double blind reviewed.
KEY DATES
Paper Submission: 28th February 2010
Return of reviews: 23rd April 2010
Final decisions: 30th April 2010
Submission of Revised Papers: 30th September 2010
Final submission to BIT: 29th October 2010
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Guest editors appreciate expressions of interest (EoI) as
they help to plan the review cycle and allocation. EoIs can
range from a one paragraph through to a two-page position
statement like submission. These can be sent to
[log in to unmask] at any time before the paper submission
deadline.
REVIEWERS
We welcome enquiries from potential reviewers for papers in the
special issue. Please contact Peter Wild for more information.
SUPPORT WEBSITE
The following site has been set up to provide support material
for the special issue.
https://sites.google.com/site/bitspecialissue/
CONTACT DETAILS
Peter J Wild, [log in to unmask] +44 (0) 1223 7 65 910 Geke
van Dijk, [log in to unmask] Neil Maiden, [log in to unmask]
5-6 November 2009: OPEN 2009
OPEN 2009 - Media Lab Doctor of Arts Symposium is an event for
all interested parties who want to understand the ongoing shift
from an industrially organized era to an era of networks and
social production. The role and meaning of information is
changing from a fixed, well-guarded asset to a continuously
changing openly shared process. Openness is affecting the
relational dynamics between different actors. New ideals,
organizational forms and practices emerge. They interfere with
older traditions and create a space of conflict.
What does this mean for ...
... design?
... culture?
... art?
... society?
... organizations?
... consumers?
... citizens?
... research?
... business?
... environment?
... you/me/us/everone else?
This symposium aims to explore acting in this space, keeping
theoretical and practical knowledge together.
The Call for Papers is open NOW and explores the theme through
two distinct tracks:
1. Life in the Open - Experiences and Practices
2. Making Openness
http://mlabsymp.uiah.fi/2009/call-for-papers/
7-8 November 2009: 2nd call Deadline is extended to 10th of
September 2009
amberConference site http://www.amberconference.org
The first international amberConference will be held in
conjunction with the amber'09 Art and Technology Festival on the
7th and 8th of November 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference
aims to create a platform of discussion and dissemination for
the various themes and topics in which Science, Art and
Technology converge.
The theme for this year's event is "Cyborg", a concept that has
captured the imagination of the artistic and scientific
communities in terms of theoretical, technological and creative
outputs.
The conference seeks previously unpublished papers of a maximum
of 4500 words within the fields of Arts and Humanities, Social
Sciences, Computer Sciences and Art Papers discussing original
artwork.
Topics include (but are not limited to)
- Machinic/Cyborg Art- Robotics and robotic art
- Cyborg and Performing arts
- Avatars (virtual worlds and virtualenvironments)
- Computer Games
- Wearable and Tactile Technologies
- Artificial intelligence
- Post humanism
- New modes of embodiment
- Agency
- Medicine
- Genetic engineering, biology, clones and hybrids
- Religion, tradition and eternal life
- Militarism
- Gender
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
12-13 April 2010: cltad 5th international conference:
Challenging the curriculum
exploring the discipline boundaries in art, design and media
Novatel, Tiergarten, Berlin
"Creativity is possible in all areas of human activity,
including the arts, sciences, at work, at play and in all other
areas of daily life. All people have creative abilities and we
all have them differently. When individuals find their creative
strengths, it can have an enormous impact on self-esteem and on
overall achievement."
- Robinson, K. et al (1999) All our futures: Creativity, Culture
and Education, Report to the National Advisory Committee on
Creative and Cultural Education
The 2010 cltad international conference will focus on
curriculum design in art and design Higher Education meeting the
challenges of changing times and demands. As old discipline
structures are eroded, new liaisons are emerging. On one hand,
art and design reach out and connect with other disciplines,
influencing all aspects of society and how we live. On the
other hand, creativity, which we have perhaps regarded as the
prerogative of art and design, is increasingly being recognised
as significant and central in every discipline. Building on the
2008 conference we want to explore where boundaries to
disciplinary uniqueness are becoming blurred and where
collaborations between the disciplines are being built,
sometimes by intent and occasionally by chance.
We are interested in contributions:
- that challenge the concept of discipline
- those that reinforce or extend existing notions of
discipline
- from interdisciplinary courses
- from multidisciplinary courses
- from student-led programmes
- from joint programmes of study
- that enable students to have skills in multiple
competences
- from single curriculum programmes
- from new courses with an industrial focus
- evaluating the impact of widening participation on
curriculum
- evaluating the impact of interdisciplinarity on
assessment
Contributions
Research papers: (45 minutes, including 15 mins discussion)
These papers should adopt accepted research principles, using
recognised methodologies within an evaluative context. The
application of existing research outcomes to new scenarios is
perfectly acceptable as long as they demonstrate an awareness
of the relevant research literature and have an evaluation of
the impact of the research or any developmental change.
Descriptive or explanatory accounts of curriculum design etc are
insufficient in this context to count as research. (Full paper
length 5000 words)
Conceptual papers: (30 minutes, including 30 mins discussion)
These will be more polemical with a focus on challenging
accepted orthodoxies within the disciplines through various
forms of analysis and interpretation. Contextualisation through
reference to current debates in learning and teaching will be
expected. (Full paper length 3000 words)
Work in progress/Showcases (45 minutes) These sessions allow
colleagues, to discuss their existing or emerging projects,
where they have developed effective practices, with a 'work in
progress' or showcase session, to share and receive constructive
criticsm and support from the conference.
Submissions
Colleagues wishing to present at this conference should submit
either an abstract of no more than 500 words or a full paper.
Full paper submissions will be double-blind refereed prior to
the conference, for international standard recognition. All
submissions should address one or more of the discipline areas.
They should be written in English, and structured with the
following sections: title, author(s), institution(s),
discipline(s), objectives, and, where appropriate, research
methods, results, and conclusions.
(Please note that when published the proceedings of the
conference will include refereed research, conceptual papers and
symposia. Work in progress/showcases will only be published on
cd).
http://www.cltad.ac.uk
A new visualization tool, the OECD Factbook Explorer:
http://stats.oecd.org/oecdfactbook/
27-30 October 2009: WORKSHOP :: Informing the design of the
future urban landscape :: Creativity & Cognition Conference
WORKSHOP :: Informing the design of the future urban landscape
The 7th Creativity and Cognition Conference
Berkeley Art Museum & UC Berkeley, USA
This workshop will identify emerging design themes by bringing
together practitioners from across disciplines. Participants in
the workshop will collaborate in a practical exercise designed
to reveal issues that will increasingly impact upon the design
of the products and services that will populate the urban
landscape in the near future. The outcome of this half-day
workshop will be the identification of challenges that designers
and technologists will have to address as they shape the
media-rich urban landscape.
Workshop Leaders: Michael Smyth & Ingi Helgason, Centre for
Interaction Design, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Who should attend?
As the aim of this workshop is to generate discussion and to
collaboratively identify design issues, we would like to
encourage attendance from a mix of people at different career
stages, both creative practitioners and academic researchers. As
interdisciplinarity is an important feature of this workshop,
participants from a range of related fields, for example
technology and creative design, are welcome to attend.
http://informingurbanfutures.wordpress.com/about/
CREATIVITY IS PRESENT IN ALL WE DO
The 7th Creativity and Cognition Conference (CC09) embraces the
broad theme of Everyday Creativity. This year the conference
will be held at the Berkeley Art Museum (CA, USA), and asks: How
do we enable everyone to enjoy their creative potential? How do
our creative activities differ? What do they have in common?
What languages can we use to talk to each other? How do shared
languages support collective action? How can we incubate
innovation? How do we enrich the creative experience? What
encourages participation in everyday creativity?
http://www.creativityandcognition09.org
27 October 2009: Workshop Announcement: Creativity and Cognition
in Engineering Design
At the conference on Creativity and Cognition 2009:
http://www.creativityandcognition09.org/
Berkeley, CA.
The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers in
engineering education, engineering design, and learning sciences
who study theoretical and pedagogical issues at the juncture of
creativity and cognition within the disciplinary context of
engineering. The need to produce a creative engineering
workforce for the 21st century is well recognized and this
workshop aims to contribute to this dialogue by exploring what
is creativity in engineering and how do engineering students
develop the knowledge and skills of acting creatively.
Some topics of interest include:
- Constraints and Creativity in Engineering Design
- Prior Knowledge and Framing Theories
- Technology and Creativity in Engineering Design
- Acting Creatively while Designing
- Assessing Creativity
http://www.ccedworkshop.org
28 September - 1 October 2009: PhD seminar: virtual worlds and
methodology
The PhD seminar, Analytical strategies and methodologies for the
study of virtual worlds, will be hosted at Roskilde University,
Denmark, September 28th-October 1st 2009. The course explores a
range of different methodological and analytical approaches to
virtual worlds. The course is organized as a workshop where
afternoon group sessions are dedicated to in depth discussions
of the PhD students' projects in smaller groups and hands on
exercises with the techniques presented.
http://worlds.ruc.dk/?p=631
Postdoctoral scholarship in creative design for innovation in
science and technology
Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant
one-year Postdoc in "Creative design for innovation in science
and technology" under the Marie Curie DESIRE initial training
network.
DESIRE is an Initial Training Network funded by the European
Commission, Framework 7 under the Marie Curie Programme.
The aim of DESIRE is to make theoretical contributions to the
field of creative design by bringing together expertise in human
computer interaction, psychology, arts and design. The network
aims to advance our understanding of creative design processes
applied in the scientific and technological problem solving.
This will lead to the elaboration of:
a.. theories and models of creative processes in general, and
those involved in creative problem solving in particular, and
b.. methods, techniques and systems to support both creative
design processes and creativity training. The postdoc researcher
will contribute to the integration of network research across
teams, topics and application domains. The postdoc is a
non-tenured position for a one-year period with research
obligation. To fulfil the research requirements of the position,
the applicant chosen is expected to be physically present, and
actively participate in the teaching and research activities of
the Department.
The full call for applications can be seen here:
http://frontpage.cbs.dk:80/jobs/stil.pl?func=details&id=1395
For more information on the DESIRE project please visit the
DESIRE website:
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~corina/DESIRE/index.html
Please visit the department's profile
(http://uk.cbs.dk/forskning_viden/institutter_centre/institutter
/marketing).
For further information please contact: Associate Professor Bo
T. Christensen, tel.: +45 3815 2123, e-mail [log in to unmask]
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry
of Finance's agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.
Furthermore this position is offered with good financial
conditions including competitive salary, mobility and travel
allowances, as well as career exploratory allowances. It may be
that the selected applicant will be eligible to pay the lower
Danish research tax of 25%, rather than the normal Danish income
tax rates.
Closing date: October 19 2009 at 12.00 noon.
All interested researchers irrespective of age, sex, race,
religion, or nationality are invited to apply for the position.
CBS focuses on innovation, partnership with the business
community and internationalisation. As a Learning University CBS
demands high quality in teaching, research and staff. CBS has
around 15.000 students distributed among a wide range of degrees
in social science and humanities including a very dynamic
environment for executive programmes. CBS has around 400
full-time researchers and around 500 administrative employees.
REVIEW ARTICLE
Science as Reflective Practice: A Review of Frederick Grinnell's
Book, Everyday Practice of Science
Journal of Research Practice Volume 5, Issue 1, Article R1, 2009
http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/175/171
Positions at Rensselaer
This position could include ethnographers who study games and
virtual communities, especially if they have technical
skills--David
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences seeks to
hire three faculty for its Games and Simulation Arts and Science
(GSAS) degree program. Rensselaer's GSAS was formally announced
as a B.S. degree with enrollment beginning in Fall 2007. It is
among a handful of such programs in the country. The Program is
designed (1) to educate students for early career positions, and
(2) to provide them with the technical, communication, and
leadership skills needed to help shape an industry emerging out
of the "games" phenomenon.
Rank for these tenured, tenure-track positions is open. As such,
the job title will be Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,
or Professor, depending upon qualifications and experiences of
the selected candidates.
Duties include teaching in the area of GSAS, relevant research
or other visible work, and service to the department, Institute
and profession. Whereas primary teaching responsibilities are
with the GSAS program, the department affiliation may include
Art, Cognitive Science, Communications, Economics, or Science &
Technology Studies. However, as game design, development, and
research can provide junctures and cooperation between the arts
and cultural studies, social sciences, computer sciences,
engineering, and information technology, we are seeking faculty
with broad visions who may not fit into the traditional
departmental structure.
Qualifications: An appropriate terminal degree (MS, MFA, or
PhD), professional activity and visibility in the game industry
and/or history of academic research and teaching in areas
related to Games and Simulations broadly defined.
Rank: Open with the expectation that one of the three will be
Associate or Full and that the other two will be junior
positions.
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Starting date: As soon as Spring 2010 as late as Fall 2010.
To apply send a resume, a cover letter describing your
professional interests and qualifications, portfolio or selected
research publications (as appropriate), and five letters of
recommendation. Work samples may be in the form of DVDs, CDs,
websites, books, articles, or other appropriate media (for
return please include a SASE).
email: [log in to unmask]
International Journal of Design: Special Issue on Design &
Emotion
http://www.ijdesign.org
We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 3, Issue 2
of the International Journal of Design: Special Issue on Design
& Emotion. The table of contents is listed at the end of this
email. All contents are freely available online. You can read,
download, or forward these articles to your colleagues.
The journal is now indexed in the DAAI Design and Applied Arts
Index and the Ergonomics Abstracts. According to Google Scholar,
the 47 articles published so far has been cited 112 times. The
journal statistics for the period up to August is summarized at
http://www.ijdesign.org/materials/Journal_Statistics.pdf.
We sincerely invite you to submit your best work to the
International Journal of Design. Please refer to Author
Guidelines online at www.ijdesign.org.
International Journal of Design
http://www.ijdesign.org
Vol. 3(2) August 2009 | Table of Contents
Special Issue Editorial: Design & Emotion
Pieter Desmet , Paul Hekkert
Special Issue on Design & Emotion
Emotions by Design: A Consumer Perspective
Ravindra Chitturi
Symbolic Meaning Integration in Design and its Influence on
Product and Brand Evaluation
Thomas Van Rompay , Ad Pruyn , Peter Tieke
Bloody Robots as Emotional Design: How Emotional Structures May
Change Expectations of Technology Use in Hospitals
Thomas Markussen
Appraisal Patterns of Emotions in Human-Product Interaction
Erdem Demir , Pieter M. A. Desmet , Paul P. M. Hekkert
Comparing Thermographic, EEG, and Subjective Measures of
Affective Experience During Simulated Product Interactions
Sean Jenkins , Raymond Brown , Neil Rutterford
Exploring Relationships between Touch Perception and Surface
Physical Properties
Xiaojuan Chen , Fei Shao , Cathy Barnes , Tom Childs , Brian
Henson
Approachability: How People Interpret Automatic Door Movement as
Gesture
Wendy Ju , Leila Takayama
Design Case Studies
Contemporary Ceramic Design for Meaningful Interaction and
Emotional Durability: A Case Study
Emma Lacey
23-24 October 2009: "Design. Knowledge. Production - Design
Research in Context of Application"
Annual conference of the German Society of Design Theory and
Research (DGTF)
Venue: University of the Arts (UdK), Berlin
We are please about the excellent quality and overwhelming
response to this year's conference. Check out the program!
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Kees Overbeeke, NL, Technische Universitaet
Eindhoven: Designing Quality in Interaction (English)
Katharina Schlieben & Sonke Gau, CH,
Kulturwissenschaftlerin/Kulturwissenschaftler und
Kuratorin/Kurator, ehemals Shedhalle Zuerich: Auf den Spuren der
Kunst der Forschung (German)
Dr. Jennifer Whyte, UK, Reader in Innovation and Design,
University of Reading: The Role of Visual Representations as
"Epistemic Objects" (English)
Conference home page:
http://www.entwerfen-wissen-produzieren.de/englisch.html
Contact: [log in to unmask], tel: +49 170 857 30 78
DESIGN. KNOWLEDGE. PRODUCTION
The 6th annual DGTF Conference has its special focus on on the
ever changing relationships between processes of design,
knowledge and production in design research. The Conference
presents and discusses contributions from the exciting field
where design research turns to practice. The concept 'Context of
Application' covers in the widest sense the entire environment
in which problems arise from the genesis of knowledge, methods
developed, research results disseminated and application
defined. At the same time, the paradox of the contemporary
knowledge production will be confronted.
The conference has an decidedly interdisciplinary approach and
addresses a broad audience: Scientists, PhDs, students from all
related disciplines as well as design practitioners. Conference
languages are German and English.
For further details, please visit the conference website:
http://www.entwerfen-wissen-produzieren.de
To register, please go to
http://www.entwerfen-wissen-produzieren.de/registration.htm.
16-17 October 2009: Knowledge Futures, October, London, UK
Part of the Inside Out Festival
Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross SE14
6NW
A unique conference to explore the movement and transfer of
knowledge will be held at Goldsmiths, University of London as
part of the Inside Out Festival this autumn.
Knowledge transfer describes how knowledge and ideas move
between the knowledge sources to the potential users of that
knowledge. Currently, the UK Research Councils encourage
knowledge transfer by supporting schemes and activities to
transfer good ideas, research results and skills between, for
example, universities and other research organisations,
business, the third sector, public sector and/or the wider
community. Partnership and collaboration are seen as essential
to this process and impact on current creative practices across
the arts and humanities. This conference is interested in how
institutional frameworks create and participate in the
conditions for soft knowledge transfer and supportive
environments in which people and their practices, knowledge's
and values can be shared and disseminated.
The conference will be addressed by Professor Geoffrey Crossick,
Warden of Goldsmiths who will provide a provocative update to
his presentation of: Knowledge transfer without widgets: the
challenge of the creative economy, delivered at the RSA, Leeds
in 2006. Confirmed presentations and speakers also include,
Andrew Shoben (Greyworld), Mick Grierson (Performing and
Creative Arts Fellowship, AHRC), Julie Freeman (resident artist
at Microsystems and Nanotechnology Centre, Cranfield University
and Welcome Trust), Tim Eastop (Director, Creative Campus
Initiative and consultant to artists), Professor Frank Bond
(Head of the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths and Clare
Reddington (Director, iShed and The Pervasive Media Studio).
With a live sound event in the evening on 16 October, curated by
Alex McLean, co founder of Slub and Dorkbot, London supported by
Sound and Music (Sonic Arts) and Sound Practice Research centre.
Conference partners include LCACE, Goldsmiths Digital Studios,
Greyworld, Sound and Music, iShed.
Inside Out is a major new festival curated by LCACE (the London
Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange) to showcase the
fascinating contribution of nine London Universities to the
capital's cultural life. The Inside Out Festival takes place
across London from 19 - 25 October 2009.
http://www.lcace.org.uk
17-18 September 2009: "International Symposium on Complex
Systems Science" - Paris, 17-18 September 2009
The Complex Systems Institutes of Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF)
and Lyon Rhone-Alpes (IXXI), and the French National Network for
Complex Systems (RNSC) organize an "International Symposium on
Complex Systems Science" in the honor and with the kind
participation of their scientific boards' members (see
http://iscpif.fr/committees and
http://rnsc.fr/Conseil+Scientifique/ ).
This symposium will take place in Paris at the Henri Poincare
Institute (IHP)
Access to the symposium is free but registration is required to
reserve a seat! Please fill out the form here:
http://iscpif.fr/symposium09-registration
25 November 2009: Conference: The HE contribution to the
Creative Economy
Universities UK will host a national conference on the
contribution of higher education to the creative economy, on
Wednesday 25 November 2009 at Woburn House Conference Centre,
London WC1H. The conference will be supported by GuildHE and
the UK Arts & Design Institutions Association (ukadia).
The day aims to bring together key stakeholders to discuss the
critical role that UK universities play in developing the
country's growing and vibrant creative economy - key to the UK's
future economic growth and prosperity.
The conference will also provide delegates with an early
opportunity to inform Universities UK's forthcoming programme of
work on the contribution of higher education to the creative
economy.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Sion Simon MP, Minister for Creative Industries
- Nigel Carrington, Rector, University of the Arts London
- Professor Geoffrey Crossick, Warden, Goldsmiths University
of London
- Frank Dawes, Director, Associate Director for Enterprise,
Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University
- Clive Jones, Chair of GMTV and Skillset
- Roger Laughton CBE, former Head of Bournemouth University
Media School and former CEO, United Broadcasting
- Julie Taylor, Strategic Business Development Manager,
Goldsmiths University of London
The day will also include a series of workshops on areas such as
embedding entrepreneurialism in the curriculum and tips on how
to promote your initiatives.
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Pages/Creating-a-Higher-
Vision.aspx
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