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I would like to draw your attention to the first issue of Zoontechnica – a refereed online journal published by Design Department of Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. The essays - from Australia, the US and UK - are all pushing design thinking in new directions. Zoontechnica Issue 1: November 2011 http://zoontechnica.com. Nada Filipovic, ‘Taking to the Street: considering design interventions in contested public spaces’ Jason Robertson and Daniel Sobol, ‘The Designer’s Paradox’ Marc Steen, ‘Reflexive Practice and Human-centred Design’ Chris McGinley and Robert Macredie, ‘Towards Diversity and Empathy within Design Development’ Donald Welch, ‘Issues in Teaching Creative Thinking to Design Students’ Tony Fry, ‘Time, Things and Futures’ Jennifer Loy, Review of ‘Design activism: beautiful strangeness for a sustainable world’ Issue 2 will be published in April 2012, with deadline for first drafts of papers 31 January 2012. All queries to Managing Editor, Michelle Conron, [log in to unmask] Best regards, Anne-Marie Willis Acting Editor, Zoontechnica