Welcome to the website of the Fourth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices. In 2010, the Design Conference will be held in University of Illinois, Chicago, USA from 13 to 15 February.

This Conference will address a range of critically important themes relating the design today. It is a place to explore the meaning and purpose of ‘design’, as well as speaking in grounded ways about the task of design and the use of designed artifacts and processes. The Conference is a cross-disciplinary forum which brings together researchers, teachers and practitioners to discuss the nature and future of design. The resulting conversations weave between the theoretical and the empirical, research and application, market pragmatics and social idealism.

Background

International Conference on Design Principles and Practices

The Design Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The Inaugural Design Conference was held at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London in 2007. The Second Design Conference was held in conjunction with the University of Miami, USA in 2008 The Third Design Conference was held in Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2009.

The Design Conference is a presenter’s conference, comprised of numerous parallel sessions.
The Conference organising committee is inviting proposals to present 30-minute papers, or
60-minute workshops or 90-minute colloquium sessions. These may be:

* Academic or research papers, or
* Presentations describing educational initiatives.

For any inquiries please mail to support@designprinciplesandpractices.com