2CO_COmmunicating COmplexity is the international conference aimed at exploring languages, approaches and technologies to respond to the emerging need for making complex information accessible through design. The convergence of factors such as a growing accessibility to new tools, channels, and approaches towards communication, and their encounter with the increasing levels of specialization and complexity characteristic of the society in which we live, unveils new and stimulating scenarios for design communication. In this framework, the dissemination of technical, scientific, social and environmental contents, tends to shift from the more traditional and consolidated channels to new and sophisticated communication environments. A key role in this new information space is played by communicative elements that combine graphics, typography, illustration, animation, and that are open to a flexible discourse with their users. COmmunicating COmplexity is the international conference aimed at exploring languages, approaches and technologies to respond to the emerging need for making complex information accessible through design. Co2 addresses questions that lie in the very core of the information society, by focusing on four main areas of interest:
informative-animation
interactive data visualization
info-graphics
interactive environments
Generated by a consortium of European Universities that in 2011 started to collaborate in the InformAnimation project, and by fellow Universities active in visual design teaching and research, COmmunicating COmplexity aims at becoming an international reference point for research and education in communicating complexity through new media. Conference format
We wish to make our conference an opportunity for the community of designers facing the 'communicating complexity' challenge to exchange points of view and experiences. We are looking for contributions and approaches that describe on-going experiences, completed projects, case studies in design methodologies. The focus on 'practical' design-oriented approaches, however, more theory and methodology-centered contributions are also welcome. The conference is structured around three tracks, therefore we are looking for three distinct forms of contributions:
The first track is dedicated to oral presentations (full papers), and is aimed at scholars and professionals active in the field of communicating complexity. A second track is dedicated to Poster presentations. A third and special 'junior track' is designed to attract 'young researchers' (post-graduate students, junior scholars and so on) willing to present their projects and experiences, in a case-studies ('junior track poster) format.
