Design Principles and Practices Research Network

The International Award for Excellence for the Design Principles & Practices Journal Collection, is Pelin Celik and Martina Maria Keitsch for the article titled “Social Dreaming in Systemic Design-Oriented Leadership (SDOL): From Mental Models to Futures Thinking”.

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🎓 Introducing our Plenary Speaker, Elizabeth Resnick.

Elizabeth Resnick—a distinguished Professor Emerita and former chair of Graphic Design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston—is a globally recognized design educator, writer, and curator. She has organized seven comprehensive design exhibitions, including the current traveling exhibition Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination. Her publications include Women Graphic Designers, Bloomsbury Visual Arts (2025), The Social Design Reader, Bloomsbury Visual Arts (2019), Developing Citizen Designers, Bloomsbury Academic (2016), Design for Communication: Conceptual Graphic Design Basics, John Wiley & Sons (2003), and Graphic Design: A Problem-Solving Approach to Visual Communication, Prentice-Hall (1984). These works have further solidified her status as a thought leader in the field. She was awarded the 2025 AIGA Design Medal in recognition for her decades-long career as an educator, curator, and author.

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🤝 We are honored to collaborate with TU Dublin School of Art and Design as our host for the Twenty-First International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. 🌟 Together, we’re creating an inspiring platform for academic exchange, collaboration, and discovery!

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🌐Construyamos una comunidad académica más fuerte y conectada, en español o inglés. Comparta sus ideas, colabore con colegas y crezca profesionalmente.

🌐 Let’s build a stronger, more connected academic community in English or Spanish. Share ideas, collaborate with peers, and grow professionally.

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Think of our online platform as a dynamic archive—a “time capsule” of knowledge and discussions you can revisit long after the conference ends. Access past sessions, review speaker materials, and reconnect with colleagues in follow-up conversations. By attending, you ensure that the insights gained today remain accessible tomorrow. Invest in lasting intellectual growth with our enduring digital library.

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🎓 Introducing our Local Chair, Aija Freimane.

Dr. Aija Freimane is a full-time academic member of the faculty at the TU Dublin School of Art and Design, where she lectures in design theory, design research, and the creative industries. Her academic work centres on human-centred value creation through design, drawing on elements of design anthropology, sociology, universal design, and strategic thinking.

As a practising design researcher and expert, Dr Freimane specialises in human-centred design methodologies, creative and strategic thinking, the socioeconomic impact of design, and the integration of design within process innovation, service development, and product strategy. Her research investigates the user-centred value of design, addressing themes such as design anthropology, design sociology, design for happiness, sustainable social well-being, and the wider implications of social and cultural capital in design.

Since 2012, Dr. Freimane has regularly published peer-reviewed academic papers indexed in major databases such as Scopus, EBSCO, ProQuest, EconBIZ, Web of Science, and EconLit. Her work is widely recognised for advancing the theoretical and practical understanding of the perceived value of design.

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When you become a member of the Design Principles & Practices Research Network, you have the ability to share ideas, join others in your field and make a social impact. Share your voice in person, online via journal and book publication. It is through your member support, that together, we can find Common Ground. Click the link below to become a member today:

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🚨 Calling all scholars and researchers 🚨Share your insights on emerging trends, interdisciplinary ideas, and practical solutions to shape the future of knowledge.

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As part of a network of networks, we’re pleased to share this event from a related Common Ground Research Network with our community.

🚨 Final Call: Register Now 🚨 This is your last chance to join the Twenty-First International Conference on the Arts in Society in Athens. Don’t miss out on a transformative knowledge experience!

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✅ Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the Twenty-First International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, hosted by TU Dublin School of Art and Design

Participants are invited to join scholars and practitioners from around the world for presentations, discussion, and research exchange.

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