The Eighth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices will be held at the University of British Columbia at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, Canada, from 16-18 January 2014. The conference is co-hosted in partnership with Emily Carr University of Art + Design and Carleton University School of Industrial Design. Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, roundtables or colloquia are invited, addressing design through one of the following themes:

* Design Education

* Design in Society

* Design Management and Professional Practice

* Visual Design

* Designed Objects

* Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design

* Design as Collective Intelligence (2014 Featured Theme)

Presenters have the option to submit completed papers to one of the Design Principles and Practices Collection of Journals. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.

Theme: “Design as Collective Intelligence“
Design is our collective intelligence. It shapes the world we live in. We can recognize design in the materiality of our objects, the environments we dwell in, and the visual communication that we share. Design is the common ground of everyday life, and becomes the layer connecting the way we perceive our world, cultures and societies. More on this theme at - http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/the-conference/program-and-events/2014-theme


SUBMIT PROPOSAL
http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/submitting-your-work/conference-presentations

PLENARY SPEAKERS

http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/the-conference/program-and-events/plenary-speakers

Dates: 16.–18.01.2014
UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada
Deadline for calls: 16.12.2013
Inquiries: support@designprinciplesandpractices.com
Web address: http://designprinciplesandpractices.com/the-conference