Starting from 2016, Jiangnan University has been hosting the Design for Transition International Conference series to initiate the discussions on the transition and explorations on design education, research and practices in the new era, and to share the experiences and academic outcomes of the interdisciplinary and industrial new practices in international design discipline. On the basis of the discussions in the past three years on Design Research: The Transformation of Technology and Meanings (2016), Design Framework: Sustainable Creativity of Design (2017), and Diffused Transition and Design Opportunities (2018), the conference this year will continue the discussion from October 24th to 26th under the theme of New System View in Design Transitions.
On the basis of the discussions in the past three years, the 2019 conference will continue the discussion from October 24th to 26th under the theme of New System View in Design Transitions.
The conference will be co-hosted by School of Design at Jiangnan University and the Experience Design Frontier Research Methodology and Technology Discipline Innovation Center (111 Center). It will invite experts and design practitioners from University of Cincinnati, Politecnico di Milano University of Western Ontario, Chiba University, Plymouth University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Teran University, Srishiti School of the Arts, Aarhus University, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Monash University, IEEE, and Tsinghua University, China Academy of Fine Arts, Hunan University, Tongji University, Guangdong University of Technology, GAFA, Beijing Science and Technology University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, Zhejiang Normal University, as well as professionals from companies like Midea, Alibaba, Philips, Robam Electrical Appliances, Magis, Xavor Corporation, GetFit, Autel Technology and Jiangsu Zhongrui to share their expertise in the frontiers of design, and it will also host five thematic forums under the topics of Experience Design Frontier Methodology and Technology, Healthcare Design and Future Lifestyle, Brand Strategy and Future Experience System, and Architecture and Heritage Protection for Future Experience, and Design 2030 for detailed discussions, and in the meantime, thematic workshops will also be hosted to further enhance the construction of the new system view.
