Design Research Society

About DRS

The Design Research Society is a multi-disciplinary learned society for the design research community worldwide.
The DRS was founded in 1966 and facilitates an international design research network in around 40 countries.
DRS is a founder member of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR).
Read the Welcome message from the President of the Design Research Society, Professor Nigel Cross:
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DRS 2012 Conference Bangkok

New! Deadline for On-Line Registration, 15 June 2012

Go to http://drs2012bangkok.org/index.php?page=Registration

The Design Research Society (DRS) International Conference 2012 "Re:Search" will be held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. 1–4 July 2012. The Design Research Society 2012 International Conference (DRS 2012: Bangkok) is pleased to invite proposals for research presentations in Thailand. This conference is open to research that deals with any aspect and discipline of design.

Report: DRS 2011 AGM and Symposium

The 18th October saw Nottingham Trent University host the DRS AGM and Symposium in the new Nottingham Conference Centre for 35 participants, chaired by Prof. Tom Fisher of NTU’s School of Art and Design. Three speakers addressed the subject of the symposium, ‘Knowledge Exchange & Impact: Design Research; Design Practice’ from different points of view. Dr. Emma Wakelin, Associate Director of Programmes at the AHRC described Design Research that the AHRC has funded in the past.

Designing Food and Designing for Food conference, London

International Conference on Designing food and Designing for Food will be held at London Metropolitan University on 28-29 June 2012 and is is endorsed by the Design Research Society.

Design Studies Award

Design Studies Award 2011

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Design Studies Award, for the best paper published in the journal. The award is to be made to Arlene Oak (University of Alberta, Canada) for her paper ‘What can talk tell us about design?: Analysing conversation to understand practice’, published in Vol. 32, No. 3, pp 211-234; doi:10.1016/j.destud.2010.11.003

See the article here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X10001006

Announcing: DRS Student Research Bursary

DRS Student Research Bursary Scheme 2012 offers grants of up to 500 GBP to student members of the society. The purpose of the scheme is to help research students progress towards a publication in the design research field. 1500 GBP is available for the scheme in each calendar year.