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Our Discipline Now 2025

Design is more than just creating visuals, objects, or concepts; it plays a crucial role in shaping society, culture, and our daily Lives. Its influence surrounds us, delivering powerful messages that resonate personally. To achieve effective design, we must Draw upon insights from diverse fields such as marketing, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and semiotics. This allows us to forge compelling communications that genuinely engage and inspire.

Today’s new generation of design educators and practitioners is pioneering exciting pathways for the discipline. Initiatives like UDA’s ‘About our discipline now’ encourage valuable insights and spark meaningful discussions among colleagues, driving the evolution of design forwards worldwide.




BEYOND AESTHETICS AND JUST GOOD DESIGN

JORGE BRANDÃO PEREIRA
VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN ETHICS
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF DESIGN, POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF CÁVADO AND AVE (IPCA)
“Ethical foundations on a fast-culture media framework

A CREATIVE PROCESS

JÜRGEN HEFELE
VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN PRACTICE
“The importance of sketching and hands-on creativity in design education and design practice.

THE “THINK BIG” ERA OF DESIGN

XUPENG YAO
VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN RESEARCH
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
“A Reflections and Summary on Design for 2024.

REVISITING MY CONTRIBUTED MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM THE YEAR 2003

ALBERT YOUNG CHOI
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
“Designers are responsible for considering the world we aspire to create in the decade ahead.”