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The International Journal of Design is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interface design, animation and game design, architectural design, urban design, and other design related fields. It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and findings from researchers across different cultures and encourages research on the impact of cultural factors on design theory and practice. It also seeks to promote the transfer of knowledge between professionals in academia and industry by emphasizing research in which results are of interest or applicable to design practices. Source

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Designerly Perspectives on AI

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Designerly Perspectives on AI Editor-in-Chief of IJDesign Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Citation: Chen, L.-L. (2026). Designerly perspectives on AI. International Journal of Design, 20(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.57698/v20i1.05 Design is a discipline that co-evolves with technology. It has repeatedly redefined itself to adapt to the possibilities brought by new technologies in order to address the changing needs of people, societies, and humanity in general.
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A Disabled Cyborg Perspective on AI

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Living in an Algorithmic Error: A Disabled Cyborg Perspective on AI Laura Forlano Abstract This article offers a disabled perspective on the ways in which AI systems (and their failures) are experienced by offering an account of living with a “smart” medical device for over ten years.
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Designing Aesthetics of Intelligence

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Designing Aesthetics of Intelligence Stephan Wensveen Abstract Design and aesthetics have always been in a relationship with emerging technology and materials, as each advancement in technology offered and required new opportunities for design and aesthetics. In this piece I want to offer my perspective on how Artificial Intelligence and its technologies can relate to design and aesthetics.
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Exploring How to Avoid Microplastic Pollution through the Design of Products with Ambiently Biodegradable Plastics

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Products That Wear: Exploring How to Avoid Microplastic Pollution through the Design of Products with Ambiently Biodegradable Plastics Puck Bos, Linda Ritzen, Sonja van Dam, Ruud Balkenende, Conny Bakker Abstract In contrast to most plastics, ambiently biodegradable (AB) plastics fully break down under natural conditions, avoiding microplastic pollution.
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Arts of Living with Machines

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Arts of Living with Machines Johan Redström Abstract This paper offers a perspective on how design can respond to AI by framing current challenges within the broader historical context of design responses to machines. Tracing recurring tensions between technological advances and human agency in early Swedish industrial design, it explores the central role of “useful” things and tools in how design has historically addressed machine autonomy.
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Mood as a Means Versus an End: Unraveling How Experienced Practitioners Address Mood in Experience Design

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Mood as a Means Versus an End: Unraveling How Experienced Practitioners Address Mood in Experience Design Zhuochao Peng, Haian Xue, Antony William Joseph, Virpi Roto, Pieter M. A. Desmet Abstract This article presents a study exploring how designers consider and approach user or customer mood in real-world projects.
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Designerly Perspectives on AI

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Home > Vol 20, No 1 (2026) > Chen Designerly Perspectives on AI Lin-Lin Chen Full Text: PDF
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A Social Design Method for Participatory Evaluation of AI and Society Controversies

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The Shape-Shifter: A Social Design Method for Participatory Evaluation of AI and Society Controversies Beatrice Gobbo, Noortje Marres, Chiara Poletti, Ginevra Terenghi Abstract This paper presents a social design method for controversy mapping called the Shape-shifter. Our method combines design techniques of material engagement and data physicalization through open prototyping with controversy analysis as developed in Science and Technology Studies (STS).
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When Darkness Brings Light: Framing Healing Experience through Nature Paintings to Stimulate Negative and Positive Emotions

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When Darkness Brings Light: Framing Healing Experience through Nature Paintings to Stimulate Negative and Positive Emotions Chan Mi Kim, Thomas J. L. van Rompay, Gerald C. Cupchik, Geke D. S. Ludden Abstract Nature paintings can provoke dynamic emotional experiences. However, their therapeutic potential beyond merely inducing positive emotions remains underexplored.
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When Darkness Brings Light: Framing Healing Experience through Nature Paintings to Stimulate Negative and Positive Emotions

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When Darkness Brings Light: Framing Healing Experience through Nature Paintings to Stimulate Negative and Positive Emotions 1 University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands 2 University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Citation: Kim, C. M., van Rompay, T. J. L., Cupchik, G. C., & Ludden, G. D. S. (2026). When darkness brings light: Framing healing experience through nature paintings to stimulate negative and positive emotions. International Journal of Design, 20(1), 19-35.
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