Aims and Scope

Aims

Design and Art Studies aspires to be a leading platform for rigorous, thought-provoking research that illuminates the multifaceted and interdisciplinary nature of design and art, firmly rooted at the intersection of engineering, social sciences, and the arts. The journal recognizes that today’s most pressing global challenges—climate change, social inequality, urbanization, aging populations, and digital transformation—demand integrated thinking across disciplines.

Founded in alignment with the values of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are committed to publishing scholarship that not only advances academic knowledge but also contributes meaningfully to ecological sustainability, inclusive societies, responsible innovation, and cultural resilience.

We welcome research that examines how design and art are conceptualized, practiced, and evaluated in real-world contexts, and how they serve as catalysts for innovation, equity, and well-being in diverse social and technological environments.

Our core aims include:

  • Fostering Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue: Promote integrative research that connects engineering and technological development, social innovation, and cultural and artistic inquiry, revealing how diverse approaches can mutually inform and transform one another.

  • Redefining the Intellectual Landscape of Design and Art: Explore the evolution of design and art as reflective and projective practices that operate across academic, industrial, and civic domains, contributing to both theoretical insight and applied solutions.

  • Critically Evaluating Impact, Ethics, and Responsibility: Support research that interrogates the ethical, social, and environmental implications of design and artistic work, in line with SDGs such as Good Health and Well-being (Goal 3), Sustainable Cities and Communities (Goal 11), and Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal 12).

  • Contextualizing Global Design and Art Practice: Showcase work that reflects the diverse cultural, political, institutional, and economic settings in which design and art emerge, and emphasize their potential to promote local agency, resilience, and intercultural understanding.

  • Expanding Research Formats and Voices: Invite a broad spectrum of scholarly and creative contributions—from engineering-based design solutions and social research to visual culture analysis and experimental art practices—that challenge conventional paradigms and spark interdisciplinary collaboration.

 

Scope

For Design Studies
  • Industrial and Product Design: Sustainable design, material innovation, ergonomic design, and smart products.
  • Architecture and Interior Design: Spatial design, environmental aesthetics, adaptive reuse, and human-centered built environments.
  • Graphic and Communication Design: Visual identity, branding, typography, digital and print media, and user experience (UX) design.
  • Fashion and Textile Design: Fashion technology, sustainable fashion, material experimentation, and cultural influences in fashion.
  • Service and Social Design: Design for social innovation, participatory design, accessibility, and inclusive design strategies.
  • Urban and Environmental Design: Public spaces, landscape architecture, urban resilience, and ecological aesthetics.
  • Design Methods and Research Directions: Design thinking and problem-solving frameworks; practice-based research and iterative prototyping; visual storytelling and symbolic analysis; interdisciplinary strategies integrating art, science, and technology.
 
For Art Studies
  • Fine Arts: Painting, sculpture, printmaking, installation, and contemporary visual arts.
  • Performing Arts: Theater, dance, music, film, and multimedia performance.
  • Art History and Theory: Art historiography, aesthetics, visual culture studies, and curatorial practices.
  • Media and Digital Arts: Video art, interactive art, digital storytelling, virtual reality experiences, and experimental new media.
  • AI and Creative Practices: Exploration of artificial intelligence in generative art, machine learning aesthetics, algorithmic creativity, and the implications of AI on authorship, originality, and aesthetics.
  • Cultural and Heritage Studies: Museum studies, cultural heritage preservation, intangible cultural heritage, and art conservation.

 

For Interdisciplinary Studies

We actively welcome submissions that transcend conventional disciplinary boundaries and foster new forms of collaboration between design, art, technology, and the social sciences. Key areas include:

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Interactive systems design, user experience frameworks, multimodal interfaces, embodied interaction, and the influence of AI in human-centered design.
  • AI and Design Innovation: Integration of artificial intelligence in creative workflows, data-driven aesthetics, human-AI co-creation, and ethical design in AI systems.
  • Design and Psychology: Cognitive and behavioral insights into user-centered design; emotional responses to spatial and visual environments; perception in digital interfaces.
  • Data-Driven and Computational Design: Generative and parametric design, algorithmic art, data visualization, and the use of computational tools in hybrid artistic practices.
  • Education and Pedagogy in Art and Design: Innovations in design and art education, interdisciplinary curriculum models, creative thinking frameworks, and digitally mediated studio learning.
  • Design and Ethics in Emerging Technologies: Investigations into ethics of AI, virtual environments, surveillance design, and responsible innovation in art-tech ecosystems.
  • Creative Economies and Design Futures: Cultural and design entrepreneurship, speculative design methodologies, creative industries development, and design-led foresight research.
  • Design and Health: Art- and design-based therapeutic strategies, mental health interventions, healing environments, and healthcare experience design.
  • Critical Making and DIY Cultures: Maker movements, grassroots innovation, citizen science through art and design, and hybrid open-source creative practices.
  • Green Design: Research on environmentally responsible design practices, sustainable material innovation, life-cycle thinking, circular design strategies, and bio-inspired ecological solutions.