"Opening gates, between and beyond design disciplines"

The theme and the aim of the conference will be addressed under the following sub-themes:

1. Opening gates to new terrains
   Explore and investigate new terrains as presented through new and revised Higher Education legislation, policy and qualification framework. Present innovative opportunities and challenges for design education.
2. Opening gates between design disciplines
   Overlap, collaboration, interaction and exchange between design disciplines
3. Opening gates beyond design disciplines
   Interactions, collaboration, exchange with the community, industry and other disciplines such as business, science, agriculture etc. Contributions that design education interventions make towards social and economic development.
4. Opening gates to environmental awareness
   Contributions that design education interventions make towards the environment and a sustainable future. An important focus of this theme is to celebrate 2009 United Nations Year of Natural Fibre.

2010 Special Edition

A special edition of Image & Text, devoted to selected papers presented at the 2009 DEFSA conference, will be published in 2010. Authors will be approached to develop their papers into articles depending on suitability of the topic and on condition that the article meets the criteria set by the journal. Image & Text is a Department of Education accredited design journal.

Contact details

Tanya Smit
Contemporary Events
Email: tanya@contemporaryevents.co.za
Tel: +27 (0) 84 503 6763

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