Vulindlela: making new pathways

DESIGN EDUCATION | AFRIKA

ISBN: 978-0-7961-4046-3

The 17th National DEFSA Conference exploring new pathways in a southern African context, moving forward socially and environmentally. The conference consisted of five sub-themes, which allowed for parallel sessions and included a session for postgraduate student short paper presentations with the aim to encourage participation of young academics.

Designed Futures

Design educators interrogating the future of design knowledge, research and education.

ISBN 978-1-990930-81-2 

The 15th National and 8th International DEFSA Conference was hosted by the IIE Vega School and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology from the 9-10 September 2019 on the Vega campus in Cape Town South Africa. The broad theme of the conference addressed DESIGNED FUTURES: Design educators interrogating the future of design knowledge, research and education.

Ethics & Accountability in Design:
do they matter?

The 13th National and 7th International DEFSA Conference was held in September 2015 and was hosted jointly by Midrand Graduate Institute &  Vaal University of Technology

The DEFSA 2015 conference honoured a principle-driven, civic-minded and human-centred design culture that considers sustainability, credibility, corporate social responsibility, professional accountability and personal integrity.

20/20 Design Vision

The 11th National (and the 6th International) DEFSA conference was titled 20/20 Design Vision. A total of 23 papers were presented over a two-day period, addressing a range of topics that were pertinent to the conference theme. Of these papers 22 papers were accepted for publication in the conference proceedings.

In 2011, the Forum celebrated its 20th anniversary and in so doing, marked an important milestone in its reflection on design education from the past, present as well as visions for the future.