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The DSS2025 Theme focuses on alleged “failures” in design research, design writing and publishing, and seeing mishaps as opportunities for growth and learning. The symposium will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Izmir University of Economics Campus, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Multi-Purpose Hall. 

DESIGN STUDIES SPRING 2024-2025 PROGRAM

You may select from the pool of courses, with priority given to 5XX courses for Master's and 6XX courses for PhD students.

For any questions, please contact: designstudiesue@gmail.com

Wishing you a productive Spring Semester!

"Localizing Design Studies: Perspectives on Turkey" (Deniz Hasirci, Tuba Doğu, Deniz Avci, Gozde Damla Turhan-Haskara, Aybüke Taşer (eds.)) has just been published!

"Localizing Design Studies: Perspectives on Turkey" (Deniz Hasirci, Tuba Doğu, Deniz Avci, Gozde Damla Turhan-Haskara, Aybüke Taşer (eds.)) has just been published!

Red cabbage, which is frequently used in Turkish cuisine and a favorite ingredient in salads, will add ‘color’ to cosmetic products.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Gözde Damla Turhan Haskara (Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Design Studies Graduate Program co-Coordinator), Filiz Özbengi Uslu (Textile and Fashion Design Research Assistant & Design Studies PhD student), Selen Çiçek (ITU, Architectural Design Computing PhD student), and Anıl Dinç Demirbilek (Industrial Design Research Assistant & Design Studies PhD student) have been honored with the “Research Innovation Award” at the XXVIII International Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SiGRADi2024), held in Barcelona from November 13-15, 2024.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Gözde Damla Turhan Haskara (Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Design Studies Graduate Program co-Coordinator), Filiz Özbengi Uslu (Textile and Fashion Design Research Assistant & Design Studies PhD student), Selen Çiçek (ITU, Architectural Design Computing PhD student), and Anıl Dinç Demirbilek (Industrial Design Research Assistant & Design Studies PhD student) have been honored with the “Research Innovation Award” at the XXVIII International Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SiGRADi2024), held in Barcelona from November 13-15, 2024.

DSS2024 DESIGN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM – DESIGN DIALOGUE

The Design Studies Graduate Program and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Izmir University of Economics is organizing the third annual Design Studies Symposium with DSS2024. The theme of the symposium this year is, “Design Dialogue,” that prioritizes the discussion of design.

DSS 2024 CALL FOR PAPERS

THEME: DESIGN DIALOGUES

The Design Studies Graduate Program and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at the Izmir University of Economics is organizing the third annual “Design Studies Symposium (DSS)”, formerly known as Face-to-Fest. The theme of the symposium this year is, “Design Dialogue.”

The Design Studies Symposium 2023 (DSS 2023), organized in collaboration with İzmir University of Economics Graduate School Design Studies Master's and PhD Programs and the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, took place on June 1-2 this year with the theme "Realities and Boundaries". As an outcome of the symposium, the accepted abstract submissions have been published online in the form of an abstract proceedings e-book. You can access the abstract proceedings book through this link: DSS 2023 Abstract Proceedings e-Book.