Design Studies Symposium 2023: Realities & Frontiers

The Design Studies Symposium 2023 (DSS 2023) organized by the IEU Graduate School Design Studies programs was held on 1-2 June, at the Multipurpose Hall, FFAD D Block, Izmir University of Economics. The graduate students presented their research under 4 sessions on the first day: X-plorations, Realities, Frontiers, and Crossovers. The faculty continued on the second day with the discussions with the valuable outcomes to improve the programs. The students enrolled in graduate level courses presented their project posters during the symposium.

We would like to thank the Director of the IUE Graduate School Prof. Dr. M. Efe Biresselioglu and the Dean of the FFAD Prof. Dr. Ender Yazgan Bulgun for their support and contributions to the symposium. We extend our gratitude to the undergraduate and graduate students of FFAD and Design Studies for their valuable support in the organization.

The voting for the best presentation award resulted in two equally qualified winners: Gokce Cagatay with her presentation "Representation of Women and Spaces in Turkish Cinema: A Focus on Southeastern Turkey" and Selen Cicek with her presentation "Reframing the Concept of Design Space in the Basic Design Studio". Congratulations for your amazing work and we wish you the best of success in your future endeavors.

IEU GS DS • DSS 2023 Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Deniz HASIRCI (Head of Design Studies)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuba DOĞU and Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz AVCI HOSANLI (Coordinators)
Res. Asst. Dr. Gözde Damla TURHAN and Res. Asst. Aybüke TAŞER (Program Assistants)