Design entails doing things and creating stages in a process. It also has to do with the material world, and has a focus on what matters. It is executed with dedication, is based on a context, and puts people first. There is always an applied perspective in which society, industry and the environment are important aspects. Design is executed in dialogue with the world around the designer, with the intention of making a difference.
Researcher Johan Redström challenges the traditional view of design and who it is really for.
Follow the students journey during this year's grad show, UID19 Design Talks & Degree Show.
What role does design play in sustaining discriminatory and patriarchal systems
On 28 May, a new crop of young designers reveal their 40-plus design concepts to the world.
In a exciting development, Karey Helms, alumna of the MFA Interaction Design Programme, has returned to Umeå Institute of Design (UID) as an Associate Professor of Design.
Can design respond differently to issues of social and ecological well-being in the future?
Nicholas Torretta draws inspiration from Capoeira to shine a light on power structures in design thinking.
Morteza Abdipour has studied how the digital wall might influence how we arrange our future households.
Maria Göransdotter explores whether forgotten episodes in design history can open new perspectives.
In Changing Things: Future of Objects in a Digital World, design of digital products are analysed .
Could a more experimental and imaginative way of doing design help make us better equipped today's challenges?
Christoffel Kuenen suggests that the services provided by social media are not designed for being together.
For the third year in a row, Umeå Institute of Design was ranked number one in the Red Dot Design Ranking.