About the conference
The Design Research Conference (DRC), hosted by the IIT Institute of Design, brings together a growing community of design professionals advancing the role of design research in innovation.
The conference strives to spread knowledge through the discussion of compelling experiences and case studies, innovative methods and approaches, and the future and sustainability of design research.
Enthusiastic speakers interested in sharing their knowledge take the stage, enchanting the audience with best practices of design research and enthralling stories. The audience, two-thirds professionals and a third students, leaves with key takeaways: new ideas for further discussion and methods to throw into their own toolkits.
In its eighth year, DRC (formally About, With and For) will be more participatory in nature. Workshops, student presentations, twenty-minute lightning round TED style talks, and other group activities and networking opportunities will fill the two days.
Who should attend?
The Design Research Conference will be the ideal event for designers, planners, design and consumer researchers, educators and students, and managers and executives concerned with learning the latest advanced methods and approaches to human-centered design.
About the IIT Institute of Design
The Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology is the largest full-time graduate design program in the U.S. with over 150 students. The school offers professional degrees in communication design, design planning, interaction design, product design, systems design, and research. The curriculum is focused on critical design methods and strategy as well as user-centered research.
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