MX Design Conference 2017
DESIGN FACING
THE FUTURE
utopia/dystopia
7th International Design Congress
October 30-31 and November 1, 2017
Introduction
The Design Department of the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México invites the academic, professional and practicing community, related in any way to the design, to participate in the 7th edition of the MX Design Conference. On this occasion, the international conference aims to explore and discuss possible scenarios that the future holds for the design, both those ideals and desirable (utopian), as those feared and disadvantages (dystopian).
Faced with the worsening of the social crises enunciated since the last century, the design has been transformed into a set of approaches that are much more diverse than their artistic, artisan and industrial origins. However, the facts show that issues such as social inequality, crises of governance, risks to physical and mental health, food insecurity, climate change, armed conflicts or even terrorism; they overshadow the future of civilization as we know it, of humanity, or of life itself on the planet.
Design, not only as design professions, but as a constant practice in multiple levels and situations, has been an active part in this situation; but also, has generated proposals in which the hope persists that we are able to modify these pressing realities. Thus, we believe that now faces the need for profound and substantial changes in their practice, in their understanding as an academic discipline, in education for different levels, or in its characterization as a profession, among many others. Therefore, we invite professionals and academics from different areas, practitioners with diverse experiences, storytellers framed in the future, to answer these questions:
- How will the design shape the future?
- How will design help solve social problems?
- How will the practice and discipline of design adapt to the new cultural conditions?
- What current design practices will become new professions?
- What factors will impact the training of future designers and how do we prepare for it?
- What will the designer look like in the future?
- How will technologies influence the evolution of Design?
To respond to the audience, we are open to these participation formats:
- Presentations accompanied by paper, with the possibility of being published in scientific journal of the Design Department in 2018.
- Free reflections about the theme without paper. For example, fiction stories using only the voice (storytelling), animations or videos, sound narrations (radio theater), or any sensory experiences.
- Design projects framed in the future, that could be presented at a conference, or be subjects of a physical or posters exhibition.
Important dates
- Receipt of proposals:
concluded - Confirmation of proposals accepted in first filter:
Thusday, May 2, 2017
PRE-SELECTED - Reception of proposals in extenso:
Until Friday, June 30, 2017 - Final confirmation of participating proposals:
Friday, July 14, 2017 - Dates of the congress:
October 30-31 and November 1, 2017 (just before the Day of the Dead)
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Organizer: Design Department
Previous congresses:
- MXDC2015: Inclusive design
- MXDC2013: Consumption and Consumerism
- MXDC2011: Design without borders
- MXDC2009: Social impact of design
- MXDC2007: The potential of linked projects
- MXDC2005: Design Perspectives
Contact: edward.bermudez@ibero.mx
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MXDC 2017 is open access based, and free of any fee to our speakers and expositors.
