- Current 08: Generative Research & Social Innovation What if the planet is the home of project-grounded exploration, the sun represents the unifying pop-up thematic and the moons present spaces for collaboration? – Lisa Grocott Current 08 takes on the theme of “Generative Research & Social Innovation.” This year’s issue features articles written around the subjects of the defense and regeneration of democracy, information design, research and […]
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Current 06:
Designing Wisdom “Design wisdom is a fabric that emerges from the intersection of scientific and designerly ways of knowing and doing.” –Elizabeth B.–N. Sanders Issue 06 is structured around the theme of Prospects, Practices and Provocations and is designed to encourage the authors and readers to think about the design practice in terms of process, design wisdom […] - Current 05 Current Issue 05 is structured around the theme of Iteration, Invocation, Intimation, and features articles by Jorge Frascara and Guillermina Noël on the role of collective intelligence in design for healthcare, and Ann Thorpe on design as activism. Also in the health design section, “Stay Safe” and “Violence and Aggression in Healthcare” reflect on a […]
- Current 04 The most evident newly valued qualities [of physical and social environments] are the recognition of complexity as a value; the search for dense, deep, and lasting relationship; the redefinition of work and collaboration as central human expressions; and the human scale of the socio-technical systems and its positive role in the definition of a democratic, […]
- Current 03 Through a variety of forms and formats interviews, case-studies, critical essays, reviews and photo documentation, we challenge researchers to represent their processes as iterative cycles of research and to skillfully navigate information-led and practice-led methodologies. Current is continually evolving exposition on the people and processes involved in design research. It is a platform for the […]
- Current Issue 02 Research is central to the culture of Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Along with Practice and Pedagogy, it forms the foundation of the work we do. Current is a multi platform design journal that showcases creative, practice-based and applied research. It functions as a site for design researchers, design academics, students, professional designers, […]
