Based on the scientific capacity of society of Industrial Design in Iran, Journal of Design Thinking would act in a meta-academic way in collaboration with national and international prominent professors.

Subject of Papers

Papers accepted would be based on these subjects;

1. Design studies as a mental activity toward creative solution of problems such as:

• Design studies, designerly way of thinking and creative problem solving.
• Investigation of design roots considering culture, region and inter-cultural interactions.

2. Design projects in different fields and studies toward design challenges such as:

• Introducing design prominent projects and knowledge based activities related to design.
• Introducing researches and outcomes related to different fields of design, such as product design, service design, automotive design, packaging design, jewelry design, furniture design, …

3. Technologies, skills and related education in design including:

• Knowing design and creativity and tactics for educating designers in different fields.
• Approaches, methods and new design tools such as design and production of digital and intelligent products.

4. Inter-disciplinary studies, introducing the role of design in relation to other sciences and different fields of design research such as:

• Criticizing theories about human, design and technology.
• Applied researches in sustainable design, multiple approaches (economic, social and environmental) in design.
• Investigating the role of human factors in product design.