Mind Design #30, 2010
Are Trends Becoming Obsolete?
- Ph.D. Dissertation on Trend Mechanisms in Fashion.
Trends are not going out of fashion in the 21st century, although they have been pronounced dead repeatedly as a result of the growing turnover rate in fashion trends – they mutate and emerge in a chaotic root system of meanings and functions. In a Ph.D. dissertation from The Danish Design School, Maria Mackinney-Valentin studies how and why fashion trends change, and whether there have been any changes in trend mechanisms in the 21st century. The Ph.D. dissertation helps consolidate and develop trend studies as an independent field of research and contributes to our understanding of trends in our society.
- Ph.D. Dissertation on Trend Mechanisms in Fashion.
Trends are not going out of fashion in the 21st century, although they have been pronounced dead repeatedly as a result of the growing turnover rate in fashion trends – they mutate and emerge in a chaotic root system of meanings and functions. In a Ph.D. dissertation from The Danish Design School, Maria Mackinney-Valentin studies how and why fashion trends change, and whether there have been any changes in trend mechanisms in the 21st century. The Ph.D. dissertation helps consolidate and develop trend studies as an independent field of research and contributes to our understanding of trends in our society.
Type and Legibility
- Typeface design as a research topic.
Few would disagree that legibility is crucial on traffic signs. But how can we know which typefaces are most legible, and how quickly do readers get used to unfamiliar typefaces? These and other questions related to typeface design were the topic of the seminar 'The Legible Typeface' at The Danish Design School on 11 May 2010, which explored both practical and scientific perspectives. The seminar was organised by Assistant Research Professor Sofie Beier, who is doing research to determine which letter characteristics affect legibility.
- Typeface design as a research topic.
Few would disagree that legibility is crucial on traffic signs. But how can we know which typefaces are most legible, and how quickly do readers get used to unfamiliar typefaces? These and other questions related to typeface design were the topic of the seminar 'The Legible Typeface' at The Danish Design School on 11 May 2010, which explored both practical and scientific perspectives. The seminar was organised by Assistant Research Professor Sofie Beier, who is doing research to determine which letter characteristics affect legibility.
On the Threshold to a New Design Perception
- Conference on the Challenges of the Future.
How can design offer a productive answer to the challenges of the future? What new understanding of design will be required? These issues formed the basis for the conference Borderlines – Pushing Design Over the Limit, which was held in Genk in Belgium on 26-29 May 2010 under the framework of the Cumulus network, which involves universities and colleges with education and research in the fields of art, design and media.
- Conference on the Challenges of the Future.
How can design offer a productive answer to the challenges of the future? What new understanding of design will be required? These issues formed the basis for the conference Borderlines – Pushing Design Over the Limit, which was held in Genk in Belgium on 26-29 May 2010 under the framework of the Cumulus network, which involves universities and colleges with education and research in the fields of art, design and media.
