Learn X Design 2025: Case Studies

Creating Landscapes: Sustainable insights through art-based methods

Karolina Uggla, Mälardalen University
Andrea Hvistendahl, Mälardalen University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Designing with Communities for Humanity-Centered Design: Advancing Sustainability Knowledge and Practices in Industrial Design Education

Yoon Jung Choi, Virginia Tech
Jiayuan Dong, Virginia Tech
Brook Kennedy, Virginia Tech

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Discoverability, availability, circularity: an upcycling design workshop

Virginie Tessier, Université de Montréal

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Examining the Impact of Design Studies: Systems and Persuasion Courses on Undergraduate Design Students at Carnegie Mellon University

Luis Garcia, Carnegie Mellon University
Audrey Reiley, Carnegie Mellon University
Albert Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exploring Cross-Disciplinary Lessons in Interaction Design Courses

Joshua Pridemore, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Molly Briggs, University of Illinoia Urbana-Champaign
Abigail Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Laura Chiaramonte, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Rachael Dietkus, Social Workers Who Design
Fengzhou Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ben Tairy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fan Xia, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Yiqi Xiao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Amanda Yates, PGAV Destinations

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exploring Cultural Frames and the Visual Language of Rituals

Amrita Datta, Indiana University, Indianapolis (Herron School of Art and Design)
Amy Fortunato, Queens College, CUNY

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

From Portfolio to Prototype: Tinkering Workshops in Design Education

Dajana Nedic, Virginia Tech
Rachael Paine, Virginia Tech

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Integrated Design for Museums and marginal areas: Exhibit, Graphic and Interaction design

Lucilla Calogero, Università Iuav di Venezia
Emanuela Bonini Lessing, Università Iuav di Venezia
Gabriele Toneguzzi, Università Iuav di venezia

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Learning by Teaching Blended International Design Workshops

Daniel Buzzo, CODE University of Applied Sciences
Kristina Andersen, Technical University Eindhoven
António Gorgel, IADE – Faculdade de Design, Tecnologia e Comunicação da Universidade Europeia
Jonathan Chacón Pérez, Elisava School of Design and Engineering
Martin Knobel, CODE University of Applied Sciences
Lara Piccolo, CODE University of Applied Sciences
Pras Gunasekera, CODE University of Applied Sciences

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Prompting Reflective Learning Through Card-based Approaches

Jesper Legaard, Kolding School of Design
Safia Suhaimi, PDR - International Centre for Design and Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Jo Ward, PDR - International Centre for Design and Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Andrew Walters, PDR - International Centre for Design and Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Reaffirming Learning – a micro examination of teaching interventions and their connectedness

Noemi Sadowska, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
Tara Hanrahan, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Teaching Contemporary Design Methods in Highly Regulated Industries: A Case Study

Jasmine Sarin, Institute of Design
Asawer Ahyed, Institute of Design, Chicago
Santosh Basapur, Rush, Chicago
Raj Shah, Rush, Chicago
Zach Pino, Institute of Design, Illinois Tech, Chicago IL

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Teaching materials experiments in product design

Sandra Dittenberger, New Design University
Stefan Moritsch, New Design University
Agnes Raschauer, University of Vienna

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Teaching the ethical responsibility as a foundation for designers

Juan de la Rosa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Transforming Education: Add-On Workshops as a Tool to Integrate Ethical Responsibility in Design Education

Elisabeth Friesinger, Technische Universitat München (TUM)
Stephan Krusche, Technische Universitat München (TUM)

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Using Reverse Engineering to Bridge Design Theory and Manufacturing Practice

Manuel Hodrius, Stuttgart Media University

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM