New ECiD Event: Designing Design Products for the Everyday
6th May 2008
DANA Centre, Science Museum

For more see:
http://www.4d-dynamics.net/ddr7.htm

EPSRC Taught Introductory Course on Mathematics for the Science of Complex Systems
London, 15th October - 26th November 2007

The course addresses the need for new postgraduate education in the mathematics of complex systems, accessible to students working in a wide variety of complex systems across the social, physical and engineering sciences. It teaches how mathematics works, and how mathematicians work, giving an overview of a wide range of mathematical concepts and results. It thus aims to enable students to apply mathematics in their own research, and work comfortably and creatively with mathematicians as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The course will be held in London, on Monday afternoons, for the period from 15th October 2007 to 26th November 2007. Course tuition is free.

For more information contact t.zamenopoulos at open.ac.uk

Special issue on the theme 'complex' at M/C Journal

The latest edition of M/C Journal features an article by Karen Cham & Jeffrey Johnson entitled Complexity Theory; a Science of Cultural Systems ?

Karen Cham argues that complex systems are cultural systems. She traces the developments within interactive digital media and industry design practice to illustrate the relationship between art and complex systems. This relationship is epitomised by the possibilities inherent within interactive media for experimentation and innovation. Drawing on post-structural, science and art theory, Cham and Johnson suggest that digital mediums serve as a model that highlights the nature of complex adaptive systems.

Art in the Science of Complex Systems
13-16 June 2007
Brighton University, Grande Parade & Lighthouse Media Centre, Kensington St


An International Exhibition-Workshop exploring the question:
What contribution can art make to the science of complex systems?

The event brings together artists and scientists in the Embracing Complexity in Design research cluster; members of Brighton University’s Arts & Communications Faculty; and the Brighton Lighthouse creative media organization. For more information see http://www.complexityanddesign.net/art&complexity.html


If you wish to attend and/or contribute contact the organizer Karen Cham: k.cham at open.ac.uk

ECiD II Workshop: Meshing human and technological purposes into design

Wednesday 25th April 2007
School of Architecture, University of Liverpool

The next Embracing Complexity in Design workshop is organised by Halim Boussabaine at Liverpool University. All welcome.

The aim of the workshop is to investigate theoretical and methodological relations between complexity and design by focussing on the area of the built environment. The emphasis is on how human and technological purposes can be meshed into design in order to deliver a sustainable built environment.

The event is free but registration is required. For more information please contact halim at liv.ac.uk

Presentations:

Postindustrial architecture, dynamic complexity, and the emerging principles of strategic design

Prof. Leonard R. Bachman University of Houston USA

How/what/when to include new clean technology approaches into designs

Prof. Richard G Dodds , Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor University of Liverpool

User-centred Intelligent Systems in Design: Embracing complexity via a melding of human and machine capability

Prof. Ian Parmee, University of West of England

Designing socio-technical and creative systems

Prof. Peter Johnson, University of Bath

Digital Life, Physical Life and Legal Life

Mr Steve Race, Oxford Brookes

Magic in Complexity - Embracing the 4D design-arts

The next ECiD II event will take place on the 23rd of February at the University of East London and will comprise Workshops, Performances/Exhibitions and a Networking Dinner.

Hosted by the SMARTlab MAGIC Research Group of the Graduate School, University of East London - a practice-based research centre - it aims to stimulate intellectual academic exchange between researchers and practitioners dealing with complexity theory.

The workshop will explore directions in design research concerning the digital arts with particular focus on games design. Many designs increasingly involve dynamic performances associated with products and systems. Complexity science aims to understand complexities of such situations and there is recognition that designers in the digital arts, such as in game design and interactive art often deal with complexity and can offer insights into practical applications of complexity theories.

For more information see: http://nelly.dmu.ac.uk/4dd//ddr6/
Contact: Alec Roberston: alecr at dmu.ac.uk

Workshop on International Service Design

This forthcoming ECiD-supported workshop on International Service Design methods at Newcastle is organised by Robert Young at Northumbria University.

The event details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Venue: Marlborough Suite, Conference Centre, Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne
Time: 10.30am - 11am (registration), until 4.30pm
Cost: £50+ VAT (payment by invoice or cheque payable to Northumbria University)

Speakers include:

Prof Robert Young - Northumbria's School of Design
Methods to support the evolving work of design practitioners, and the development of systemsand service design models.

Bill Hollins - University of Westminster and Direction Consultants
The development of service design from the perspective of UK design engineering and business management.

Cees J.G. Van Halen, MSc. - Senior Consultant of Partners for Innovation, General Manager aHa! Group - The Netherlands
Service Design methods, thinking and practice from the perspective or pan European research,development and business support consulting.

If you would like to book a place, please contact Suzanne Stelling by calling 0191 243 7079 or email s.stelling@northumbria.ac.uk as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.