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Articles from Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education

Educating for complexity in Inclusive Design: From products to service systems

<jats:p>Inclusivity is the explicit and ultimate aim of Inclusive Design. Although the field continues to develop, it remains heavily influenced by product design logic and practices. Drawing on...
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‘How can I say this politely?’: Remodelling peer critiquing in design education and revealing compassionate critiques

<jats:p>Peer critiques play a major role in the design learning process. However, due to vague boundaries and definitions of them, it is hard and yet significant to model peer critiques in the c...
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Linking empathy, feedback and iteration: Five skills to strengthen the student–teacher relationship in the design studio

<jats:p>This article focuses on feedback, a one-on-one design teaching practice that teachers approach intuitively and has been crucial within the design studio. However, although healthy studen...
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Art, assessment and uncertainty

<jats:p>Of all academic fields of study, few encounter as much difficulty with issues of assessment than the fine arts. Yet despite calls for greater transparency and accountability at the post-...
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Re-imagining student success: Integrating strategy and action through an Indigenous lens

<jats:p>Enhancing student success has been increasingly a focus for universities. But the context has changed, with complex challenges including a global pandemic, rapid digital transitions and ...
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Editorial

<jats:p>This editorial provides a summary on key contributions from authors within the field of digital design and creative learning strategies that are inclusive and sustainable within various ...
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A methodology for 3D digital sketching practice in undergraduate architectural education

<jats:p>Paper-based sketches used in the first stage of architectural design have started to be replaced by digital sketches. Since many universities have switched to online education during the...
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The potential of online object-based learning activities to support the teaching of intersectional environmentalism in art and design higher education

<jats:p>In 2019, the University of the Arts London (UAL) declared a Climate Emergency and undertook to make sustainability a required part of the student learning experience. Subsequently, in 20...
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Material-led creative processes in the context of design education

<jats:p>This article discusses research from the Design Experimentation and Exploration (DEE) course in the higher education context. The DEE course was designed to support MA design students’...
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Inspired: Exploring creative pedagogies at the early stage of the fashion design process

<jats:p>The article introduces the fashion process as a relevant topic for the current research in the field, stating the need for further explorations and academic investigation. Recent studies...
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