20/20 Design Vision

Abstract

The Sixth International DEFSA conference was appropriately titled 20/20 Design Vision. In 2011, the Forum was celebrating its 20th anniversary and in so doing, marked an important milestone in its reflection on design education from the past, present as well as visions for the future. The conference theme - 20/20 Design Vision, offered participants the opportunity to focus on many interesting topics that ranged from an overview of the state of design education in the last 20 years to more importantly offering future visions beyond the present. A total of 23 papers were presented over a two-day period, addressing a range of topics that were pertinent to the conference theme. Of these papers 22 papers were accepted for publication in the conference proceedings.