Jimena Alarcón, head of the Design Research Laboratory at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, visited ESDA on Monday 7th April. We had the honour of receiving her talk on the creation of bio-materials and kansei engineering, among other interesting topics. A real treat. As Scientific Director of the 2nd Iberoamerican Forum for Research in Design, she ... Read more
"On 13 and 14 March 2025, the ESDA DESIS Social Design Days were held again in their 4th edition. We counted with the presence of international experts in design for social innovation: Davide Fassi (Politecnico di Milano), Lorraine Gamman (Central Saint Martins, UAL, London), Francesco Mazzarella (London College of Fashion, UAL, ... Read more
Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Gianluca Vita, professor of New Technologies at the Accademia di belle arti Urbino (Italy), who introduced us to the Accademia as one of the Erasmus destinations that stands out for its artistic vision of Design, and Urbino, as a university city with a lot of life and a ... Read more
On 20 and 21 March, Zaragoza will once again become a meeting point for lovers of graphic design and illustration. Two days full of talks, activities and unique moments with professionals and students from all over Spain. If you are passionate about creativity and graphic arts, this is the place for you. ... Read more
DISCERN Journal (The International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship) is an academic journal founded by Ana Margarida Ferreira and Nicos Souleles, specialising in social design. It is an independent, interdisciplinary, open-access journal that promotes academic research and exchange in the broad field of design for social change, sustainable ... Read more
ES: At ESDA we know that through design we can also contribute to improving this world that seems to be falling apart: the rise of totalitarian thinking, the diasporas and their deportations, the endless wars, social, economic and environmental unsustainability... Activist design, social design, design for social innovation,... Read more
The 3rd year Graphic Design students of ESDA in collaboration with the users of CADIS (Coordinadora de asociaciones de personas con discapacidad) of Huesca, have developed an activist design intervention to remind us that from design we also have the opportunity to raise our voices to demand World Peace. The exhibition is ... Read more
Visit to the University Centre of Art, Architecture and Design (CUAAD) of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico). Professors Raquel Garrido and Eduardo Flores, representing ESDA, have had the opportunity to get to know the curricula and the university centre of the CUAAD thanks to the invitation of the Department of Design for Communication of the University ... Read more
The Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón (ESDA) and the ASOCIACIÓN IBEROAMÉRICA DISEÑA (ID), establish a collaboration agreement for the development of joint academic, scientific and cultural activities. A collaboration agreement is thus established with the aim of strengthening our common objectives in the educational and cultural fields. This agreement is ... Read more
2nd Ibero-American Forum on Design Research. And two ESDA papers on social design. The Scientific Committee of the 2nd Ibero-American Forum on Design Research, organised by the Asociación Iberoamérica Diseña, has rigorously evaluated the more than two hundred abstracts received, using a double-blind peer review system. Towards a Model of Education in Design ... Read more
From the optional subject "Professional Album and Graphic Narrativity" we maintain direct contact with the reality of the illustrated book sector and the publishing world through the intervention of professionals such as those who have visited us in recent weeks: Vera Galindo and Cañizales.we were lucky enough to enjoy a workshop with the illustrator ... Read more
On October 23rd, a party in favour of inclusion, diversity and design as a means to generate bonds and raise awareness was held at ESDA, with the management and facilitators of the Apip Acam Foundation (with which we have been collaborating for two years now) and the presence of the ... Read more
