Design History Society Annual Conference 2025
04-06 September 2025
Ankara
CONVERGING PATHS
IN CREATIVE ECONOMY
4-6 September 2025
organized by
Ankara Bilim University
Since the Renaissance, the commercial aspects of creative disciplines have evolved significantly, and this evolution has served as a model for design disciplines to turn their original ideas into marketable products. Important players who actively shaped and controlled this dynamic field included art dealers, critics, galleries, agencies, and other organizations. Collectively, their joint ventures not only guided the course of artistic expression but also established the foundation for the complex network of connections that has developed into the complex environment that we now identify as the creative industry.
The interaction of creative disciplines has long been woven into the fabric of history, even if the phrase "creative industry" was first formalized in the 1990s. Artisan intellectual groups collaborated on projects that went beyond the confines of particular artistic disciplines throughout various historical periods. Furthermore, the historical context highlights the crucial role that regulatory bodies, artist unions, and syndicates had in establishing networks of communication and legal frameworks that promoted the development of creative interactions.
This conference will provide a comprehensive exploration into the intricate dynamics between design and creative industry, shedding light on diverse actors, institutions, and legislative frameworks that have contributed to its evolution. Our aim is to unravel the influences that have paved the way for the emergence of today's vibrant creative economy, examining both the interplay of business and economic factors, and the exchange of design metaphors that have transitioned from art to design and ultimately into marketable commodities.
Potential papers for submission, while not limited to, may include:
Historical Evolution of Design Markets: Tracing the development of design markets, exploring the roles of dealers, galleries, design museums and agents helped shaping the business side of creative disciplines.
The Impact of Criticism, Curation and Competition: Examining how art critics and curators have influenced the commercial aspects of the creative industry and design business, shaping trends and market preferences.
Creative and Design Entrepreneurship: Analyzing the role of institutions, both historical and contemporary, in supporting and fostering creative entrepreneurship.
Legal Frameworks, Employment and Labour: Exploring the intricacies of copyright laws and their impact on the creative industry, examining the roles of legal actors and institutions in defining and enforcing intellectual property rights, copyright laws, employment of designers, labor rights and other legal considerations in design business.
Globalization and the Design Business: Exploring the effects of globalization on the design industry, from international collaborations to the globalization of art and design markets; especially in terms of technology transfer and multiculturalism.
Digital Era: Assessing the influence of technological advancements on the creative sectors, including the rise of digital platforms, virtual galleries, and NFTs.
Collaborative Networks and Creative Communities: Investigating the historical significance of collaborative networks and artistic/design communities in the physical and digital realms shaping the landscape of the creative industry.
The Politics of Creative Economy and Design Business: Exploring the political dimensions that influenced design history, including government policies, international relations, and political ideologies that shaped the economic landscape. Topics related to how the EU and mobility of professionals, and/or Green Pacts affected today’s role of design business are highly welcomed.
Creativity and the creative economy in design education: Showcasing specific cases that exemplify how creativity as a skill and the creative economy as an order were mythified, instrumentalized, and commercialized in design education.
Keydates- This is a tentative calendar and will be updated if any changes occur.
7 September 2024, Saturday- Lauch of the DHS 2025 Conference Website with Call for Papers
28 February 2025, Friday - Deadline for Abstracts and Roundtable Proposals
31 March 2025, Monday-First round of notification to authors
14 April 2025, Monday- Submissions for revisions
Early bird registration: 1 April 2025, Tuesday- 2 June 2025, Monday
Standard registration: 3 June 2025, Tuesday- 29 August 2025, Friday
Before submitting the abstract, all users need to create a profile and password. Please complete registration before submission. You may complete the payment of the conference fee from the same panel ONLY AFTER, you were notified about acceptance of your paper.
The efficiency and power of in-person events cannot be disputed but hybrid plannings are also beneficial solutions when some of the attendees cannot or does not want to travel to the host country, or the attendees have limited resources to spend and cannot make it to the event. An-other reason behind considering hybrid sessions is to offer virtual attendance options as a way to attract a broader number of registrants and thus lower the costs and increase the overall in-come.
Ankara Bilim University will provide support for the use of school’s all available facilities, services and equipment, technical infrastructure and technical staff to support the organisation, use of access networks, conference halls and laboratories, preparation of the conference web-site, sponsorship agreements and financial contribution. The Board of Trustees has also agreed to make a budget of not exceeding €2000 available for conveners to use in cases of ur-gency.
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