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Designing Distance: Resilience, Design, and the Critical Social Sciences after the Design Turn 设计距离：设计转向后的弹性、设计和关键社会科学

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.705

Kevin Grove;Genevieve Reid;Loreen Magarino;Sarah Molinari

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To Conclude: The Future of Design Studies Beyond Design 总结：超越设计的设计研究的未来

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.702

Anke Gruendel;Claudia Mareis

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IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.x.719

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Beyond Hands: A Design Exploration of Hand Prostheses and Their Transformative Impact on Disability Perspectives 超越双手：假肢的设计探索及其对残疾视角的变革性影响

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.708

Melike Şahinol;Robert Stock

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Complementary Intellectual Histories: The Design Turn and Scientific Knowledge Production 互补的思想史：设计转向与科学知识生产

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.701

Claudia Mareis

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Policy Design or Design for Policy: The Case for Boundary Figures 政策设计或政策设计：边界图的案例

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.704

Anke Gruendel

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In Defense of Disciplinary Discomfort: An Introduction to Design Studies Beyond Design 为学科不适辩护：超越设计的设计研究导论

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.703

Anke Gruendel;Claudia Mareis

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Contextualizing the Design Turn 情境化设计转向

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.699

Wolfgang Schäffner;Claudia Mareis

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Design/Democracy 设计/民主

IF 0.9 2区艺术学

DESIGN ISSUES Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-28 DOI: 10.1162/DESI.a.707

Michael Saward

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