Research Areas

Design cultures and theory

Material culture and consumption; design cultures in Turkey; gender, technology and design; theories of design; science and technology studies and design; (post)phenomenological perspectives in design.

Design education

University-industry collaboration; virtual tools in design education; design thinking; multi-, inter- and transmultidisciplinary design education; participatory tools in design education.

Design management

Designers' roles, design jobs and design practice in Turkey; design policy; collaboration in design; design protection.

Design methods and strategies

Concept generation tools; generative methods; participatory methods; evidence-based evaluation methods; product improvement strategies; visual narratives.

History of design

History of industrial design; Turkish design policy; design discourses in Turkey; design cultures in Turkey.

Social design and sustainability

Sustainability in Turkish industry; product-service system design; post-use design thinking; design for social innovation; transition design; design activism; participatory design; co-design; open design.

User-centered design

User-centered design; user experience design and research; usability; interface design; interaction design; materials experience.