Representation: Process and Practice Across Design Disciplines (PPADD)

Call for Abstracts

The evolution of representational methodologies in the visual arts as well as design education and practice has altered the means by which concepts are developed and presented. Advances in technology have facilitated novel approaches to representation that have influenced the design process and practice across a range of disciplines. The Process and Practice Across Design Disciplines (PPADD) conference seeks submissions that explore a broad range of representational strategies, methods and media in contemporary art and design education and practice. The conference will consider the role that representation plays in reshaping and advancing ideas about graphic communication in both the academy and practice.

The conference organizers invite submissions of abstracts no longer than 500 words as well as full session proposals that include three to four papers topically related.

As of July 1, abstract submission for the Process and Practice Across Design Disciplines (PPADD) conference is complete.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal. Additional abstracts will potentially be reviewed and possibly considered only if they demonstrate exceptional quality or fit an existing theme or session well. Authors will be notified of acceptance by September 15, 2017.

Potential Session Themes

• The role of representation in design
• Integrating digital and analogue processes to support design communication
• Pedagogical approaches to representation and communication
• Teaching design communication at the beginning of the curriculum
• Design communication across disciplines
• Visual communication and representation across cultures
• Integrating image and text
• Visual communication across languages
• The roles of representation in Universal Design
• Relations between illustration and design
• Developing independence and growth through drawing
• Ways designers promote seeing
• Drawing convention and drawing invention
• Challenging the traditions of drawing and drawing instruction in design and art schools
• Drawing as rhetoric
• Digital images and the liberation of drawing in design curricula
• The end of drawing

Due Date and Software

All paper submissions must be received by December 15, 2017.
Software: Microsoft Word (.doc or .rtf). Unformatted text
Images: JPEG
Any other formats or media will not be accepted.

Page Limits

We reserve the right to edit text and illustrations in order to conform to the following limitations:
Text: Max. 4000 words. Illustrations: Max. of 8 total (may combine several images to create a single image)
Total Pages: Max. of 8 pages in publication (includes text, notes, references, illustrations)

Text Files

You are responsible for the quality of your paper by providing text that is error free. Your paper will be published without further editing. Text files, including image captions, must be submitted in unformatted Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) using 9 point Time New Roman font. Text files should be named with the author's last name, _text and the extension: Example: FSmith_text.doc or FSmith_text.rtf

Final publication formatting such as line spacing, margins, columns, indents, etc. will be established by the design of the proceedings. Type should be entered in the following way:

Paper Title: Upper/Lower Case, Initial Caps
Author's Name: Upper/Lower Case, Initial Caps
E-mail:
Author's School: Upper/Lower Case, Initial Caps
No address or phone number
Head/Subhead: Upper/Lower Case, Initial Caps
Paragraphs: Upper/Lower Case

Assign the Normal style to ALL the above elements. Do not assign any tabs or indents. Set all text to flush left. All text must be set as single spaced with NO blank lines. Word emphasis within a paragraph is acceptable as bold or italic but NOT underlined. In addition to embedded images in text, provide all images in a separate folder.

Image Files

You are responsible for the quality of your published images by providing high-quality digital files that have been prepared to read in grayscale. Please call if you have any questions. Image files may not exceed 6.5" high or 6" wide. Image files may not be less than 3" wide. All image files must be in Grayscale TIFF or JPEG format 300 dpi and be named with the author's last name,_fig# and the extension: Example: FSmith_fig1.tif or, FSmith_fig2.jpg

Notes and References

DO NOT use an endnote/footnote or header command in word processing. Indicate notes and references where applicable in the body of the text with numbers in parenthesis. All notes and references should be added at the end of the paper, following a major heading (e.g., Notes, References) as applicable. All notes, references, and bibliographies must conform to the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html. Representative examples follow.

Books

Example - Notes:
1. Emery Blackfoot, Chance Encounters (Boston: Serendipity Press, 1987).

Example - References/Bibliography:
Blackfoot, Emery. Chance Encounters. Boston: Serendipity Press, 1987

Periodicals

Example - Notes:
1. John J. Benjoseph, "On the Anticipation of the New Metaphors," Cuyahoga Review 24
(1988): 6-10.

Example - References/Bibliography:
Benjoseph, John J. "On the Anticipation of New Metaphors," Cuyahoga Review 24 (1988):
6-10

Quotes

Direct quotes of more than three lines should be typed as a separate paragraph. Quotes will be indented during publication production.

Illustrations

Please include only those illustrations necessary for a complete understanding of the paper. The author must obtain permission for use of non-original drawings and photo work in advance. Reference all illustrations within the text file with a figure number in parentheses and a caption to indicate your preferred image locations:

Example: (insert Figure 2 here)
Fig 2. Illustration Caption.

Precautions

Please make every effort to ensure the integrity of your files before sending, as this will help us to avoid publishing delays.

For questions, please email:
Brian Dougan
Greg Watson
Kevin Mitchell
[email protected]

Accommodation

Centro Sharjah

Centro Sharjah is located adjacent to Sharjah international Airport. It is 25 minutes' drive from Dubai International Airport, and 5 minutes away from Sharjah University City.

Special Room Rates

• 10% discount on our best available rate on all room categories
• Inclusive of the complimentary buffet breakfast.
• With complementary Internet access in the room and lobby

Note: To avail the 10% discount on our best available rates, booking should be done through email mentioning the conference you are attending.

Transportation

Complimentary transfer for groups only (10 and above) to and from the AUS conference venue. Timing to be informed in advance and is subject to availability.

Cancellation and No-Show Policy

Reservations or bookings require a valid credit card (guest's credit card number and expiry date) to guarantee the booking and to keep the reservation in the system for guests arriving at a later time. Non-guaranteed reservations/bookings may only be kept in the hotel's system. Any cancellation received three days before arrival will attract no cancellation fees. Any no-show rooms will attract the full stay accommodation fee.

All the above rates are subject to availability and previous reservation is required with enough notice period.

Reservations: 

PO Box 3677, Sharjah, UAE
Tel: + 971 6 508 8155 or + 971 6 508 8000
Fax: + 971 6 508 8111
[email protected]

Website

Radisson Blu Resort Sharjah

This stunning resort hotel in Sharjah is the perfect choice for both business and leisure travelers with its proximity to prime shopping and business areas, the Arabian Gulf's spectacular beaches and the city of Dubai. Other features, such as private beach and a lagoon, ensure a memorable and unique stay.

Room Rates

Terms and Conditions

• Above rate are inclusive of 10 percent municipal taxes and 10 percent service charges.
• Above rates are net and non-commissionable.
• Above rates are inclusive of one buffet breakfast for single and two for double.
• Above rates are inclusive of 24 hour-Internet access.
• Free group transfer to AUS and back for minimum of 10 rooms booked in house.

Reservations:

Corniche Street, PO Box 3527
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Tel +971 6 565 7777
Fax +971 6 565 0090
[email protected]
website

Registration

To register for the conference, please complete the registration form, which can be downloaded here.

The deadline for early registration is November 15, 2017.

As part of the international conference Representation: Process and Practice Across Design Disciplines to be held February 15-17 at American University of Sharjah (AUS), the AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) is hosting a juried exhibition of work by current CAAD faculty, students and alumni.

CAAD alumni are invited to submit up to two pieces of work for consideration. We seek work that employs a broad range of representational techniques from within and outside of the disciplines represented by the degree programs in CAAD.  We are interested in seeing what you have been doing since graduation.

Please submit TIFF files as described below to [email protected] no later than January 18, 2018. Each submission must include the piece as it is to be printed (up to A2 at 300 dpi) and a second file for review (20 cm in the longest dimension at 72dpi).

Submissions

Files should be prepared as follows:

First Name_Family Name_PPADD_2018_Alumni_1_300.tiff

First Name_Family Name_PPADD_2018_Alumni_1_72.tiff

First Name_Family Name_PPADD_2018_Alumni_2_300.tiff

First Name_Family Name_PPADD_2018_Alumni_2_72.tiff

Also, please include a Word document with your name, the title of the work, degree program, year of graduation and brief narrative about the work (if applicable). Label the file as follows:

First Name_Family Name_PPADD_2018_Alumni_Details.doc

We invite all CAAD alumni to register for and join us at the conference.