Integrated Design Research Conference
About Integrated Design Research
Integrated Design Research (IDR) is the research space of the Department of Integrated Design, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. It aims to advance design development through collaboration among design research, design education, design practice, and the design industry. IDR focuses on uplifting design within the region, discussing design in Asia, vernacular practices, and the contributions of design subcultures. It emphasizes the creative economy through research and practice, striving to advance theories, methods, concepts, and practices both locally and globally. Additionally, IDR seeks to develop design science and technological innovation through the integration of design thinking, prescriptive knowledge, validation, and practice across multiple disciplines.
IDR provides two publishing opportunities:
IDR Conference: a double blind review conference held annually since 2022. The conference proceedings are published with ISSN 3021-694X and eISSN 3021-6958.
IDR Journal: a bi-annual, double-blind review journal since 2024. It is published with ISSN 3030-7139 and eISSN 3030-7147. Issue 01 is open for submissions from January to March and is published in June each year. Issue 02 is open for submissions from April to June via the IDR Annual Conference (held in November) and is published in December. Only the academically vetted and accepted papers from the annual conference are selected for the latter issue.
You may visit ‘Submit’ for more information. All publications, conference proceedings, IDR Journal can be accessed via the University of Moratuwa Digital Library.
Aim & Scope
Integrated Design Research (IDR) focuses on the significance of design subcultures, highlighting their unique cultural expressions and their role in fostering a diverse and inclusive design environment. It publishes articles on a broad range of topics related to design research, education, and practice, emphasizing original theoretical, empirical, and applied research. IDR provides a platform for exploring design subcultures, with a particular emphasis on Design in Asia, and encourages perspectives on current debates within the scope of Society and Culture, Vernacular Knowledge and Practice, Economy and Industries, Design Pedagogy and Thinking, Design Across Technologies, and Circularity and Sustainability.
IDR is a multidisciplinary conference and journal that covers a wide range of aspects related to design. It provides a space for discussions across various domains, including Architectural Design, Ceramic Design, Communication Design, Design Education, Engineering Design, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Jewellery Design, Landscape Design, Lifestyle Design, Packaging Design, Product Design, and Urban Design.
Readership and Publication
Integrated Design Research (IDR) Publications are Open Access. All articles can be downloaded free of charge. All IDR publications are deposited in the University repository and can be accessed via IDR website. The journal does not charge any fees at submission, reviewing, and production stages.
Self-archiving Policy Integrated Design Research (IDR) Publications allows authors to deposit Publisher’s version/PDF in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories or to publish it on the Author’s personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, at any time after publication. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided, and a link must be made to the article’s DOI.
Copyright Authors retain copyright of the published papers and have the right to use the article in any subsequent book, article, or other scholarly work of which they are an author or an editor, provided that appropriate credit is given to Integrated Design Research (IDR).
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Sumanthri Samarawickrama
B.Des (Hons) (SL), MA Design (Singapore), Ph.D. (SL)
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture,
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Email: sumanthris@uom.lk
Dr. Sagara Jayasinghe
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture,
sagaraj@uom.lk
+94 77 731 0177
Dr. Kamal Wasala
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture,
kamalw@uom.lk
+94716947520
Dr. Dilina Nawarathne
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture,
dilinaj@uom.lk
+94767341429
Ms. Chathurangi De Silva
Department of Integrated Design,
Faculty of Architecture,
chathurangid@uom.lk
+94 773487276