The intensification of the globalisation and commodities fostered by markets and technology has led today’s critical design theorists to advocate for new kinds of engagement between design and the world. Not coincidentally, the last decades saw important contributions to Design Research in the Global South and Indigenous contexts, where inquiry is situated within an intelligent and intelligible world of natural systems, replete with relational patterns for being in the world.
The LINK PRAXIS Global South Design Research Journal is an open-access non-profit journal offering a forum for disseminating critical and innovative thought into creative research practices in Design and related to a global South perspective. LINK PRAXIS is a peer-reviewed international journal committed to publishing high-quality work focused exclusively on all aspects of design research and creative practice experiences with emphasis in the global South while providing an interdisciplinary platform prioritising critical, challenging material and engaging from a range of epistemological positions.
The LINK PRAXIS Global South Design Research Journal celebrates the relationship between creative practices, Design Research, Global South and Indigenous world views, fostering cognitive shifts to address twenty-first century issues.
Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Practice-oriented Research and Latin American Diaspora in Aotearoa New Zealand
Published:
2024-11-10
In this second issue, LINK PRAXIS: Journal of Practice-led Research in Design and the Global South continues its mission to publish high-quality scholarly contributions addressing critical topics in design research. Volume 2 is organised into two sections, each presenting innovative perspectives and methodologies within the field.
The first section features contributions from authors who participated in the LINK 2023 5th Conference on Practice-led Research and the Global South, focusing on the theme of diaspora. These papers explore diverse approaches to design research, reflecting on the intersections of cultural identity, creative practice, and global migration.
The second section presents 13 texts selected by the editor from the exegesis accompanying the final-year capstone projects in the Communication Design degree at Auckland University of Technology. These writings provide insight into a pedagogical approach to practice-led research at the undergraduate level, utilising the connective exegesis model (Hamilton & Jaaniste, 2010). The selected texts, chosen from over 100 submissions, represent strong evidence of undergraduate research in Communication Design.
We trust that this collection of insightful articles will offer a deeper understanding of the intersections between design, culture, and practice-led research. As you engage with the diverse topics explored in this issue – from cultural perspectives in media to innovative approaches in design education and sustainability in fisheries management – we invite you to reflect on the potential impact of these approaches to inspire and inform.
Wishing you an engaging and thought-provoking reading experience.