Academic Publications

 

2023

"How do you feel? Emotional wellbeing in distributed learning environments in design studies.", International conference on engineering and product design education, 7-8 September 2023, ELISAVA University School of Design and Engineering, Barcelona, Spain

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2022

"Designing for personal-happiness: an empirical case study", International conference on engineering and product design education, 8–9 September 2022, London South Bank University, London, UK

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2022

"Is there a zero waste in a fashion design?"

Māra Binde, Aija Freimane, PhD

International conference on engineering and product design education, 8–9 September 2022, London South Bank University, London, UK

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2021

"Case Study: Toward Decoding Design’s Value—Communicating and Visualizing Design Research”, SEGD; https://media.segd.org/s3fs-public/SEGD-2021Journal-FINAL.pdf; 188-205.pp

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2021

"Decoding Design Value"

Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal—Annual Review 15 (1): 45-54. doi:10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v15i01/45-54.; ISSN: 1833-1874 (Print)'; ISSN: 2473-5736 (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v15i01/45-54

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2020

Perceived Design Value. The socio-economic impact of Design, Art Academy of Latvia,

ISBN 978-9934-541-51-3; PDF ISBN 978-9934-541-52-0

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2020

Identification system of Design socio-economic impact towards transformation of knowledge intensive economy in Latvia; Art Academy of Latvia, PDF ISBN 978-9934-541-54-4

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21414.55365

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2020.

“User preferences in Experience economy”, the 51st International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development - Rabat, Morocco; Economic and Social Development, 51st International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, Book of Proceedings; Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency and University North 2020; ISSN 1849-7535; 28-38.pp

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2020

“System of Decoding Design Value”, AMPS Proceedings Series 17.1. ISSN 2398-9467; AMPS conference Education, Design and Practice – Understanding skills in a Complex World, Stevens Institute of Technology, New York / New Jersey, USA; AMPS C.I.O.; 54-62.pp

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2019

“Perceived design Value through the Lens of Generation Z”, CUMULUS Bogota conference The Design After, Bogota, Colombia

“The Design After”, Cumulus Conference Proceedings Bogota 2019; ISBN 978-958-774-912-0; ISSN 2490-046X; Universidad de los Andes, School of Architecture and Design, Bogota, Colombia; 302.-311.pp

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2019

Loza, I, Freimane, A, "Differences in Visual Perception of European and Islamic Design Communication in the Twenty-first Century in the Context of Cultural and Religious Systems." The International Journal of Design in Society 13 (3): 45-56. doi:10.18848/2325-1328/CGP/v13i03/45-56.

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2019

 

Decoding the Use of Design in Public Services, 6th International Multidisciplinary Scientific conference on Social sciences and Arts SGEM Vienna Art 2019, Vienna Social Sciences and Arts Extended Scientific Sessions, Vienna, Austria, ISBN 978-619-7408-75-1; Science & Arts, Issue 6.1; 465.-472.pp

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2018

“How to witness design”, E&PDE 2018, 20th International Conference on Engineering &Product Design Education, Londona, Lielbritānija, ISBN 978-1-912254-02-6; 211.-216 pp.

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2018

“Design Footprints for mining the future” Edukacija Mene, Menui, per Mena (Education in, for and trough art), ACTA Academiae Artium Vilnesis, ISSN 1392-0316; ISBN 978-609-447-279-4; 105.-116 pp.

 

2016

Mapping of supply and demand of Design education in Latvia from 2006 - 2016, Nordic Forum for Design History Studies conference 2016, September 23-24, University of Aalto, Helsinki (FIN).

 

2015

Dilemma of ethical & social aspects in design, Engineering and Product design education conference Great expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise, Loughborough University, Design school, Loughborough (UK), pages 232-237, ISBN: 978-1-904670-62-9.

 

2015

Case study: Design thinking and new product development for school age children, 3rd International Conference for Design Education Researchers: “LearnxDesign, 2015”, June 28. - 30, Chicago, USA; Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference for Design Education Researchers, ©2015 Aalto University, DRS, Cumulus, DESIGN-ED and the Authors. All rights reserved; pp.187-199; v-1; ISBN 978-952-60-0069-5 (vol. 1- 4).

 

2013

Design for well-being in the era of liberal sustainability paradox, The 16th Conference of the European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) & 7th Conference of the Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU) Bridges for a more sustainable future uniting continents and societies, Istambul, Turkey.

 

2013

Design in the era of liberal sustainability paradox; SCORAI (Sustainable Consumption reserach and Action Initiative), Istambul (TR).

 

2012

Discourse of Design and Art Education, 2012, The 14th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education Design education for future wellbeing, Antwerp University Artesis College (BE), 6.-7.09.2012; pp.381-386; ISBN: 978-1-9046670-36-0.

 

2012

The user values as indicators of sustainable consumption shift; ERSCP 2012 (European Roundtable of Sustainable Consumption and production), Bregenz, (AUS), www.erscp2012.eu ; pp.172.-176.ISBN: 978-3-901269-00-4.

 

2010

Trends in the International Design Trend Journal MIX, ISSUE 20 TWO 2010, pp. 96-97, publication and conceptual design management for the LMA Functional Design 5th year Master's students.

 

2009

Trends in the International Design Trends Journal MIX, ISSUE 16, pp. 96-97, Publication and Concept Development Management for LMA Functional Design 5th year Master's students.

 

 

Local Publications

 

2020

Dizaina uztvertā vērtība. Dizaina socioekomiskā ietekme. Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija. PDF ISBN 978-9934-541-53-7

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2016

Trails of Design: Events and Design in Linked Timeline a map featuring 168 design events and facts, including 64 design concepts, 144 technological innovations, 89 political and 57 economy-related events, 24 social and 20 sustainability impacts from 1588 to 2015, interacting with each other and influencing how we live today.

© Aija Freimane, Matīss Zvaigzne, 2016.

Publisher: Association Creative Partnership, 2016.

Issued by the State Culture Capital Foundation,

ISBN 978-9934-14-790-6.

 

2016

The status of a creative person - (no)benefits to improve the professional situation of visual artists, visual art magazine Studija, Nr.107.

 

2016

Is it possible to regain the lost audience in the visual arts sector?, The visual art magazine Studija, No.107.