The emergence of the metaverse concept provides a new perspective for exploring the construction of the theoretical system of oriental design in the context of technological innovation. In order to explore how to enrich the connotation of the metaverse with innovative design so as to promote the comprehensive development of the design discipline, the 8th Oriental Design Forum & 2022 The International Conference on Metaverse and Innovative Design, jointly organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the International Society for Design Science, and Shanghai Art Master's Education Guidance Committee, were held on May 28, 2022 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The forum invited experts and young scholars from both domestic and international academia and industry to express their opinions, exchange ideas, and discuss the various possibilities of the metaverse for innovative design from aspects such as design theory, cultural and creative design, technological innovation, industrial application, and rural practice.
As a new way to promote the development of agriculture, the countryside and farmers after China entering a new era, the implementation of a rural revitalization strategy has the profound theoretical and practical significance. In order to explore how to draw the essence from oriental culture and philosophy, and apply the oriental design into the rural revitalization process, the 7th Oriental Design Forum, which was held by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Society for Design Science, was took place both online and offline successfully on 28-29 May,2021. The forum invited professionals and young people from academia and industry at home and abroad to share ideas and exchange insights. This paper intends to conclude and summarize the forum’s keynote speeches and submitted papers from the following perspectives: western experience in rural culture revitalization, the art and technology involvement in rural revitalization and the design practice in rural development.
In order to explore issues related to country revitalization and discuss on the topic of life aesthetics and innovative design, the 6th Oriental Design Forum, which was held by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Society for Design Science, was took place both online and offline. The life aesthetics sub-forum was held in Jiangyin successfully on 18th October 2020. The art design and innovation& local culture and rural design sub-forums were held online on the date of 22nd December 2020. The symposium not only invited domestic and overseas renowned scholars and industry elites, but also encouraged the participation of young designers. This paper intends to summarize the forum’s contents and reports from the aspect of each conference panel.
Under the motivation of economic and cultural globalization, in order to explore how to extract and integrate the oriental and western cultural genes, and promote the innovative design and industry development with the world multi-culture, the 5th Oriental Design Forum& 2019 International Symposium on Oriental Design, which was held by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Society for Design Science, took place in Shanghai successfully on 20-22 September, 2019. The forum invited renowned scholars and industry elites at home and abroad from different research fields to deliver keynote speeches in four conference panels with themes including design comparison between east and west, innovation of design theory, the open design education, experience innovation& design empowerment. This paper intends to conclude and summarize the forum’s contents and progress from the following perspectives: the forum’s main theme, domestic and overseas design study, design education and industry trends & creative theories.
In order to discuss how to insert the Chinese culture gene into the urban and rural planning and study the relationship between regional revitalization and oriental design’sinheritance and innovation, the 4th Oriental Design Forum & 2018 International Symposium on Regional Revitalization and Holistic Design, which is held by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Society for Design Science, took place in Shanghai successfully on 22-24 December, 2018. The symposium invited renowned scholars at home and abroad to deliver keynote speeches around the theme and held four parallel forums after the main conference. This paper intends to conclude and summarize the symposium’s contents and progress from three perspectives, which include: Bauhaus and oriental design theory, regional revitalization & environmental design, and user experience & service design.
