Design Issues

An academic journal on design history, theory and criticism, published by MIT Press in the United States. It publishes theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, book and exhibition reviews and visual sequences, as well as guest-edited special issues on themes such as service design or organisation design. Manuscripts of up to about 5,500 words, excluding notes and captions, are submitted without the author's name.

The first American academic journal to examine design history, theory, and criticism, Design Issues provokes inquiry into the cultural and intellectual issues surrounding design. Regular features include theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, extensive book and exhibition reviews, and visual sequences. Special guest-edited issues concentrate on particular themes, such as design history, human-computer interface, service design, organization design, design for development, and product design methodology.