The International Conference and Exhibition of Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES) was held for the first time in 2020. The first IMDES (International Multimedia Design Symposium) was held at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) on November 10-11, 2020, in Tangerang, Indonesia. The event was hosted by the DKV UMN (Visual Communication Design Department) and took place online due to the circumstances of that year. Despite the virtual format, the symposium was successful, attracting participation from several national and international universities. The second IMDES (International Multimedia Design Symposium) was conducted in a hybrid format on July 27-28, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This event was held in collaboration with ASWARA (Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan) and international universities. The symposium was a success, seamlessly integrating both inperson and virtual participation. In 2025, the third IMDES was held, featuring an international conference held in a hybrid format both at National Art Gallery Langkawi, Malaysia and at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Indonesia. Unlike the previous two editions, IMDES 2025 was designed not only as an international conference but also as an international exhibition in the format of Non-Traditional Research Output (NTRO), which is the first in Indonesia. These two new concepts were the latest additions to the IMDES event series, which was extended from July 17 to July 31, 2025. This was undoubtedly an attractive opportunity for bringing together practitioners and academics in design, technology, and media.
Conference themes:
2020 : "Interdisciplinary Design, Innovation and Sustainability"
2023 : "Human, Design, and Virtuality"
2025 : "Creating Connection: Intelligent Design for a Sustainable Future"
The Innovation in Media and Visual Design (IMDES) conference and exhibition discuss the relationship between media, people, design, and technology as well as innovation, creation, and sustainability concepts resulting from those interactions. The event’s interdisciplinary approach draws on design, information, social science, and the humanities, offering/allowing not only to think/design what today’s design makes possible but also to invent new things on media and society can do using emergent technology. This conference is a sphere for those intellectuals who examine the conceptual design, praxis, and research discourse on the exploration of academic merits for the design field and others. The conference and exhibition will welcome theories, methods, and implementations of innovation in media and visual design. Topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Design Theory and Methods
Topics include, but not limited to Interaction Design Methods, Design Animation Theory, Architecture Theory and Design, Graphic Design Theory, Visual Methods, Design And Visual Literacy, Digital Media and Design History, Sequential Narrative, Design and Media Education.
2. Design Business and Practice
Topics include, but not limited to Case Study Design, Design Management, Design Analytics, Advertising Design, Design Ethics, Design Systems, Brand promotion and campaign, Start-up Design Identity, and Strategic Communication Design.
3. Design Project, Participation & Collaboration
Topics include, but not limited to Participatory Design, Design for Social, Environmental Design, Service Design, Design for Health, Human Centered Design, Smart Textile and Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Smart City Design, and E-learning Design.
4. Media and Digital Experiment
Topics include, but not limited to Experimental Design, Virtual Media, Media Documentation, Media Text and Institution, Media Production, Future Media, Data Visualization, Digital Data Communication, Intelligent Systems, Virtual Environment, and Digital Arts, Interaction Design, Emerging Technologies and Future Trends, User-Centered Design (UCD), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Inclusive Design, and Assistive Technologies.
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