Focus and Scope

Jurnal Desain publishes high-quality articles that contribute to current research and scholarly developments in design, visual art, and visual culture. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary works in fields such as Visual Communication Design, Interior Design, Architecture, Fashion Design, Product Design, Fine Art, Photography, Animation, Media Studies, Design Studies, and other related areas.

The journal covers a wide range of themes, issues, and approaches across design, visual art, and visual culture, including visual communication, typography, branding, photography, advertising, illustration, animation, film, videography, information design, editorial design, packaging design, user interface and user experience (UI/UX), interaction design, exhibition design, visual culture, aesthetics, semiotics, representation, media discourse, design history, design theory, and other related topics in art, design, and cultural inquiry.

Jurnal Desain prioritizes empirical research articles, design studies, and conceptual papers that make a clear scholarly contribution to the field. Review articles may be considered selectively if they demonstrate strong relevance to the journal’s scope, substantial critical synthesis, and meaningful conceptual contribution. Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR) and other systematic review formats are not among the journal’s publication priorities.