Main viewpoints in progress of mapping for the Science of Design Studies.

Relationships between design, scholarly fields and disciplines.

1 Linkages between design and various scientific fields.

a Linkages with liberal arts such as philosophy, logic, mathematics, and with psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology and economics etc..

b Transdisciplinal theories and methodologies morphology, semiotics, linguistic science, cultural semiotics, information theory, cognitive science and life science(self-organization theory e.g., Autopoiesis theory) etc..

c Linkages with fieldwork and research method. Reconstruction of design survey and various research methods.

d Linkages with the principle of methodology and design study in relation to design language and visual language etc..

e Linkages with historical researches and the historical perception of the time, for example, design history, cultural history and history of ideas etc..

2 Relationships between design, tools and media.

a Relationship between design and tacit knowledge.

b The system of linkage in between the positioning (e.g., memory, record, recognition, creation and expression) of media such as a computer.

Relationship with the objects and problems of design.

1 The viewpoint of environment formation ( Umweltgestaltung )

a The new recognition of the public domain and the problems of design

b Reconstruction of the conventional domains -graphic design, product design and environmental design- from the view point of environment formation.

c Problem areas on the viewpoint of environment formation. Problems of environmental colors, theory of landscape, language archtecture, biotope landscape planning, landscape design and regional design. Problems of eco-design with related to a recycle system. Problems of barrier-free design and universal design.

d The new idea formation and recognition for information and media environments etc..

e Issues in colloquial communication environment and society formation. For example, reforming the educational system in the new fields of art, music, play and expression for children.

2 The viewpoints of design elements and material research.

a Form, color and texture.

b Typography as material.

3 The problems of perception and cognition of the human.

4 The problems of social reform and transition of the civilization trends.