Thursday May 28th 2026 10.00-20:00.
Moderator for the day: Per-Olof Hedvall
Lectures
FÄLLDINSALEN, MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY
Holmgatan 10, Building N, Room N109
The lectures will be captioned (speech-to-text interpreted). A hearing loop is available. There is also the possibility to follow the lectures via Zoom, please indicate this in your registration. This year’s lectures will be in English as we welcome international speakers and guests.
10.00 Kristina Brink, Deputy head, Department of Natural Science, Design and Sustainable Development, NDH
Introduction
10.10 Professor Paul Wenham-Clarke, Arts University Bournemouth
Constructed Truths: Design, Ethics and Hybrid Documentary Methodologies
10.50 Break
11.10 Kevin Gater, Head of Photography NDH Design
When Does a Photograph Stop Being a Photograph?
11.35 Susanna Laurin, International Association of Accessibility Professionals, IAAP Representative to the EU
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Donald Boström, Designer and photojournalist
How Photography Becomes Design
13.25 Linda Maria Thompson, NDH Design
Reserach Ethics: Perspectives from Photographic Practice
13.50 Moa Grundvik, Digital creator (alumn Graphic Design Miun)
Visual Worlds
Online-workshop
14:30–17:00 Online-workshop with IAAP Nordic
Folow this link for more information about the workshop.
Vernissage
KULTURMAGASINET/SUNDSVALLS MUSEUM
Packhusgatan 4
15:00 The Design Programmes at Mid Sweden University welcome everyone to Kulturmagasinet / Sundsvall’s Museum.
15:10 The students present their projects.
16:00 Vernissage and conversations with students and researchers.
Design Networking event
18:00–20:00 “Designmingel” – Design networking event with buffet, host is The Swedish Design Association Västernorrland (Svensk Form Västernorrland). Pre-registration is required (registration is binding), 195 SEK per person (to be paid on site). Clarion Hotel Sundsvall, Skepparegatan 9.