The “Vision Plus” conference series always provides an inspiring forum for discussion and the exchange of experience and ideas on relevant and topical information design issues. It is an international and interdisciplinary symposium under the patronage of UNESCO.
2023: Information Design for Healthcare
25-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria
The 19th Visionplus conference focuses on healthcare, prevention, and well-being:
Finding a way through healthcare systems, healthcare buildings, and healthcare finances is often a challenge, even when we’re healthy and wealthy. Information is crucial to enable people to act appropriately.
Call for papers ends 28 February 2023
2018: Information Design as a tool for a better city
Mexico City was World Design Capital in 2018, the Vision Plus conference focused on how information design can contribute to improving city life.
2017: Core Competencies – Information Design in Education
Information design professionals, students and teachers from around the world joined us in Riga to take a closer look at the skills, competences and talents needed for implementing good information design.
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Photos: Catharina Ballan and Gints Malderis
2015: information+design=performance
In 2015 the IIID Vision Plus conference was hosted in the UK by Birmingham City University in association with the Information Design Association. The 16th symposium explored a wide variety of fascinating ideas relating to information, design and performance.
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Previous Vision Plus Symposia
- Vision Plus 16: information+design=performance
2015, Birmingham, UK - Vision Plus 15: Transforming Information
2014, Vienna, Austria - Vision Plus 14: Communities, Healthcare, Mobility
2010, Ahmedabad, India - Vision Plus 13: DD4D
Data Designed for Decisions
2009, Paris, France - Vision Plus 12: Information Design
Achieving Measurable Results
2007, Schwarzenberg/Bregenzerwald, Austria - Vision Plus 11: Needs, Trends and Themes for Information Design
Developing Information Design Subject Areas
2005, Vienna, Austria - Vision Plus 10: Tourist Information de Luxe – for All
Creating inclusive information environments / Making visitors come again
2003, Lech/Arlberg, Austria - Vision Plus 09: Designs and Destinations
Integrated Information for Urban Transport
2003, London, Great Britain - Vision Plus 08: Turning Information into Corporate Knowledge
Innovative Information Management: A Design Challenge
2000, Vienna, Austria - Vision Plus 07: Diversification of Minds
Conversation in Processes / Design for Communities
1999, Tokyo, Japan - Vision Plus 06: Drawing the Process
Visual Planning and Explaining
1999, Vienna, Austria - Vision Plus 05: Learning Meets Information Design
Information Design Meets Learning
1998, Schwarzenberg, Austria - Vision Plus 04: The Republic of Information
Design for Global Communication
1998, Pittsburgh, USA - Vision Plus 03: Design on the fly
The Structuring of Information for Instant Use
1997, Schwarzenberg, Austria - Vision Plus 02: Seeing, Feeling, Understanding
Controversial Views on Development in Communication
1996, Schwarzenberg, Austria - Vision Plus 01: Design for Electronic Communication
1995, Götzis, Austria