Design Communication Association 2024 Conference
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Design and design communication continue to stand at the edge of significant transformations in the profession and in society. With the recent emergence of artificial intelligence, the digital and analog worlds of communication face challenges and opportunities. In both worlds, ‘lines’ play a pivotal role—whether as physical marks on a page or lines of code—design communication relies upon the distinction that lines create. While lines (marks) are a fundamental component of design communication, this conference invites an exploration of those elements and non-elements, that exist between the “lines” we use—ideas explored, questions asked, answers suggested, spaces constructed, volumes deconstructed, media chosen, media discarded, viewpoints included, viewpoints altered. Lines can demarcate an edge, a distinction or a joining of ideas and explorations. The space between lines can be physical, textural, or virtual but it can also be temporal through the sequential act of making.
We read between the lines as “we look for or discover a meaning that is hidden or implied.” We often strive to color outside of the lines—which still recognizes the space between. Ultimately, the lines construct an ever-changing space in which we can work, design and imagine.
The DCA 2024 conference theme looks at how design communication navigates or guides the processes, aspirations and challenges that exist between—and outside of—the unique lines of our current time. The conference promotes papers and presentations that demonstrate current trends and future directions both in education and professional fields of design and allied disciplines.
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The conference will take place from September 4th to 7th, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana and Chico, Montana.
General Schedule:
Call for Abstracts: December 15, 2024
Submission of Abstracts: February 15, 2024
Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts: March 30, 2024
Full Paper Submission: June 22, 2024
Conference & Presentation of Papers: September 4 —September 7, 2024 (in person)
Daily Schedule:
See the detailed schedule for each day of the conference at this link.
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We are pleased to announce the Call for Entries to the 2024 DCA Juried Drawing Exhibition hosted by the School of Architecture at Montana State University. The exhibition is open to students, practitioners, and faculty in the allied design disciplines.
Theme: Between the Lines.
Please review the full Call for Entries at this link. Also, please use this Entry form for drawing submissions.
The jury includes three distinguished members: Jane Grealy, Jon Soules, and Bryan Cantley
Please pass this announcement along to your colleagues in the allied design disciplines.
We look forward to receiving the entries!
DCA co-exhibition coordinators,
Dwaine Carver and Román Montoto
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Conference Registration
We are pleased to invite everyone to the 2024 Design Communication Association Conference hosted by Montana State University School of Architecture and held at Chico Hot Springs. All paper presenters will need to register for the conference in order to present their paper and have it published in the conference proceedings.
The registration fee includes a chartered bus that will take attendees from the MSU campus to Chico Hot Springs after the Wednesday, September 4th featured speaker presentation so that attendees do not have to rent a car to get from Bozeman to the conference venue at Chico Hot Springs unless they choose to do so. Registration also includes lunches through the conference and the Friday evening banquet/awards ceremony. An optional Saturday excursion to Yellowstone National Park can be selected during the registration process for an additional cost.
Early Bird Conference Registration (prior to August 15): $450
Optional Yellowstone National Park Excursion: $80
Guest tickets for Friday Evening Banquet Dinner: $72
Regular Conference Registration: $500
Optional Yellowstone National Park Excursion: $80
Guest tickets for Friday Evening Banquet Dinner: $72
Conference proceedings will be made available for purchase through Lulu.com
Register for the 2024 Design Communication Association Conference using the following link, which will take you to the MSU Conference Services registration website. 2024 DCA Conference Registration.
Registration fees do not include lodging at Chico Hot Springs. To make your room reservations please refer to the lodging information below.
Lodging
All paper sessions and the vast majority of conference events will take place at Chico Hot Springs in Pray, Montana. Chico Hot Springs has reserved a block of rooms at a special conference rate for the 2024 DCA conference attendees. When you call to make reservations, tell the staff that you are attending the 2024 DCA Conference to receive these special rates. This block of rooms is reserved for attendees until July 31, 2024 after which they will be released for non-conference attendees. Please reserve your rooms early. Bring swimsuits and hiking shoes or boots!
Chico Hot Springs is a historic hot springs and lodge that has a wide range of room types reserved for the conference. Some rooms are in the original lodge buildings and have a sink and a shared bath. Other rooms have a private bath. Some rooms are suites with multiple bedrooms and private bath. Still other rooms are stand-alone cabins or lodges that also have multiple bedrooms that could be ideal for multiple attendees from the same institution. Some of these combinations include separate living rooms, kitchenettes and spa tub.
Click here to see a list of the room types and room rates. Additional charges and lodging fees may apply to these rates.
To make your reservation, contact the staff at Chico Hot Springs at 1-406-333-4933; https://www.chicohotsprings.com
Chico Hot Springs, located in Pray, Montana, is 50 miles southeast of Bozeman, Montana—approximately a 50-minutes drive—and is 25 miles south of Livingston, Montana. Bozeman and Livingston are popular year-round tourist destinations and while some past attendees have chosen lodging in Bozeman or Livingston, we are unable to provide a daily shuttle service between Chico and Bozeman/Livingston during the conference. We encourage all attendees to book their lodging early at Chico Hot Springs as it will require less driving during the conference.
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Travel to the Conference
Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana, a small but growing city with a population of over 50,000 people. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is located 11 miles west of the MSU campus. We will be providing shuttles from the airport to the MSU campus throughout the day on Wednesday, September 4th . Please include your flight number and arrival time when registering so that we can optimize the shuttle schedule.
By Plane
Bozeman’s growth over the last two decades has seen a similar growth in the airport—both in number of airlines that fly to Bozeman, the number of non-stop flights to major cities throughout the United States (some seasonal and some year-round), and in the number of daily flights. https://bozemanairport.com/flights Currently, the following airlines provide service to Bozeman.
Alaska Airlines (Horizon Airlines)
Allegiant
American Airlines
Avelo Airlines
Delta Airlines
JetBlue
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
By Car
Bozeman is located on Interstate 90 in Southwestern Montana.
By Train
Amtrak currently does not operate a train route that runs through Bozeman. The nearest Amtrak train stop is in Shelby, Montana—approximately 270 miles north of Bozeman.
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Please see the pdf below for detailed information regarding the Call for Abstracts and application process.
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For questions contact:
Steve Juroszek: stevej@montana.edu
Zuzanna Karczewska: zuzanna@montana.edu
Christopher Livingston: clivingston@montana.edu
Conference Committee:
Stephanie Irwin Kircher
Steve Juroszek
Zuzanna Karczewska
Christopher Livingston
Eleanor Usick
