• BIRD, the 'Board of International Research in Design', is a forum for publications on insightful design research.
  
• BIRD is convinced that highly qualified design research is relevant: both in regards to design in its entire complexity as well as in regards to social, cultural, economic and scientific developments in our societies.
  
• BIRD publishes its works with Birkhäuser. Birkhäuser has not only made a name for itself in the fields of architecture and design, but also offers an excellent distribution network due to its place within the De Gruyter Publishing Group.
  
• BIRD proposes projects and texts from design research that merit publication and supervises their publication.
  
• BIRD is also constantly on the lookout for excellent presentations of significant design research.

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Hans Ulrich Reck, ehem. Rektor der Kunsthochschule für Medien, Köln