This book reports on interdisciplinary research and practices in communication, fashion, product, and interior design, highlighting strategies for systematizing the design approach in a global and digital world. It gathers a selection of chapters written by the authors of the best articles presented at the 9th EIMAD conference, on June 2729, 2024, Portugal. Chapters were chosen considering their particular link to contemporary concerns and challenges, considering the design contribution to health and well-being, social inclusion, sustainable development, design education, and environment among others. They cover and bridges between important aspects of design education, research, and practice, as well as creativity and emerging technologies, offering a timely perspective and a source of inspiration to researchers, professionals and educators in design, product development and related fields.

Chapter 'A Project to create value with local wool in fashion design products: a social, environment and economic sustainable model' of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Highlights strategies for systematizing the design approach Gives a special focus to sustainability, inclusion, regeneration, and participation Discusses applications in education, product development, and online branding

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Strategic Visuality: Exploring the Role of Imagery in Brand Visual Language: A Case Study of Renault Kwid.- Teacher Support for Project-Based Learning on Audiovisual and Media Production Degrees.- Emotionally Adaptive Interaction Techniques for Enhanced Learning Experiences De-academize design: Learning from the pluriverse.- Design Practices for Regenerative Approaches to Hospitality in the Tourism Field.