ID+

ID+ is a Research Consortium is Design, Media and Culture, founded in 2008. It gathers critical mass from four Universities in Northern Portugal. The Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID+] is a multidisciplinary research structure originally anchored in two institutions: University of Aveiro (Department of Communication and Art) [UA /DeCA] and University of Porto (School of Fine Arts) [FBAUP]; in 2017, the Polytechnic of Cávado and Ave (School of Design) [IPCA / ESD] has joined the consortium, as did the Polytechnic of Porto (School of Media Arts and Design) [IPP / ESMAD] in 2023. ID+ works towards the inscription and legitimisation of design and associated disciplines in the Arts and Sciences. It develops this mission primarily in the Northern region of Portugal and other peripheral environments, as well as national and international cooperation networks. ID+ operates contextually by producing, transferring, reverting and communicating the scientific and professional knowledge of design, media and culture into environments where it may be of benefit. ID+ focuses on both heritage and contemporaneity: contributing to a longevity of design legacies, and interpreting the rapid challenges of the discipline in today's World. These contributions are strategic, taxonomical, technical, cognitive, structural and pedagogical. ID+ is currently organised in five strategic groups: CULTURES DESIGN FOR HEALTH INDUSTRIES MEDIA TERRITORIES AND COMMUNITIES