Program Designdagen 2026

Thursday May 28th 2026 10.00-20:00. 
Moderator for the day: Per-Olof Hedvall 

Lectures

FÄLLDINSALEN, MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY

Holmgatan 10, Building N, Room N109

The lectures will be captioned (speech-to-text interpreted). A hearing loop is available. There is also the possibility to follow the lectures via Zoom, please indicate this in your registration.

10.00 Kristina Brink, Deputy head, Department of Natural Science, Design and Sustainable Development, NDH  
Introduction 

10.10 Professor Paul Wenham-Clarke, Arts University Bournemouth
Constructed Truths: Design, Ethics and Hybrid Documentary Methodologies

10.50 BREAK

11.10 Kevin Gater, Head of Photography NDH Design 
When Does a Photograph Stop Being a Photograph?

11.35 Susanna Laurin, International Association of Accessibility Professionals, IAAP Representative to the EU 

12.00 LUNCH BREAK 

13.00 Donald Boström, Photojournalist and graphic designer 
How photography becomes design 

13.25 Linda Maria Thompson, NDH Design 
Ethics and photographic practice 

13.50 Moa Grundvik, Digital creator och alumn Grafisk Design Miun 
Visual Worlds 

Workshop with IAAP

ONLINE

14:30–17:00 Online workshop with IAAP Nordic 

Folow this link for more information about the workshop.

Vernissage

KULTURMAGASINET/SUNDSVALLS MUSEUM

Packhusgatan 4

15:00 The Design Programmes at Mid Sweden University welcome everyone to Kulturmagasinet / Sundsvall Museum.

15:10 The students present their projects.

16:00 Vernissage and conversations with students and researchers.

Design Networking event

18:00–20:00 “Designmingel” – Design networking event with sparkling wine and buffet. Pre-registration is required (registration is binding), 195 SEK per person (to be paid on site). Clarion Hotel Sundsvall, Skepparegatan 9.