The Shock of the New: Arts, Technology and Making Sense of the Future

The Cumulus Think Tank series is designed to facilitate gathering and sharing of know-how and experiences of academics, students and staff in collaboration with partners and other professionals in art, design and media.

The 3rd Cumulus Think Tank Publication
Published in April 2018
Free download available!

The third Cumulus Think Tank publication was released during the Cumulus conference To get there: designing together Paris, France. It is the first ever publication from the Fashion and Textile Cumulus Working Group.

Submissions by February 28, 2018
Synnyt / Origins, Finnish Studies in Art Education, Finland

Call for Volume 2 open till January 25!

We are pleased to introduce the publication of the SECOND issue of Dialectic, a scholarly journal of thought leadership, education and practice in the discipline of visual communication design.

Digital publication from leading practitioners and educators in design, engineering and business to inform students in pursuit of social innovation pioneering careers

Edited by Kate Fletcher, Louise St Pierre, Mathilda Tham

The context of this book is the threat to vital earth systems, as exemplified by climate change, ecological toxicity, and biodiversity loss. The primary audience for this book is design academics, and the secondary audience includes practicing designers and design managers, creative directors.

2nd Cumulus Think Tank Publication
Published in April 2016
Free PDF available!

The second Cumulus Think Tank publication was released during the Cumulus conference In this Place in Nottingham, UK. The first ever publication from the X-files Working Group.

ELIA’s publication endorsed and supported by Cumulus

This paper is intended as a position paper on the doctorate in the arts. It is formulated as a point of reference for policymakers, university leaders, curriculum designers and research funding agencies.

Book by the creators of DESIS Philosophy Talks series

This volume records the first 3 years of onging discussions about storytelling and design for social innovation held in different places around the world, many hosted during the Cumulus conferences. Desis is a long-term partner of Cumulus.