Youth Participation in Local Governance: Co-designing in the Democracy Reloading Initiative -- Speculative Interactions: Educational Contribution for Hypothetical Design Practice -- What should be known about design if we only know design -- Sustainable Artistic Practices in Graphic Design for Visual Communication -- Waste Management: Designing a User-Centered and Sustainable Mobile Application -- Building Bridges Between University and Responsible Practices in Design: A Case Study on a Campaign Against Dating Violence.

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 8th EIMAD conference, on July 07-08, 2022, Portugal. This 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 and, among others. They cover and bridges between important aspects of design education, research, and practice, as well as creativity and emerging technology, offering a timely perspective and a source of inspiration to researchers, professionals and educators in design, product development and related fields.