MA Jin, Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Tongji University College of Design and Innovation

Deputy Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor of

She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation

Brief Introduction

Jin Ma, PhD, is Research Fellow and Director of the She Ji Publishing Platform at the Tongji University College of Design and Innovation (D&I), China. She is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation (published by Tongji University in cooperation with Elsevier), and also serves as the editorial board member of the Journal of Visual Art Practice (Taylor & Francis). Being an industrial designer by education, she has developed a profound interest in fundamental issues in design, particularly regarding the designer’s experience when designing in complex systems. She is interested in the philosophy of design, design knowledge and methods, and design education. Her recent research focuses on exploring new forms of academic publication for design, and developments of the design discipline. Before joining D&I, she received her PhD degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2013.

Jin’s work at She Ji Publishing Platform aims to foster a design publication ecosystem—including the journal, other publications, conferences and events—to promote theories and practices emerging at design frontiers to a larger audience. While the journal She Ji sits at the center of this system, Jin has been actively involved in editing anthologies and selected proceedings, translating the latest important monographs on emerging design theories and practices. Her recent publications include Emerging Practices: Practices, Values, and Approaches in Design (China Architecture & Buildings Press, 2014), the Chinese edition of Ezio Manzini’s book Design, When Everybody Designs (MIT Press, 2015), and the Chinese edition of John Thackara’s book How to Thrive in the Next Economy (Thames and Hudson, 2015). Currently, she is co-editing a translation series on design theory and practice.

As a teacher, Jin participated in reframing the design foundation course for the undergraduate program, and constructs and teaches Reading Design Literature for graduate students. She is also the associate coordinator of the master’s program of Design History and Theory at D&I, and the head of the D&I library.

Research

· Philosophy of design

· Design education / Design knowledge and methods

· Developments of the design disciplines

· New forms of design research publications

Academic and social Post

l 2018, served as the academic coordinator in the organization of the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2018 at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University;

l 2017, served as the academic coordinator in the organization of the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2017 at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University;

l 2016, served as the academic coordinator in the organization of the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2016 at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University;

l 2015, served as the academic coordinator in the organization of the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2015 at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University;

l 2014, organized in collaboration with Davide Fassi the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2014 at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University;

l 2014–present, director of She Ji Publication Platform, leading and coordinating publication projects on design from D&I, devoted to creating an ecosystem for academic design publication and knowledge transmission;

l 2013–present, managing editor of She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, published by Elsevier;

l 2013–present, editorial board member of the Journal of Visual Art Practice, published by Taylor & Francis.

Education Background

Work Experience

Publications 

Books

· Ma, J., Lou, Y., & Gong, Y. (Eds.). (2018). Emerging Practices: Designing in Complexity. Tongji University Press.

· Ma, J., Fassi, D., & Lou, Y. (Eds.). (2015). Emerging Practices: Inquiry into the Developing. Tongji University Press.

· Ma, J., & Lou, Y. (Eds.). (2014). Emerging Practices: Practices, Values, and Approaches in Design. China Architecture & Buildings Press.

· Ma, J. (2013). A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experience of Having a Design Concept. Mistra Urban Futures.

Book chapters

· Ma, J. (2018). Emerging DesignX Practices. In J. Ma, Y. Lou, & Y. Gong (Eds.), Emerging Practices: Designing in Complexity (pp. 1–8). Tongji University Press.

· Lou, Y., Fan, F., & Ma, J. (2016). Mission D, an Interdisciplinary Innovation and Venture Program at Tongji University. In Creating Innovation Leaders (pp. 201–213). Springer.

· Ma, J., & Lou, Y. (2015). Restructuring Design Foundation based on the Framework of Four Orders of Design. In J. Ma, D. Fassi, & Y. Lou (Eds.), Emerging Practices: The Developing. Proceedings of the Emerging Practices: Design Research and Education Conference 2014 (pp. 175–189). Tongji University Press.

· Lou, Y., & Ma, J. (2015). A 3D “T-shaped” Design Education Framework. In Gerald Bast, Elias G. Carayannis, & David F. J. Campbell (Eds.), Arts, Research, Innovation and Society (pp. 123–136). Springer.

· Ma, J. (2014). Approaching the Emerging Landscapes of Design Practices. In J. Ma & Y. Lou (Eds.), Emerging Practices: Practices, Values, and Approaches in Design (pp. 2–11). China Architecture & Buildings Press.

International refereed journal articles

· Friedman, K., Lou, Y., & Ma, J. (2020). She Ji: The Next Five Years. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 6(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2020.02.002.

· Friedman, K., & Ma, J. (2018). A New Genre of Design Research Literature. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation 4(2), 123–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2018.05.001.

· Friedman, K., Lou, Y., & Ma, J. (2015). Shè Jì: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation 1(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2015.09.002.

· Ho, D. K.-L., Ma, J., & Lee, Y. Empathy @ design research: A phenomenological study on young people experiencing participatory design for social inclusion. CoDesign 7(2), 95–106. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2011.609893.

Chinese refereed journal articles

· 马谨,娄永琪. 基于四秩序框架的设计基础教学改革［J］.装饰，2016，2016(6)：108～111

· 马谨. “设计概念”对我们隐瞒了什么［J］.南京艺术学院学报（美术与设计版），2015，158：107～111

· 马谨. 再读杜威之“拥有一个体验”［J］.大设计，2013，9(1)：31～34

· 马谨. 延伸中的设计与“含义制造”［J］.装饰，2013, 2013(12)：122～124

· 马谨. 过程的力量——同济大学2010年NISSAN汽车设计课程手记［J］. 大设计，2006，2(2): 3～10

Peer-reviewed international conference proceedings

· Ma, J. (2019). A Review of the DesignX Discourse: Knowledge Diffusion and Integration across Disciplines. In P. L. P. Rau (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Design: Methods, Tools and User Experience (11th International Conference, CCD 2019, held as Part of HCI International 2019, Orlando, USA, July 26–31, 2019, Proceedings) (pp. 57–78). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22577-3_5.

· Lou, Y., & Ma, J. (2018). Growing a Community-Supported Ecosystem of Future Living: The Case of NICE2035 Living Line. In P. L. P. Rau (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Design: Methods, Practice and Impact (10th International Conference, CCD 2018, held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, USA, July 15–20, 2018, Proceedings) (pp. 320–333). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92252-2_26.

· Ma, J. (2017). What Is a System? A Lesson Learned from the Emerging Practice of DesignX. In P. L. P. Rau (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Design (9th International Conference, CCD 2017, Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, Canada, July 9–14, 2017, Proceedings) (pp. 59–75). Springer.

· Ma, J., & Lou, Y. (2015). Restructuring Design Foundation based on the Framework of Four Orders of Design. In J. Ma, D. Fassi, & Y. Lou (Eds.), Emerging Practices: Inquiry into the Developing (pp. 175–189). Tongji University Press.

· Ma, J. (2015). Meaning Making and the Expanding Scope of Design. In A.Meroni, L. Galluzzo, &L. Collina (Eds.), The Virtuous Circle - Cumulus Conference - Milan, June 2015 (pp.1303–16). McGraw Hill.

· Ma, J. (2015). When Human-Centered Design Meets Social Innovation: The Idea of Meaning Making Revisited. In P. L. P. Rau (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Design: Methods, Practice and Impact (7th International Conference, CCD 2015, Held as Part of HCI International 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2–7, 2015, Proceedings, Part I), (pp. 349–60). Springer.

· 娄永琪，马谨. 一个立体T型的设计教育框架 [A]. 见：童慧明，彭圣芳，李健. 2013成长&引领——全国高等学校工业设计教育研讨会论文集 [C]. 北京：北京理工大学出版社，2013. 50～56

· Ma, J, Ho, D. K.-L., & Chuah, C.K.P. (2010). Empathy @ design research: A phenomenological study on young designers experiencing participatory design. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design & Emotion (Digital file in compact disc). The Institute of Design, IIT.

· Ma, Jin, and Xiangyang Xin (2010). “What ‘design concepts’ hide from us.” In Proceedings of the 2010 Internal Conference of Industrial Design Education & International Academic Forum, 480–489. Tianjin, China. Beijing: National Defense Industry Press, 2010.

· Ma, J., Xin, X, & Poggenpohl, S. (2009). Understanding the dynamic nature of design knowledge: A preliminary study on how knowledge is structured in comprehensive-studio based conceptual design. In Proceedings of IASDR 2009: Rigor and relevance in design, 1109–1118. Seoul, South Korea. Retrieved from #/ap/index.html

· Ho, D. K.-L., Ma, J., & Chuah, C.K.P. (2010). Bring in communicative rationality into design participation: A lesson from inclusive design. In Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2010: Participation: the challenge (pp. 101–110). University of Technology, Sydney.

· Chuah, C.K.P., Ma, J., & and Ho, D. K.-L. (2012). Understanding users: A phenomenologically-inspired study on design educators and students experiencing user study in design. In Proceedings of Cumulus 2010 Shanghai Conference (pp. 112–118). Tongji University Press.

Translations

· J.萨卡拉.新经济的召唤——设计明日世界［M］(马谨，马越译). 上海：同济大学出版社，2018.

· E.曼奇尼.设计，在人人设计的时代：社会创新设计导论［M］(钟芳，马谨译).北京：电子工业出版社，2016.

· E.曼奇尼，V.塔斯纳里.可持续的品质：社会改变的强大驱动者［Ａ］(马谨译)．见：马谨，娄永琪编. 新兴实践：设计的专业、价值与途径［Ｃ］．北京：中国建筑工业出版社，2014.160～195

· V.马格林.好社会构想：21世纪的行动框架［Ａ］(马谨，吴宁译)．见：马谨，娄永琪编. 新兴实践：设计的专业、价值与途径［Ｃ］．北京：中国建筑工业出版社，2014.134～159

· A.福德卢克.为彻底的关联性而设计：以“关联性设计”应对危险、并发的依存现实［Ａ］(马谨译)．见：马谨，娄永琪编. 新兴实践：设计的专业、价值与途径［Ｃ］．北京：中国建筑工业出版社，2014.42～73

Keynotes

· Ma, J. (May 2012). What Do “Design Concepts” Hide from Us? Speech presented at 2012 Re-design Design Education Conference. Wu Xi, China: Jiangnan University.

Research Projects

l 2018.12–2019.11, A Study on Energizing Tongji-Shenzhen NEEDS Lab (PI);

l 2015.10–2016.8, participated in Scientific Construction of the Evaluation Model of Design Competitiveness: Sub-project of Key Consultancy Project funded by Chinese Academy of Engineering (PI: XU Zhilei);

l 2012.1–2015.11, participated in Studies on Key Technologies in Sino-Italian Digital Collaborative Design, funded by International Science and Technology Cooperation Program, China (PI: FANG Shouen; PI of the first sub-project: LOU Yongqi);

l 2013, collaborated with Tsinghua University, participated as the co-project-leader in conducting the design research project titled “New Growth of China led by Urbanization—Research on the Emerging Life Style of Chinese Urban Residents in the YRD Region.”

Honors and Awards

· 2014, Prize of Best Articles published by Zhuangshi 2013, rewarded by the journal Zhuang Shi;

· 2015, “Reform and Practice of Foundation Education for Excellent Talents in Design and Innovation in the Era of Knowledge Network,” Teaching Achievement Award by Tongji University 2015, 15093（3/3）;

· 2017, “Construction and Practice of 3D T-Shaped Educational Framework for Innovation Talents,” Teaching Achievement Award by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, G-1-2017052 (2/10).

· 2021, “Shagnhai Design 100+ (2020–2021)” Prize, awarded to She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation (1/3).

Contact

College of Design and Innovation

Tongji University

Fu-Xin Road 281, Shanghai

200092 China

Tel. +86 21 65987990

Email: majin.poly@gmail.com