今日の多様なデザイン課題に対応し、国際デザイン学会連合：International Association of Societies of Design Research（IASDR）の中核学会として、国際学会の運営に参画し、国際的な学術連携を推進。また、国内において研究発表大会、企画大会（シンポジウムなど）を毎年開催するとともに、特定のテーマに関する会員相互の研究交流を促進する研究部会活動などを積極的に進め、こうした成果を学会誌「デザイン学研究」（論文集・特集号・作品集）などの出版物を通じて広く国内外に発表し、デザインを基軸にした社会と文化の健全な発展に寄与することに努めています。
In response to today's diversification of design themes, the Society, JSSD, as the core institution of
the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), organizes international conferences and promotes international scholarly alliances. In addition, research paper conferences, symposia, etc., are held each year in Japan, and concerted efforts are made to conduct research section activities that will encourage research exchanges among members on special design themes. The results from these activities are publicized widely in Japan and overseas through paper collections, special collections, collection of works, under the JSSD's journal "Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design", to make a design-based contribution to the wholesome development of society and culture.
