Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the Design & Emotion Society and the Chicago IIT Institute of Design for organising the 7th International Design & Emotion conference. We especially want to thank Dr Judith Gregory for initiating this special issue, and for her valuable contribution in selecting and reviewing manuscripts. We acknowledge the authors and reviewers for their contributions. In addition, we express our gratitude to Rachel Bamber, Publishing Editor at Taylor and Francis, and Prof. Janet McDonnell, the Editor-in-Chief, for their support in our joint effort to produce this Design & Emotion special issue.