Design Research Resources Project

A collection of open-access, searchable databases for design researchers — built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

📂 Overview

This project includes two resources on https://resources.rishabhpandey.com/:

1. Design Journals Database → https://resources.rishabhpandey.com/journallist.html
2. Design Conferences Database → https://resources.rishabhpandey.com/conflist.html

These databases aim to make it easier for design researchers, educators, and students to find suitable venues for publication and collaboration.

🚀 Features

• Tag filters (HCI, XR, Communication, Industrial, Sustainability, etc.)
• Search by journal or conference title
• Multi-domain tagging (items can belong to multiple domains)
• Table header with sorting option
• Theme toggle (light and dark)
• Like button with counter (anonymous; one count per browser per 24h)
• Visitor counter (anonymous; one count per browser per 24h)

🧱 Tech

• HTML, CSS, JS
• Firebase Realtime Database (public counters only)
• Google Analytics (gtag)
• No build step required

🛠️ Project Structure

/assets                  # icons, images
/css                     # stylesheets
/js                      # scripts (table, filters, theme, UI)
├── script.js            
├── script_conf.js
├── script_journal.js
├── script_theme.js
index.html              # landing or redirect
conflist.html           # Design Conferences Database (uses its Firebase project)
journallist.html        # Design Journals Database (uses its Firebase project)
robots.txt              # crawl rules
sitemap.xml             # sitemap for search engines

🔐 Analytics & Privacy

• Google Analytics is used to collect aggregate usage insights to improve the site experience.
• The Firebase layer records only numeric counters for likes and page visits.
• No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected, stored, or shared.

🧩 Security

• All Firebase configuration files are excluded from version control and remain local.
• Firebase rules restrict data writes to controlled increments (+1 only).
• Each counter is anonymous and stored as an aggregate number only.

🙌 Contribute / Suggest additions

This project grows with the community. You can:

• Open a GitHub Issue (bug/feature/data update), or
• Use the suggestion forms linked on the live pages to add journals/conferences.

Special thanks to Swati Pandey and Akanksha Bhardwaj for their assistance with data curation and feedback.

⚖️ License

Licensed under the MIT License.
© 2025 Rishabh Pandey