Vol. 7 No. 7s (2026): SPECIAL ISSUE ON ART, DESIGN, AND MEDIA CONVERGENCE IN THE DIGITAL ERA: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF CREATIVE PRACTICES (IN PRESS)

The ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts invites original research papers, review articles, and creative-critical contributions for a Special Issue titled “Art, Design, and Media Convergence in the Digital Era: An Analytical Study of Creative Practices.” This Special Issue explores how digital technologies are reshaping creative practices across art, design, and media. It welcomes interdisciplinary contributions examining innovation, visual culture, digital storytelling, audience engagement, hybrid forms of expression, and the evolving relationship between creativity and technology. The issue encourages theoretical, empirical, and practice-based studies that offer critical insights into contemporary digital culture and its transformative impact on artistic and media practices.   Guest Editors:   Dr. Manohar Vitthal Desai HoD and Associate Professor, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Graphic Communication Design, Pune, India Email: manohar@sid.edu.in/ manohardesai24@gmail.com   Dr. Yasin Kaya Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Adana Science and Technology University, Adana, Turkey Email: yasin@ktu.edu.tr   Dr. Hayder A. Nahi Assistant Professor, Al-Qasim Green University, Babil-Iraq Email: haider.satar@uoqasim.edu.iq/ aljbory.hayder@gmail.com   Dr. Annpurna Shukla Associate Professor, Drawing and Painting, Banasthali Vidhyapith, Rajasthan, India Email: annpurnashukla@banasthali.in/artistannu01@yahoo.com   Dr. Chong Seng Tong Senior Lecturer, Department of languages and communication , College of Continuing Education, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, kajang, Selangar, Malaysia Email: stchong@uniten.edu.my