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2018

• Thomas, V. (2018) Work & play - experiences in Toy Town. Paper presented to: International Toy Research Association (ITRA) 8th World Conference, Paris, France, 11-13 July 2018.
• Thomas, V. (2018) Seeing the whole design picture. Paper presented to: Multi-Discisplinary Design: Distinctions & Blurred Boundaries, Avenue Campus, The University of Northampton, 27 April 2018.

2017

• Thomas, V. (2017) The toy box - the changing semiotics of toy packaging. In: Zantides, E. (ed.) Semiotics and Visual Communication II: Culture of Seduction. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. pp. 252-275.
• Thomas, V. (2017) Practice makes perfect: product design and external collaborations. In: Berg, A., Bohemia, E., Buck, L., Gulden, T., Kovacevic, A. and Pavel, N. (eds.) Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future. Glasgow: The Design Society /Institution of Engineering Designers. 113.
• Thomas, V. (2017) Practice makes perfect: product design and external collaborations. In: Berg, A., Bohemia, E., Buck, L., Gulden, T., Kovacevic, A. and Pavel, N. (eds.) Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future :. Glasgow: The Design Society /Institution of Engineering Designers. pp. 140-145.

2016

• Thomas, V. (2016) Product design education: a journey? In: Bohemia, E., Buck, L., Eriksen, K., Kovacevic, A., Ovesen, N. and Tollestrup, C. (eds.) Design Education: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinarity: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Glasgow: The Design Society. pp. 228-223.
• Thomas, V. (2016) Product design education: a journey? In: Bohemia, E., Kovacevic, A., Buck, L., Tollestrup, C., Eriksen, K. and Ovesen, N. (eds.) Design Education: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinarity: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education :. DNK: Design Society and Institution of Engineering Designers. pp. 228-233.
• Thomas, V. (2016) Playing in Northampton: Connecting Past, Present and Future. In: Patte, M. M. and Sutterby, J. A. (eds.) Celebrating 40 Years of Play Research: Connecting Our Past, Present, and Future : Play & Culture Studies, Volume 13. Lanham: Hamilton Books for The Association for the Study of Play (TASP). pp. 3-30.
• Thomas, V. (2016) Playing in Northampton: connecting past, present and future. In: Patte, M. M. and Sutterby, J. A. (eds.) Celebrating 40 Years of Play Research: Reflecting on Our Past, Exploring the Present, & Playing into the Future. Lanham: Hamilton Books for The Association for the Study of Play (TASP). pp. 3-30.
• Thomas, V. (2016) Book review: Ruth E. Iskin. The Poster: Art, Advertising, Design, and Collecting, 1860s–1900s. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Press, 2014. ICON: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology. 21, pp. 191-193. 1361-8113.

2015

• Thomas, V. (2015) Learning to adapt. Art Buyer. Autumn(2015)
• Thomas, V. (2015) Learning to adapt. Art Buyer. Autumn(2015)
• Thomas, V. (2015) Good benefactors managing design expectations. In: Bingham, G., Bohemia, E., Kovacevic, A., McCardle, J., Parkinson, B. and Southee, D. (eds.) Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Loughborough Design School, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom, 3rd-4th September 2015: Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise :. U.K.: Institution of Engineering Designers, The Design Society. pp. 182-187.
• Thomas, V. (2015) Good benefactors managing design expectations. In: Bingham, G., Bohemia, E., Kovacevic, A., McCardle, J., Parkinson, B. and Southee, D. (eds.) Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Loughborough Design School, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom, 3rd-4th September 2015: Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise :. U.K.: Institution of Engineering Designers, The Design Society. pp. 182-187.

2014

• Thomas, V. and Davies, V. (2014) Batteries Not Included exhibition evaluation.
• Thomas, V. and Davies, V. (2014) Batteries Not Included exhibition evaluation.
• Thomas, V. (2014) The creative benefits of play. Paper presented to: 7th InternationaI Toy Research Association (ITRA) World Congress: Toys as Language and Communication, Faculty of Philosophy, Catholic University Of Portugal, Braga, 23-25 July 2014. (Unpublished)
• Thomas, V. and Davies, V. (2014) Batteries not Included - Exhibition : Toy Town. Exhibit at: Batteries not Included. Gallery 3 Guildhall Museum, 2014-07-20 - 2014-10-05.

2013

• Thomas, V. (2013) Playing at the crossroads. In: ISBE 2013 Conference Proceedings :. London: ISBE.
• Thomas, V. (2013) Playing at the crossroads. In: ISBE 2013 Conference Proceedings :. London: ISBE.
• Thomas, V., (ed.) (2013) All Work and No Play Makes You a Dull Designer - Exhibition Catalogue. Design Research Group, The University of Northampton.
• Thomas, V., (ed.) (2013) All Work and No Play Makes You a Dull Designer - Exhibition Catalogue. Design Research Group, The University of Northampton.
• Thomas, V., (ed.) (2013) Mabel Keeps Calm and Carries On: The Wartime Postcards of Mabel Lucie Attwell. Stroud: The History Press. 9780752489193.

2012

• Thomas, V. (2012) All work and no play makes Jack a dull designer: the social benefits of play to toy design. Paper presented to: Design History Society Annual Conference: The Material Culture of Sport, University of Brighton, 13-15 September 2012. (Unpublished)

2011

• Thomas, V. (2011) Mind the gap – bridging the divide between the worlds of design education and commerce. Paper presented to: 6th International Akmullah Readings, Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Ufa, Russia, 2011-12-16.
• Thomas, V. (2011) Mind the gap – bridging the divide between the worlds of design education and commerce. Paper presented to: 6th International Akmullah Readings, Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Ufa, Russia, 2011-12-16.
• Thomas, V. (2011) Time, space and place: The Polish Poster School. The Poster. 2(2), pp. 147-169. 2040-3704.
• Thomas, V. (2011) Designing gifts. Paper presented to: 1st International Conference on Semiotics and Visual Communication: from Theory to Practice, Limassol, Cyprus, 2011-11-27.
• Thomas, V. (2011) Designing gifts. Paper presented to: 1st International Conference on Semiotics and Visual Communication: from Theory to Practice, Limassol, Cyprus, 2011-11-27.
• Thomas, V., Schaber, F. and Turner, R. L. (2011) Playing with design – preparing designers for the global market. Paper presented to: 6th International Toy Research Association (ITRA) Congress: Toys and Learning in Different Cultures, Bursa, Turkey, 2011-07-26.
• Thomas, V., Schaber, F. and Turner, R. L. (2011) Playing with design – preparing designers for the global market. Paper presented to: 6th International Toy Research Association (ITRA) Congress: Toys and Learning in Different Cultures, Bursa, Turkey, 2011-07-26.
• Thomas, V., Turner, R. and Schaber, F. (2011) The Toy workshop. Invited Presentation presented to: Learning Global - Fourth Learning & Teaching Conference, The University of Northampton, 11 May 2011. (Unpublished)
• Thomas, V., Stenning, S., Abbatt, C. and Duley, C. (2011) The Polish School of Poster Art: Posters From the University of Northampton's Osborne Robinson Collection. The University of Northampton.
• Thomas, V., Stenning, S., Abbatt, C. and Duley, C. (2011) The Polish School of Poster Art: Posters From the University of Northampton's Osborne Robinson Collection. University of Northampton.

2010

• Thomas, V. (2010) Keeping it in the family. Paper presented to: [Record] [Create] Oral History in Art, Craft and Design, Sackler Centre, Victoria & Albert Museum, 02-03 July 2010. UK: Oral History Society. (Unpublished)
• Schaber, F., Thomas, V. and Turner, R. L. (2010) Designing toys, gifts and games: learning through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. In: Silva, A. and Simoes, R. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. pp. 482-498.

2009

• Thomas, V. (2009) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. In: Hackney, F., Glynne, J. and Minton, V. (eds.) Networks of Design: Proceedings of the 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society (UK), University College Falmouth, 3-6 September. Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, Inc. 1599429063. pp. 365-374.

2008

• Thomas, V. (2008) Roots, routes and recipes: the family tree - contextualising design. Paper presented to: International Conference of the Design History Society, University College Falmouth, 3 - 6 September 2008. (Unpublished)
• Thomas, V. and Schaber, F. (2008) Knowledge transfer: industry, academia, and the global gift market. Design Management Journal. 4(1)

2007

• Schaber, F. and Thomas, V. (2007) Knowledge transfer – industry, academia and the global gift market. Invited Presentation presented to: International Conference on Managing Design in Global Environments, Coex Ballroom, Seoul, Korea, 30 November 2007. (Unpublished)