This book showcases forward-thinking research and innovative practices driving progress across communication design, fashion design, interior and product design, musicology, and related creative disciplines. It highlights the transformative impact of digital technologies and explores new strategies that promote creativity, collaboration, education, sustainability, and accessibility within the expanding field of design. Gathering the first volume of the proceedings of the 10th EIMAD Conference-held in hybrid format on July 9-11, 2026, and organized by the School of Applied Arts of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal-this book offers a timely reference and a source of inspiration for designers, educators, artists, entrepreneurs, and professionals seeking to shape the future of design and the arts.