Digitality is a technological phenomenon which does not only permeate peoples life through media and communication but also presents itself as an increasingly important factor in the world of production and product design. In recent years digitality played important role in the generation and development of products and the globalization of labor. Now we are witnessing a revolution of the relationship between data and the material generation through design. At university we aim to prepare our students for future practice through teaching of structured thinking as well as through training of applied aesthetical and practical skills, basically the same way it has been done for generations. But what if digitality has moved the balance of power away from the monopolies towards the single design inventor and entrepreneur? Who else but design students could influence of the future through practicing a curriculum of innovation, experiment and failure? The 2017 Digital / Matters Conference aims to showcase design practice in an evolving world of data and material through the works of students from NCKU/Tainan/Taiwan and MuID/Kiel/Germany.