Design Research: Methods and Perspectives (Mit Press)
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How the tools of design research can involve designers more directly with objects, products and services they design; from human-centered research methods to formal experimentation, process models, and application to real world design problems. The tools of design research, writes Brenda Laurel, will allow designers "to claim and direct the power of their profession." Often neglected in the various curricula of design schools, the new models of design research described in this book help designers to investigate people, form, and process in ways that can make their work more potent and more delightful. "At the very least," Peter Lunenfeld writes in the preface, "design research saves us from reinventing the wheel. At its best, a lively research methodology can reinvigorate the passion that so often fades after designers join the profession." The goal of the book is to introduce designers to the many research tools that can be used to inform design as well as to ideas about how and when to deploy them effectively. The chapter authors come from diverse institutions and enterprises, including Stanford University, MIT, Intel, Maxis, Studio Anybody, Sweden's HUMlab, and Big Blue Dot. Each has something to say about how designers make themselves better at what they do through research, and illustrates it with real world examplesโcase studies, anecdotes, and images. Topics of this multi-voice conversation include qualitative and quantitative methods, performance ethnography and design improvisation, trend research, cultural diversity, formal and structural research practice, tactical discussions of design research process, and case studies drawn from areas as unique as computer games, museum information systems, and movies. Interspersed throughout the book are one-page "demos," snapshots of the design research experience. Design Research charts the paths from research methods to research findings to design principles to design results and demonstrates the transformation of theory into a richly satisfying and more reliably successful practice. Review: Looking Forward to the Next Edition - Iโm impressed by this book and plan to purchase it in the next revision. It seems like a valuable resource for understanding design research methods, and Iโm eager to see any updates or improvements in future editions. The book is full of valuable ideas, some of which include great solutions. Itโs worth summarizing your own understanding as you read. Review: Great Book for aspiring designers like myself - Great Book for aspiring designers like myself. Combination of words and images help with learning. Each case study is interesting in its own way and the way the book is divided is very helpful as a reader
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 43 Reviews |
C**ๆ
Looking Forward to the Next Edition
Iโm impressed by this book and plan to purchase it in the next revision. It seems like a valuable resource for understanding design research methods, and Iโm eager to see any updates or improvements in future editions. The book is full of valuable ideas, some of which include great solutions. Itโs worth summarizing your own understanding as you read.
R**5
Great Book for aspiring designers like myself
Great Book for aspiring designers like myself. Combination of words and images help with learning. Each case study is interesting in its own way and the way the book is divided is very helpful as a reader
H**I
For school
Bought it for school and used it for a course, came to me in time for assignments and what I needed it for...
D**O
Good knowledge
Great insights for any designer or researcher interested in processes... but more importantly in people.
L**Z
brand-new
the book looks like brand new, except the fact that the cover is missing. it's now a black hard-covered new book on my shelf. good deal anyway~
K**V
great and cheap
this book was required for my university industry design course and it was almost double the price in the university bookshop. So great buy and came in pretty fast. VERY HAPPY
S**R
A great browse
The varied opinions among the existing reviews suggests this is somehow a strange subject area. I can only report on my own response, and I think this is a cool book. Before thumbing through to the preface you'll encounter a neat symbol of good design - a two page spread of the what's in the book. A true "table of contents," whose rows represent various aspect of design research, and whose columns are the book chapters. Each table cell is marked if that chapter pertains to that aspect. Pleasing to the eye and enormously useful, especially if you wish to use this as a text or part of some focused study. Many chapters are authored by one or more designers who reflect on their own approach and experience in design. I found this to be a rich source of material for thinking about ways to create new things. I would think that nearly anyone whose job requires creative output will find here some interesting and useful tools to add to their collection.
N**S
Great techniques and articles
This book provides both theory and practical applications. It's a great tool for any designer.
L**.
GREAT BOOK!
great book!
Y**U
lovely
lovely
A**R
Content does not fit the title description
The title is very misleading and the main topic of research, i.e. design specific or design research methods generally, is very weak!!! It is neither a good reference book for professional designers nor is it a good textbook for either design instructors or design students.
L**A
Two Stars
5 pages in and about 10 typos and grammatical errors.
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