Design Research: Methods and Perspectives (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262122634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Interspersed throughout the book are one-page "demos," snapshots of the design research experience. Each has something to say about how designers make themselves better at what they do through research, and illustrates it with real world examples -- case studies, anecdotes, and images. The chapter authors come from diverse institutions and enterprises, including Stanford University, MIT, Intel, Maxis, Studio Anybody, Sweden's HUMlab, and Big Blue Dot. "At the very least," Peter Lunenfeld writes in the preface, "design research saves us from reinventing the wheel. 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.. 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. 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 i
(I.D.)Bravo! This truly is a remarkable book about one of the most significant design practices of the 21st century. an indispensable resource for everyone in the field. It will push and test your knowledge about the role and the value of design. Whether you make things, sell things, study things, or use things, Laurel's latest offers a unique and powerful historical, analytical, personal, and practical overview of this vital field. (Clement Mok, Founder, Studio Archetype, and President, American Institute of Graphic Arts)this is a book to turn your career inside out with serious examination and reflection. (Warren Spector, Studio Director, Ion Storm) . If you want to understand the impact of design on your everyday life, the ways in which design resea
Brenda Laurel is Chair of the graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and was the co-founder of Purple Moon. She is the author of Utopian Entrepreneur (MIT Press, 2001).
"Design" is Well-Designed Creative approaches to research. Well-written. even has lots of pictures. Best "methods and ideas" book I've ever seen.. Diverse and Inspirational Carrie Heeter Brenda's collection is still the most comprehensive collection of diverse design research methods I can find. I use her book to inspire, intrigue, and sometimes perplex students, exposing them to lots of new ideas. I use the book in combination with Kuniavsky's more practical how-to information in Observing the User Experience. He provides too much detail and not enough high concept. The combination ends up working very well.If I could choose only a single text, I would choose Brenda's design r. "Think differently" according to A Customer. If you want a linear, predictable textbook explanation of how to do design research, this book isn't for you. If, however, you want to be grounded in an appreciation of the craft by people who live it everyday, and inspired to think differently about its many facets and future, I highly recommend it. This book seems intended for the serious practioner who wants to elevate his or her game.