Understanding the Gaps and Building Bridges for Synergy—How to Promote the Dialogue Between Design Research and Design Practice

2015 ◽  
pp. 411-425
Author(s):  
Josef Ponn
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Research And Design

scholarly journals ON THE HIERARCHICAL LEVELS OF DESIGN KNOWLEDGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
S. Kolarić ◽  
J. Beck ◽  
E. Stolterman
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Models ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
High Level ◽  
Research And Design

AbstractHierarchies of knowledge represent a popular formalism for conceptualizing beliefs, justifications, and truth statements. To capitalize on the opportunity for formulating effective maps of design knowledge, this article introduces the hierarchical context–design development–high-level (CDH) model that stratifies different bodies of design-specific knowledge into ranked levels. We compare it with existing hierarchical models of knowledge, and describe its unique uses and benefits for both design research and design practice.

Ignorance, Environmental Education Research and Design Education

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre Barron ◽  
Simon Jackson ◽  
Lyndon Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
The World ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Research And Design

AbstractIn the relatively new discipline of design education we have the opportunity to frame the way that design education is formulated. The relative lack of theorists in the field of design education studies leaves unquestioned the relevance of conventional practices of design education that are premised on only tangentially relevant Art, Science and Information Technology models. There is a gap in design education development regarding how to mediate ecological concerns with techno-scientific imperatives. Environmental education researchers can influence this new field by challenging existing approaches to design education with particular attention to the ways design either contributes to or hinders the development of a sustainable society. In order to enter this discussion with environmental education researchers we identify three ecological issues faced by designers and design educators, here we pay particular attention to Industrial Design. The question for this paper is, can environmental education researchers offer advice to the design education area that may help us develop ecologically sustainable design-based programs. The newness of ecological concerns in the design research and design education areas means that we have a great deal to learn. If environmental education researchers are able to assist us with our reflections on designing curricula that in turn encourages a more ecologically aware design profession then this would be a worthwhile contribution to design practice in Australia, and indeed the world.

Electronic Information Products to form the Humanized Design Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 2388-2391
Author(s):  
Zhi Liang Xia
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Operating Mode ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Material Texture ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Equipment Development ◽  
Design Idea ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
External Form

Electronic information products based on ergonomics, on the basis of the research in the form in human research and design. From the electronic information products shape colour, modelling, material texture and interface aspects are studied, that "People-Oriented" design idea was fully manifested in person to use electronic devices, functional principle in operating mode, physiological, psychological, product semantics of human concern gives products, electronic equipment, more comfortable and pleasant that the external form of electronic information equipment development direction.

scholarly journals Making design research relevant for design practice: What is in the way?

2022 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 101063
Author(s):  
Marieke Zielhuis ◽  
Froukje Sleeswijk Visser ◽  
Daan Andriessen ◽  
Pieter Jan Stappers
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals Supporting designers: moving from method menagerie to method ecosystem

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilian Gericke ◽  
Claudia Eckert ◽  
Felician Campean ◽  
P. John Clarkson ◽  
Elias Flening ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Alternative Pathways ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Supporting designers is one of the main motivations for design research. However, there is an ongoing debate about the ability of design research to transfer its results, which are often provided in form of design methods, into practice. This article takes the position that the transfer of design methods alone is not an appropriate indicator for assessing the impact of design research by discussing alternative pathways for impacting design practice. Impact is created by different means – first of all through the students that are trained based on the research results including design methods and tools and by the systematic way of thinking they acquired that comes along with being involved with research in this area. Despite having a considerable impact on practice, this article takes the position that the transfer of methods can be improved by moving from cultivating method menageries to facilitating the evolution of method ecosystems. It explains what is understood by a method ecosystem and discusses implications for developing future design methods and for improving existing methods. This paper takes the position that efforts on improving and maturing existing design methods should be raised to satisfy the needs of designers and to truly support them.

scholarly journals Towards Explainable and Sustainable Wow Experiences with Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Manuel Kulzer ◽  
Michael Burmester
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Interactive Technology ◽  
Design Practice

Interacting with technology can evoke various positive and negative reactions in users. An outstandingly positive user experience enabled by interactive technology is often referred to as a “wow experience” in design practice and research. Such experiences are considered to be emotional, memorable, and highly desirable. Surprisingly, wow experiences have not received much attention in design research. In this study, we try to gain a more in-depth understanding of how wow experiences are caused. Through an exploratory factor analysis, we identify six factors contributing to wow experiences with interactive technology: Hygiene, goal attainment, uniqueness, relevance, emotional fingerprint, and inspiration. We propose an integrated model of wow experience and a prototype questionnaire to measure wow experiences with interactive products based on the identified factors.

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