At 11:45 PM 10/3/2004 +0200, Erik Stolterman wrote:
>(3) knowledge that is supposed to support practicing designers (maybe we
>can see this as "design" knowledge).
>
>My experience is that research is mostly ( and probably rightly) involved
>in the first two forms of inquiry, while practicing designer are mostly
>interested and usually more skilled in the third (this is of course a too
>crude generalization, but might still to some extent be a valid explanation).
Hi Erik,
I agree with you. However, I need a small clarification regarding point #3.
What about Human Factors/Ergonomics and Environment & Behavior Studies (in
architecture)? How do you categorize them? I completely agree that
practicing designers are interested in #3.
Best,
Lubomir
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